Courses Handbook 2009

307458 (v.1) Clinical Practice 752


Area: School of Physiotherapy
Credits: 37.5
Contact Hours: 16.0
** The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline. **
Practical: 2 x 4 Hours Weekly
Clinical Practice: 1 x 8 Hours Weekly
Anti Requisite(s): 304874 (v.1) Clinical Practice 652 or any previous version
Syllabus: Advanced instruction in physical examination, diagnosis, treatment and reassessment of the neuromusculoskeletal system. Advanced instruction in differentiation of the issues of origin of pain in disorders involving articular, skeletal, muscle, fascia and neural components. An understanding of the possible role dysfunctions such as muscle imbalances may have in presenting disorders and corrective measures. An understanding of psychosocial affects and illness behaviour in chronic pain. Self-treatment, management and exercise prescription. Report writing. Requirements for medical opinion or treatment. The ability to document a disorder with respect to diagnosis, classification and stage. The ability to prescribe treatment or management, or give appropriateadvice.
** To ensure that the most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes appears, they will be provided in your unit outline prior to commencement. **
Field of Education: 069900 Other Health (Narrow Grouping)
SOLT (Online) Definitions*: Not Categorised
*Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information
Result Type: Grade/Mark

Availability

Year Location Period Internal Partially Online Internal Area External Central External Fully Online
2009 Bentley Campus Semester 2 Y        

Area External refers to external course/units run by the School or Department or offered by research.

Central External refers to external and online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area

Partially Online Internal refers to some (a portion of) learning provided by interacting with or downloading pre-packaged material from the Internet but with regular and ongoing participation with a face-to-face component retained. Excludes partially online internal course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External

Fully Online refers to the main (larger portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction (including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External

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