Applied Physiotherapy Practice A

Undergraduate | 2026

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Mode
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Your studies will be on-campus, and may include some online delivery
On campus
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Area/Catalogue
PSIO 2005
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Course ID
207951
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Campus
Adelaide City Campus East
Level of study
Level of study
Undergraduate
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Unit value
6
Course owner
Course owner
School of AH & HP
Course coordinator
Course coordinator
Cara Gleeson
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Course level
2
Work Integrated Learning course
Work Integrated Learning course
No
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Inbound study abroad and exchange
Inbound study abroad and exchange
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No
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University-wide elective course
No
Single course enrollment
Single course enrolment
No

Course overview

In this course, you will build on professional practice knowledge developed in first year, extend your clinical reasoning skills and develop physiotherapy assessment and management skills. You will explore the professional practice issues of informed consent, maintaining privacy and confidentiality, risk assessment, goal setting and effective communication and cultural safety in relation to physiotherapy practice. You will apply clinical reasoning frameworks to lower limb cases. You will learn physiotherapy assessment and management skills for lower limb neuro-musculoskeletal conditions, which will be further developed in third year.

Course learning outcomes

  • Apply professional practices in neuromusculoskeletal physiotherapy in clinical contexts.
  • Apply clinical reasoning to clinical scenarios in a range of neuromusculoskeletal settings and contexts, including working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
  • Select and complete appropriate safe, effective, and evidence-based patient-centred assessments of the lower-limb neuromusculoskeletal systems.
  • Develop and explain effective evidence-based intervention/management plans for lower-limb neuromusculoskeletal dysfunctions.
  • Prepare and discuss management plans with clients using appropriate patient-centred communication techniques.
  • Apply informed consent maintain privacy and confidentiality, and goal setting.

Availability

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Census date
Fri 27/03/2026
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Enrol by date
Fri 13/03/2026
Last day to W
Last day to W
Fri 10/04/2026
Last day to WF
Last day to WF
Fri 08/05/2026

Class details

Adelaide City Campus East

Class number
Class number 22898
Section
Section PR01
Size
Size 29
Available
Available 1
Dates Days Time Campus Location Instructor
25 Feb - 15 Apr Wednesday 8:10am - 10am Adelaide City Campus East Helen Mayo North, N406/N407
6 May - 3 Jun Wednesday 8:10am - 10am Adelaide City Campus East Helen Mayo North, N406/N407
Class number
Class number 27175
Section
Section PR02
Size
Size 29
Available
Available 1
Dates Days Time Campus Location Instructor
25 Feb - 15 Apr Wednesday 10:10am - 12pm Adelaide City Campus East Helen Mayo North, N406/N407
6 May - 3 Jun Wednesday 10:10am - 12pm Adelaide City Campus East Helen Mayo North, N406/N407
Class number
Class number 27174
Section
Section PR03
Size
Size 29
Available
Available 1
Dates Days Time Campus Location Instructor
25 Feb - 15 Apr Wednesday 1:10pm - 3pm Adelaide City Campus East Helen Mayo North, N406/N407
6 May - 3 Jun Wednesday 1:10pm - 3pm Adelaide City Campus East Helen Mayo North, N406/N407
Class number
Class number 27173
Section
Section PR04
Size
Size 29
Available
Available 10
Dates Days Time Campus Location Instructor
25 Feb - 15 Apr Wednesday 3:10pm - 5pm Adelaide City Campus East Helen Mayo North, N406/N407
6 May - 3 Jun Wednesday 3:10pm - 5pm Adelaide City Campus East Helen Mayo North, N406/N407
Class number
Class number 22899
Section
Section WS01
Size
Size 29
Available
Available 1
Dates Days Time Campus Location Instructor
23 Feb - 13 Apr Monday 10:10am - 12pm Adelaide City Campus East Helen Mayo North, N406/N407
4 May - 1 Jun Monday 10:10am - 12pm Adelaide City Campus East Helen Mayo North, N406/N407
Class number
Class number 27178
Section
Section WS02
Size
Size 29
Available
Available 1
Dates Days Time Campus Location Instructor
23 Feb - 13 Apr Monday 8:10am - 10am Adelaide City Campus East Helen Mayo North, N406/N407
4 May - 1 Jun Monday 8:10am - 10am Adelaide City Campus East Helen Mayo North, N406/N407
Class number
Class number 27177
Section
Section WS03
Size
Size 29
Available
Available 1
Dates Days Time Campus Location Instructor
23 Feb - 13 Apr Monday 1:10pm - 3pm Adelaide City Campus East Helen Mayo North, N406/N407
4 May - 1 Jun Monday 1:10pm - 3pm Adelaide City Campus East Helen Mayo North, N406/N407
Class number
Class number 27176
Section
Section WS04
Size
Size 29
Available
Available 10
Dates Days Time Campus Location Instructor
23 Feb - 13 Apr Monday 3:10pm - 5pm Adelaide City Campus East Helen Mayo North, N406/N407
4 May - 1 Jun Monday 3:10pm - 5pm Adelaide City Campus East Helen Mayo North, N406/N407

Prerequisite(s)

  • must have completed all of PSIO1002 Physiotherapy Exercise Prescription and Activity/PSIO1003 Clinical Biomechanics of Human Movement

Corequisite(s)

  • If the following course has not already been completed THEN must be enrolled in HBIO2014 Anatomy of Lower Limb & Trunk

Antirequisite(s)

  • must not have completed PHYSIOTH2001 Applied Physiotherapy Practice A at the University of Adelaide

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