Practice of Sports and Orthopaedic Physiotherapy

Course aim

The aim of this course is to provide students with the opportunity to develop knowledge of and apply specific and specialised advanced skills in Sports and Orthopaedic clinical physiotherapy practice.

Course content

Advanced assessment and management of patients with sports related musculoskeletal disorders; prophylactic management of athletes within the context of a sports program; prophylactic management of targeted orthopaedic groups; diagnostic and non-diagnostic clinical reasoning strategies, specific to the management of sports related disorders, including application of learning theory in these specific clinical settings; referral and collaboration with the patient or athlete, other members of the sports health team and other stakeholders; reporting and communication strategies for athletes and members of the sports health orthopaedic team. Development, implementation, on-going monitoring and appropriate progression of a physical fitness program for self and a classmate following appropriate screening and fitness testing.

Textbook(s)

Johnson, J 2009, Soft tissue release, , Human Kinetics, Champaign, Ill

Prerequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
REHB 5057	Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy Theory and Practice
REHB 5060	Rehabilitation of Movement

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, CITY EAST
Field Placement	20 hours x over 20 weeks
Practical	81 hours x over 14 weeks
Clinical	48 hours x over 10 weeks

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

Assessment

Clinical supervisor report and log book, Objective structured clinical examination (OSCE), Personal fitness log book

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
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.