Pain Sciences
Undergraduate
Undergraduate
REHB 3009
Undergraduate
No
012915
4.5
No
UniSA Allied Health & Human Performance
Develop an understanding of pain, advance clinical reasoning skills and introduce the principles of pain management within a multidisciplinary framework.
Current models for the clinical engagement of pain; the biopsychosocial model of pain; pain mechanisms and contributors; integration of the pain sciences into clinical reasoning models; pain deconstruction into pathobiological mechanisms; identification of risk factors for chronicity; assessment of pain, disability and recovery; principles of acute and chronic pain management; multidisciplinary pain management strategies; common pain conditions.
Butler, DS & Moseley, GL 2013, Explain Pain, 2nd, Noigroup Publications, Adelaide
Common to all relevant programs | |
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Subject Area & Catalogue Number | Course Name |
REHB 2047 | Biopsychosocial Practice |
REHB 2048 | Neurosciences in Physiotherapy |
REHB 2012 | Physiotherapy Practice with Older Adults |
PHAR 2019 | Fundamentals of Pharmacology |
Nil
Component | Duration | ||
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INTERNAL, CITY EAST | |||
Lecture (Online) | 2 x 1 hour x 5 weeks | ||
Tutorial | 2 hours x 5 weeks | ||
Tutorial | 2 hours x 4 weeks | ||
Online Activities | 2 hours x 4 weeks | ||
Practical | 1 hour x 4 weeks |
Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.
Report, Skills demonstration, Test/Quiz
EFTSL*: 0.125
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.