Available in 2024
Course code

PHTY1020

Units

20 units

Level

1000 level

Course handbook

Description

This course provides basic assessment, treatment, clinical reasoning and health intervention skills and related knowledge needed for general physiotherapy practice and safe, ethical and culturally sensitive care of patients. This course will further develop students’ foundational skills for physiotherapy practice by building on the knowledge acquired in previous courses


Availability2024 Course Timetables

Callaghan

  • Semester 2 - 2024

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of the course students will be able to:

1. Apply basic biomedical and behavioural knowledge to the evaluation and treatment of physical dysfunction in physiotherapy practice

2. Appropriately select and safely demonstrate basic assessment and treatment procedures commonly used in physiotherapy practice including outcome measurement

3. Describe the theory and concepts of clinical reasoning for physiotherapy practice

4. Discuss the biological basis and evidence for the physiotherapy assessment and treatment of people with physical dysfunction

5. Demonstrate an understanding of age, gender, cultural, legal and ethical considerations for basic assessment, treatment and health intervention procedures in physiotherapy practice


Content

Ethical, age, gender and cultural considerations for physiotherapy assessment, treatment and intervention procedures

Basic biomedical concepts of kinematics and kinetics, and the application of these concepts to the physiotherapy analysis of human movement

Basic evaluation and measurement procedures used for the physiotherapy assessment of gait, including kinematics, kinetics, and temporal and spatial measurement

Basic evaluation and measurement procedures used for the physiotherapy assessment of balance, including the concepts of base of support, centre of mass and ground reaction forces

Basic evaluation and measurement procedures used for the physiotherapy assessment of muscle length and muscle strength including reliability of measures

Hydrotherapy: hydrostatic principles, techniques, and indications/contraindications

Motor learning: components of a motor skill, learning criteria, practice and feedback

Introduction to the physiotherapy patient assessment including history taking and physical assessment

Introduction to the multidimensional concept of pain and how it relates to physiotherapy assessment and management

Introduction to electrophysical agents and the safe and effective practical application of commonly applied thermotherapy and cryotherapy for physiotherapy practice

Sensorimotor development in children: developmental milestones

Therapeutic exercise prescription in physiotherapy practice to improve physical functional deficits

Clinical reasoning theory and concepts for physiotherapy practice. Application of problem solving strategies for simple clinical situations in physiotherapy practice.

Evidence based practice and critical appraisal of the literature for physiotherapy practice


Review of Progress

This course is a compulsory program requirement and is monitored for academic progress purposes. The course must be completed to progress in the program or meet other program requirements.

Failure or withdrawal from this course will result in students being considered under the Student Academic Progress Procedure.


Requisite

Must be enrolled in the Bachelor of Physiotherapy (Honours) Program 12337 and must have successfully completed HLSC1000, PHTY1040, HUBS1105


Assessment items

Formal Examination: Formal Exam

Practical Demonstration: Prac Viva examinations
Compulsory Requirement: Submit assessment item - Must submit this assessment to pass the course.

Written Assignment: Written Assignment


Contact hours

Semester 2 - 2024 - Callaghan

Lecture-1
  • Face to Face On Campus 2 hour(s) per week(s) for 13 week(s) starting in week 1
Practical-1
  • Face to Face On Campus 4 hour(s) per week(s) for 13 week(s) starting in week 1

Course outline