Available in 2013
| Callaghan Campus | Semester 2 |
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Previously offered in 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004
An introduction to physiotherapy knowledge and clinical skills for the evaluation and management of selected basic neurological disorders across the lifespan. The course includes preliminary studies in symptomatology; assessment procedures to define impairments and limitations in activity and participation; relevant clinical reasoning processes; and management skills and techniques.
| Objectives | As a result of successfully completing this course, students should be able to: 1. apply biomedical and behavioural scientific knowledge to the physiotherapy evaluation and management of basic neurological disorders across the lifespan; 2. describe the aetiology, epidemiology, pathogenesis and clinical presentation of selected common simple neurological disorders, with particular emphasis on motor and sensory problems; 3. conduct an appropriate basic examination of the neurological system in children and adults, including history and physical examination; 4. appropriately select, modify as necessary, and correctly demonstrate basic measurement and testing procedures commonly used in assessing neurological dysfunction; 5. understand and apply basic clinical reasoning skills and an evidence-based approach to decision making in neurological physiotherapy practice; 6. understand the medical and team management of selected common simple neurological disorders across the lifespan; 7. appropriately select, modify as necessary, and correctly demonstrate basic physiotherapeutic treatment procedures commonly used in the management of neurological dysfunction across the lifespan; 8. apply basic treatment evaluation and intervention outcome processes appropriate for neurological physiotherapy practice; 9. discuss relevant lifespan, gender, cultural, legal and ethical considerations in performing basic neurological physiotherapy evaluation and management procedures; 10. begin to appreciate the role of the client, carers and other health care professionals in the holistic management of neurological patients; 11. effectively develop and appropriately present a critical discussion in written format. |
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| Content | - Classification of neurological disorders across the lifespan and their pathogenesis, including case study examples - Manifestations of peripheral nerve/lower motor neurone lesions - Neuroanatomical localisation of cerebral and brainstem lesions; symptomatology, especially motor/sensory changes following vascular lesions and brain damage - Clinical reasoning in neurological physiotherapy practice; reasoning skills needed for interpreting the clinical examination of neurological patients and collaboratively planning their management - Information gathering/history taking for patients presenting with neurological disorders - Examination principles and procedures commonly used in assessing neurological disorders across the lifespan - Outcome measures for neurological disorders including reliability, validity and responsiveness - Cerebrovascular accidents (CVA): aetiology, pathology, symptomatology and basic medical and surgical management, including radiological investigations - Historical development of neurological physiotherapy practice - Current principles of neurological rehabilitation practice; biological basis and empirical evidence for physiotherapy interventions - Physiotherapeutic management of CVA patients, including motor, sensory, perceptual and behavioural/cognitive deficits - Optimization of motor performance following neurological disorders; skills in training motor/sensory deficits in all functional activities following CVA - Facilitation of movement; Bobath Approach - Principles and skills of physiotherapy management, including exercise prescription for patients following peripheral nerve injury/lower motor neurone disorder - Neuro-sensory motor development and indications of dysfunction from birth to childhood - Assessment and management of developmental neuro-sensory disorders in the context of the child, their family and their environment, including cerebral palsy - Ethical, lifespan, gender, cultural and legal issues relevant to the management of neurological disorders - Role of other health professionals in team management of neurological patients across the lifespan, including team decision making. |
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| Replacing Course(s) | None | ||||||
| Transition | N/A | ||||||
| Industrial Experience | 0 | ||||||
| Assumed Knowledge | PHTY1010, PHTY1020, PHTY1030, HUBS2517, HUBS2104 | ||||||
| Modes of Delivery | Internal Mode | ||||||
| Teaching Methods | Lecture
Practical Tutorial |
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| Contact Hours | Lecture: for 2 hour(s) per Week for Full Term Tutorial: for 4 hour(s) per Week for Full Term |
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| Timetables | 2013 Course Timetables for PHTY2030 |