Rehabilitation

Course aim

To develop knowledge and clinical skills in the rehabilitation/habilitation setting based on a sound understanding of the client’s condition and the effect of physiotherapy intervention on this condition.

Course content

Causes and mechanisms of abnormal movement. Pathophysiology and sequelae of a wide range of chronic and degenerative conditions requiring rehabilitation including: neuromuscular diseases, intellectual disability, Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis, stroke, head injury, spinal cord injury, peripheral neuropathy, amputation, arthritis and chronic cardiorespiratory conditions. Physiotherapy evaluation procedures, outcome measures and intervention planning relevant to these conditions. Physiotherapy intervention including specific therapeutic techniques, exercise, application of principles of motor learning, programming for a variety of settings, functional mobility, postural control, gait, use of orthoses, mobility aids and other assistive devices, equipment and technology, electrotherapy. Social and emotional issues relating to disability, occupational health and safety issues especially manual handling, interdisciplinary role of other team members of the rehabilitation team and modes of service delivery, interprofessional practice, discharge planning, accessing ongoing community support for client’s self-management, role of advocacy.

Textbook(s)

Shumway-Cook A and Woollacott MH 2017, Motor Control: Translating research into clinical practice , 5th ed., Lippincott Williams and Wilkins , Philadelphia

Prerequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
HLTH 2006	Exercise Physiology 1
REHB 2042	Physiotherapy Studies 201
REHB 2012	Physiotherapy Practice with Older Adults
PHAR 2019	Fundamentals of Pharmacology
REHB 2048	Neurosciences in Physiotherapy

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, CITY EAST
Lecture	21 hours over x 2 weeks
Clinical	4 hours x 5 days x 5 weeks
Workshop	5.5 hours over x 2 weeks
Practical	3.5 hours x 5 weeks
Practical	26 hours over x 2 weeks

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Case study, Placement, Presentation, Problem solving exercise

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.250
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 2)
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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.