303196 (v.2) Musculoskeletal Science 552

Area:

School of Physiotherapy

Credits:

25.0

Contact Hours:

6.0

** 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. **

Lecture:

1 x 2 Hours Weekly

Practical:

2 x 2 Hours Weekly

Prerequisite(s):

303185 (v.2) Musculoskeletal Science 551 or any previous version
AND
303186 (v.2) Physiotherapy Practice 551 or any previous version
AND
303187 (v.2) Anatomy and Pathology 552 or any previous version
AND
303188 (v.2) Clinical Physiology 552 or any previous version
AND
303194 (v.2) Movement Science 552 or any previous version

Syllabus:

Development of basic physiotherapy competencies in the management of peripheral musculoskeletal disorders. Aspects of typical acute and chronic peripheral joint and soft tissue disorders covered include aetiology, pathology and clinical features, assessment, clinical decision making and management strategies including education, prevention, occupational health, manipulative therapy and soft tissue treatments.

** 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:

061701 Physiotherapy

Funding Cluster:

06 - Computing, Built Environment, Health

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
2006	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