309439 (v.1) Pelvic Floor Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation 650

Area:

School of Physiotherapy

Credits:

25.0

Contact Hours:

4.0

** 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:

1 x 2 Hours Weekly

Syllabus:

Provides advanced knowledge of the anatomy, function and pathophysiology of the pelvic floor. Includes knowledge of exercise and motor control re-education for pelvic floor and lumbo-pelvic stability. Covers physiology of pain mechanisms and a range of pelvic pain presentations. Develops advanced clinical skills in the assessment of pelvic floor dysfunction including the use of real time ultrasound and electromyography (EMG) evaluations as well as standard clinical assessment. Encourages the development of advanced clinical reasoning skills for differential diagnosis of pelvic floor disorders. Develops clinical skills in evidence based physiotherapy management of pelvic floor dysfunction.

** 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*:

Informational
*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
2007	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