| 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. |
| Text and references listed above are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information. |
| 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. |
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | Y | | | |
