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.
- Identify, analyse and manage common neuro-musculoskeletal clinical pattern presentations for the upper limb.
- Discuss contemporary pain practice through client-centred and evidence-based physiotherapy interventions as part of a multi- disciplinary team.
- Apply foundational knowledge to select and apply evidence-based electrotherapeutic interventions for pain management, tissue healing, and neuromuscular re-education.
Availability
Class details
Adelaide City Campus East
Class number 58380
Section PR01
Size 25
Available 0
Class number 58379
Section PR02
Size 25
Available 0
Class number 58378
Section PR03
Size 25
Available 0
Class number 58377
Section PR04
Size 25
Available 15
Class number 53033
Section WS01
Size 28
Available 3
Class number 55779
Section WS02
Size 28
Available 3
Class number 55778
Section WS03
Size 28
Available 3
Class number 55777
Section WS04
Size 28
Available 18
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