Area: | School of Physiotherapy |
Credits: | 12.5 |
Contact Hours: | 3.0 |
Lecture: | 1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
Practical: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
Prerequisite(s): | 303184 (v.2) Movement Science 551 or any previous version
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303186 (v.2) Physiotherapy Practice 551 or any previous version
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Co Requisite(s): | 303196 (v.2) Musculoskeletal Science 552
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Syllabus: | Further appreciation of the complexity of human movement through the interpretation of measures of functional movement and the analysis of normal and abnormal gait. Further application of therapeutic techniques for functional rehabilitation. |
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Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit students will have - Applied recent information in the area of movement science including the fields of motor learning and motor control to clinical practice. Developed their understanding of the analysis of functional movement tasks and used this knowledge in the development of manual handling skills to assist a patient to perform functional movements. |
Unit Texts: | Sullivan P.E. and Markos P.D., (1995), Clinical Decision Making in Therapeutic Exercise, Connecticut, Appleton and Lange. Perry J., (1992), Gait Analysis - Normal and Pathological Function, Thorofare, Slack Inc. Jenkins S., Price C. and Straker L., (1998), The Researching Therapist - A Practical Guide to Planning, Performing and Communicating Research, Edinburgh. |
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Field of Education: | 61701 Physiotherapy | HECS Band (if applicable): | 2 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Essential | 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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