Available in 2013
| Callaghan Campus | Semester 1 |
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Previously offered in 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004
Theoretical knowledge and technical skills related to electrical and physical agents commonly used in physiotherapy clinical management. The course includes the study of thermotherapy, cryotherapy, therapeutic ultrasound and electrotherapy.
| Objectives | As a result of successfully completing this course, students should be able to: 1. explain the physical basis, principles and physiological effects of thermotherapy, cryotherapy, therapeutic ultrasound and electrotherapy as commonly applied in physiotherapy clinical practice; 2. discuss and apply effective treatment using basic thermotherapy, cryotherapy, ultrasound and electrotherapy interventions; 3. demonstrate safe and efficient application of basic commonly utilised electrical and physical agents; 4. evaluate the evidence of efficacy for basic thermotherapy, cryotherapy, therapeutic ultrasound and electrotherapy interventions, and apply this knowledge to clinical decision making; 5. explain the physical basis, principles and physiological effects of deep heating therapies, infrared and light radiation therapies, and electrodiagnostic and biofeedback modalities in physiotherpay clinical practice; 6. discuss effective treatment using deep heating, infrared and light radiation interventions; 7. discuss and apply effective electrodiagnostic and biofeedback modalities; 8. demonstrate safe and efficient application of advanced electrical and physical agents used in physiotherapy practice; 9. evaluate the evidence of efficacy for deep heating, infrared and light radiation interventions, and apply this knowledge to clincial decision making; 10.evaluate the evidence of validity and reliability for electrodiagnostic and biofeedback modalities, and apply this knowledge to clinical decision making. |
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| Content | - physical principles of thermotherapy, cryotherapy, therapeutic ultrasound and electrotherapy - physiological basis and effects of commonly applied electrical and physical modalities - indications for thermotherapy, cryotherapy, therapeutic ultrasound and electrotherapy - recommended treatment parameters for commonly applied electrical and physical modalities - evidence for the efficacy of thermotherapy, cryotherapy, therapeutic ultrasound and electrotherapy - dangers, precautions and contraindications for thermotherapy, cryotherapy, therapeutic ultrasound and electrotherapy - safe and efficient practical application of commonly applied thermotherapy, cryotherapy, therapeutic ultrasound and electrotherapy interventions - relevant codes of practice and legal requirements regarding the application of electrical and physical agents - risk management in the application of electrical and physical agents, including safety of equipment and work environment - paraffin wax, hot packs - ice, cryocuff - thermal and non-thermal ultrasound - iontophoresis - neuromuscular stimulation, interferential current and TENS - clinical practice experience in applying basic physiotherapy skills effectively and safely, particularly generic intervention skills and oral, non-verbal and written communication skills, including record-keeping. |
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| Replacing Course(s) | None | ||||||||||
| Transition | N/A | ||||||||||
| Industrial Experience | 0 | ||||||||||
| Assumed Knowledge | PHTY1020 Physiotherapy II | ||||||||||
| Modes of Delivery | Internal Mode | ||||||||||
| Teaching Methods | Lecture
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| Contact Hours | Lecture: for 4 hour(s) per Week for Full Term Practical: for 2 hour(s) per Week for Full Term |
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| Timetables | 2013 Course Timetables for PHTY2010 |