Advanced Physiotherapy Sports Theory

Course aim

To advance contemporary knowledge and skills of biomedical and clinical sciences relevant to sports injury prevention, assessment and management.

Course content

Contemporary evidence-based practice of a variety of issues relevant to orthopedic and sports physiotherapy, including recent advances in orthopedic management of the spine, upper and lower limbs and associated postoperative management, functional biomechanics relevant to musculoskeletal and sports physiotherapy, assessment and management theory relevant to sport specific clinical conditions, legal and ethical issues in sports physiotherapy, sport and exercise in specific population groups (older athletes, women, athletes with disabilities, children), sports psychology, sports nutrition, sports podiatry.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, CITY EAST (INTENSIVE)
Tutorial	30 hours x -
Lecture	5 hours x -
Online Activities	70 hours x -
EXTERNAL, CITY EAST, ONLINE (INTENSIVE)
Online Activities	105 hours x -

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

Assessment

Essay, Quiz

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.