Area: | School of Physiotherapy |
Credits: | 25.0 |
Contact Hours: | 4.0 |
Lecture: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
Practical: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
Prerequisite(s): | 303205 (v.2) Neuroscience 651 or any previous version
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303207 (v.2) Physiotherapy Practice 651 or any previous version
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Co Requisite(s): | 303211 (v.2) Physiotherapy Practice 652
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Syllabus: | Further development of basic physiotherapy competencies in the management of selected neurological problems. Aspects of typical acute and chronic neural disorders covered include - aetiology, pathology and clinical features, assessment, clinical decision making, treatment options and other management strategies. |
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Unit Outcomes: | The aim of this unit is to encourage the student to apply recent information in the fields of motor learning and motor control to clinical practice in the area of neuroscience. Students will develop their understanding of pathophysiology of the motor systems and use this knowledge in the development of measurement, assessment and intervention strategies for the clients' functional disabilities. |
Field of Education: | 61701 Physiotherapy | HECS Band (if applicable): | 2 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Not Categorised | 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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