Area: | School of Physiotherapy |
Credits: | 37.5 |
Contact Hours: | 20.0 |
Tutorial: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
Practical: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
Clinical Practice: | 2 x 8 Hours Weekly |
Anti Requisite(s): | 307460 (v.1) Sports Clinic 752
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Prerequisite(s): | 13070 (v.1) Sports Clinic 651 or any previous version
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Syllabus: | Advanced current developments in assessment, treatment techniques and specific sports rehabilitation for peripheral joints and conditions. Examination of recent theories and issues related to sports physiotherapy. Prevention and management of acute sports injuries. Clinical application of advanced physiotherapeutic skills of assessment, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation in sports injury clinics and club placements. Ethics and responsibilities. |
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Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit students will have - Developed an advanced level of theoretical and clinical specialised competency in the diagnosis, management and rehabilitation of specific sports injuries. Demonstrated the ability to integrate clinical reasoning skills and current research findings with clinical examination findings and evaluate the level of evidence for the efficacy of the physiotherapy management approaches when treating various sporting injuries. |
Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases. |
Unit References: | No prescribed references. |
Unit Texts: | No prescribed texts. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Clinical examination 45%. Practical 40%. Written Examination 15%. This is by grade/mark assessment. |
Field of Education: | 69900 Other Health (Narrow Grouping) | HECS Band (if applicable): | 2 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Informational | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | Y | | |
Area
External | refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research. |
Central
External | refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area |
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