Course overview
This course expands and applies the knowledge and skills developed in previous courses to the upper limb, head and nervous system. Students will build on professional practice knowledge developed in first and second years, extend their clinical reasoning skills and physiotherapy assessment and management skills. Students will explore the professional practice issues of scope of practice, practice thresholds, codes of conduct, legislation and regulation in relation to contemporary practice. You will apply clinical reasoning frameworks to the upper limb, head and nervous system and explore physiotherapy assessment and management skills for upper limb neuro-musculo-skeletal conditions. Basic assessments for the central nervous system will be introduced, which will be further developed in third year.
Course learning outcomes
- Select, perform and analyse safe evidence-based based client-centred assessment of the upper limb, using clinical reasoning skills.
- Select and apply safe and effective evidence-based client centred physiotherapy intervention focusing on the upper limb using clinical reasoning skills.
- Demonstrate collaborative practice in physiotherapy in a variety of healthcare and interprofessional practice settings.
- Develop professional practice in physiotherapy, in relation to clinical scenarios, including scope of practice, governing by practice thresholds, codes of conduct, legislation and regulation.
- Discuss contemporary pain practice through client-centred and evidence-based physiotherapy interventions as part of a multi-disciplinary team.