Clinical Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy

Course aim

To develop advanced knowledge of clinical syndromes of the musculoskeletal system and their underlying biopsychosocial constructs and proficiency in the autonomous assessment and management of individuals presenting for a physiotherapy service.

Course content

This course provides direct, best practice experience of a private health service delivery model. Students will be responsible for organising and managing all aspects of patient care including an evidence based approach to clinical assessments and interventions, monitoring of progress using appropriate outcome measures, education, and decision-making regarding continuation or cessation of care or on-referral. Students will perform administrative tasks (appointment booking, statistics, etc.,) consistent with requirements of private health service delivery.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
Group 1 Professional Stream students
REHB 3009	Pain Sciences
HLTH 3057	Advanced Evidence Based Practice
REHB 3007	Acute Care
REHB 3011	Rehabilitation
REHB 3065	Applied Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy
Group 2 Research Stream students
REHB 3010	Health Science Honours Preparation
REHB 3011	Rehabilitation
REHB 3007	Acute Care
REHB 3009	Pain Sciences
REHB 3065	Applied Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, CITY EAST
Clinical	3.5 hours x 5 days x 5 weeks
Lecture	1 hour x 1 week
Tutorial	2 hours x 1 week
Practical	3 hours x 1 week
Lecture (Online)	3 hours x 1 week
Workshop (Online)	1 hour x 1 week
Industrial Placement (Clinical)	25 hours x Over 5 weeks

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

Assessment

Assignment, Placement, Skills demonstration

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.250
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 2)
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Fee-paying program for domestic and international students
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Non-award enrolment
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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.