Physiotherapy Clinical Skills (Rehabilitation)

Course aim

For students to develop specialised knowledge in theoretical framework of movement and skills in the assessment and rehabilitation of movement across the lifespan.

Course content

Students will learn the introductory clinical knowledge and skills required for rehabilitation physiotherapy practice across the lifespan. Content includes the lifespan perspective of motor development, application of motor control and motor learning into physiotherapy practice; typical human growth and development; causes and mechanisms of a typical movement across the lifespan; neuroplasticity, recovery and function; ICF framework; postural control, gait, upper limb function; movement analysis; motor skills; assessment of substrates of movement (tone, sensation and movement coordination); use of objective outcome measures, principles of rehabilitation, Issues in paediatrics, Issues in gerontology e.g. frailty, dementia care.

Textbook(s)

Shumway-Cook A and Woollacott M 2010, Motor control: translating research into clinical practice, 4th, Lippicott, Williams and Wilkins, Philadelphia

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, CITY EAST
Lecture	2 hours x 12 weeks
Practical	36 hours x over 12 weeks
Online (Lectures)	1 hour x 12 weeks
Tutorial	1 hour x 12 weeks

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

Assessment

Essay, Examination, Report

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.