Exercise and Acute Musculoskeletal Conditions
Duration
- One Semester or equivalentThis unit will be delivered both on-line and on-campus in Term 4 2020.Please check your timetable for on campus locations.
Contact hours
- 60 Hours
On-campus unit delivery combines face-to-face and digital learning.
2023 teaching periods
| Hawthorn HT4 Term 4 |
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Dates: Results: Last self enrolment: Census: Last withdraw without fail: |
Corequisites
Admission to MA-PHYS Master of PhysiotherapyAims and objectives
This unit provides students with the knowledge, practical clinical skills and contemporary evidence to effectively assess, treat and manage acute individuals from diverse backgrounds who have acute orthopaedic and musculoskeletal presentations. This unit develops clinical reasoning that underlies the differential diagnosis of common acute musculoskeletal conditions based on the World Health Organization (WHO) International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) model utilising validated outcome measures focusing on peripheral joints. Students will link their assessment to evidence-based treatment strategies that includes a focus on exercise.
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
1. Evaluate how musculoskeletal tissues respond to acute trauma, healing process and the role of physiotherapy in maximising recovery.
2. Examine acute orthopaedic presentations post-surgery.
3. Critically evaluate and synthesise the research evidence that supports the differential diagnosis and management of acute and post-surgical orthopaedic conditions.
4. Evaluate and safely apply effective physiotherapy intervention in acute orthopaedic surgery including exercise and utilising appropriate technologies.
5. Use appropriate outcome measures to evaluate and develop clinical reasoning with regards to the management of post-surgical and acute musculoskeletal conditions.
6. Develop inter-disciplinary physiotherapy management plans for patients/clients with post-orthopaedic surgery and acute musculoskeletal conditions.
7.Interpret and effectively communicate clinical knowledge to patients/clients, carers and other stakeholders while taking socio-economic and cultural factors into consideration
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
1. Evaluate how musculoskeletal tissues respond to acute trauma, healing process and the role of physiotherapy in maximising recovery.
2. Examine acute orthopaedic presentations post-surgery.
3. Critically evaluate and synthesise the research evidence that supports the differential diagnosis and management of acute and post-surgical orthopaedic conditions.
4. Evaluate and safely apply effective physiotherapy intervention in acute orthopaedic surgery including exercise and utilising appropriate technologies.
5. Use appropriate outcome measures to evaluate and develop clinical reasoning with regards to the management of post-surgical and acute musculoskeletal conditions.
6. Develop inter-disciplinary physiotherapy management plans for patients/clients with post-orthopaedic surgery and acute musculoskeletal conditions.
7.Interpret and effectively communicate clinical knowledge to patients/clients, carers and other stakeholders while taking socio-economic and cultural factors into consideration
Unit information in detail
- Teaching methods, assessment, general skills outcomes and content.
Teaching methods
This unit will involve up to 150 hours of work including:
| Type | Hours per week | Number of Weeks | Total |
| Live Online Lecture |
4 |
6 |
24 |
On-campus Practical | 6 | 6 | 36 |
| Specified Activities Various |
5 |
6 |
30 |
| Unspecified Activities Independent learning |
10 | 6 |
60 |
| TOTAL |
|
| 150 hours |
Assessment
| Types | Individual or Group task | Weighting | Assesses attainment of these ULOs |
| Practical Examination | Individual | 30% | 1, 4, 5 |
| Quizzes | Individual | 30% | 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
| Practical and Oral Examination | Individual | 40% | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
General skills outcomes
During this unit students will receive feedback on and develop the following key generic skills:
- Problem solving skills
- Ability to tackle unfamiliar problems
- Analysis skills
- Communication skills
- Ability to work independently
Content
- Introduction to common surgical and non-surgical musculoskeletal conditions
- Type, mode and progression of exercise prescription
- Recognition of clinical presentations and physical manifestations of common acute orthopaedic and musculoskeletal conditions
- Radiological features of common acute orthopaedic and musculoskeletal disorders
- Verbal and written communication skills and goal-oriented framework of subjective examination
- Evaluation of contemporary research evidence to inform the management of acute orthopaedic and musculoskeletal conditions
- Introduction to technology that supports clinical assessment and management of acute orthopaedic and musculoskeletal conditions
- Manual therapy techniques for acute musculoskeletal conditions.
- Inter-disciplinary short- and long-term goal setting
Study resources
- References.
References
1. Cleland J, Koppenhaver S (2011) Netter's Orthopaedic Clinical Examination - An Evidence-Based Approach. (2nd Ed) Philadelphia. Elsevier.
2. SwinNAVe: The Swinburne University of Technology NAVigated approach to clinical reasoning to support evidence informed Physiotherapy Practice and Evaluation
3. Students will be provided with access to e-books and electronic databases that support contemporary evidence-based, peer-reviewed journal papers and clinical guidelines via the Swinburne University of Technology library and a homepage specific to Physiotherapy
2. SwinNAVe: The Swinburne University of Technology NAVigated approach to clinical reasoning to support evidence informed Physiotherapy Practice and Evaluation
3. Students will be provided with access to e-books and electronic databases that support contemporary evidence-based, peer-reviewed journal papers and clinical guidelines via the Swinburne University of Technology library and a homepage specific to Physiotherapy