Overview
This unit follows on from Foundations of Chiropractic Practice 1 (CHIR11001). You will continue to learn the principles and practice of chiropractic within the context of the Australian health care system. You will develop assessment and interpretation skills related to joint motion palpation, muscle testing and gait analysis. The biomechanical principles which underpin these procedures will also be explored and applied within a clinical context.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
Pre-requisite: BMSC11001 and CHIR11001
Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).
Offerings For Term 2 - 2020
Attendance Requirements
All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes – in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).
Residential Schools
This unit has a Compulsory Residential School for distance mode students and the details are:
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Recommended Student Time Commitment
Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.
Class Timetable
Assessment Overview
Assessment Grading
This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%). Consult the University’s Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades.
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You may wish to view these policies:
- Grades and Results Policy
- Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework)
- Review of Grade Procedure
- Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure – Domestic Students
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure – International Students
- Student Refund and Credit Balance Policy and Procedure
- Student Feedback – Compliments and Complaints Policy and Procedure
- Information and Communications Technology Acceptable Use Policy and Procedure
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Feedback, Recommendations and Responses
Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.
Feedback from "Have your say"
Some students commented that the audio on a minority of the recordings was of poor quality.
The unit coordinator will record all lectures for the unit in advance, allowing adequate time to check on the quality of the recordings.
Feedback from "Have your say"
Feedback from practical supervisors during class could be improved.
A workbook setting out week by week, clear expectations for students and staff will be constructed for use in 2020. This will include a requirement for supervisors to comment on student progress.
Feedback from "Have your say"
Students stated they enjoyed the content of the practical classes.
Every effort is made to make practical classes as authentic to the realities of chiropractic practice, as possible. This approach will be maintained in future classes.
- Describe the principles, practice and role of the chiropractic profession within the Australian Health Care system
- Demonstrate introductory psychomotor assessment skills and interpret the findings in the areas of joint motion palpation, muscle testing and gait analysis
- Describe the biomechanical principles which underpin the practice of motion palpation, muscle testing and gait analysis procedures.
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1 - On-campus Activity - 0% | |||
| 2 - Written Assessment - 50% | |||
| 3 - Practical Assessment - 50% | |||
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1 - Communication | |||
| 2 - Problem Solving | |||
| 3 - Critical Thinking | |||
| 4 - Information Literacy | |||
| 5 - Team Work | |||
| 6 - Information Technology Competence | |||
| 7 - Cross Cultural Competence | |||
| 8 - Ethical practice | |||
| 9 - Social Innovation | |||
| 10 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures | |||
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
| Assessment Tasks | Graduate Attributes | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
| 1 - On-campus Activity - 0% | ||||||||||
| 2 - Written Assessment - 50% | ||||||||||
| 3 - Practical Assessment - 50% | ||||||||||
Textbooks
There are no required textbooks.
IT Resources
- CQUniversity Student Email
- Internet
- Unit Website (Moodle)
- You must have access to Zoom and a functioning web camera
All submissions for this unit must use the referencing style: American Psychological Association 7th Edition (APA 7th edition)
For further information, see the Assessment Tasks.
d.dane@cqu.edu.au
Module/Topic
Lecture: Introduction and review of CHIR11001; Introduction to joint anatomy and basic biomechanics
Practical: Review of FCP1 material
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Lecture: Biomechanics of cervical spine; Occiput and Cervical spine range of motion and muscle testing
Practical: Cervical musculature testing and motion palpation skill development of the cervical spine.
Chapter
Bergmann, T "Chiropractic Technique; Principles and Procedures, 3rd edition" page 145-170
Vizniak, N "Muscle Manual, 2nd Edition" page 90-98; 105-113
Events and Submissions/Topic
Bergmann Videos: 5-110; 5-57; 5.61A - 5.73C
Online Quiz #1
Module/Topic
Lecture: Biomechanics of thoracic spine ; Thoracic spine range of motion and muscle testing
Practical: Thoracic musculature testing and motion palpation skill development of the thoracic spine.
Chapter
Bergmann, T "Chiropractic Technique; Principles and Procedures, 3rd edition" page 188-195
Vizniak, N "Muscle Manual, 2nd Edition" page 130-142
Events and Submissions/Topic
Bergmann Videos: 5.10 - 5.141
Module/Topic
Lecture: Biomechanics of lumbar spine; Lumbar spine range of motion and muscle testing
Practical: Lumbar musculature testing and motion palpation skill development of the lumbar spine.
Chapter
Bergmann, T "Chiropractic Technique; Principles and Procedures, 3rd edition" page 233-244
Vizniak, N "Muscle Manual, 2nd Edition" page 168-180
Events and Submissions/Topic
Bergmann Videos: 5.09; 5.218 - 5.228A
Online Quiz #2
Module/Topic
Lecture: Biomechanics of pelvis; Sacroiliac and pelvic range of motion and muscle testing
Practical: Motion palpation skill development of the sacroiliac region.
Chapter
Bergmann, T "Chiropractic Technique; Principles and Procedures, 3rd edition" page 262-274
Events and Submissions/Topic
Bergmann Videos: 5.09; 5.273- 5.280i
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Lecture: Current Contemporary Status and Recognition of Chiropractic in Australia
Practical: Mid term OSCE examination
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
MID -TERM OSCE (as either in class or on video submission)
Mid and end of term practical OSCE assessments Due: Week 6 Friday (28 Aug 2020) 5:00 pm AEST
Module/Topic
Lecture: Biomechanics of shoulder and elbow; Shoulder and elbow range of motion and muscle testing
Practical: Shoulder and elbow musculature testing and fluid/accessory motion palpation skill development of the shoulder and elbow.
Chapter
Bergmann, T "Chiropractic Technique; Principles and Procedures, 3rd edition" page 294-300; 315-320
Vizniak, N "Muscle Manual, 2nd Edition" page 202-224
Events and Submissions/Topic
Online Quiz #3
Module/Topic
Lectures: Biomechanics of wrist and hand; Wrist and hand range of motion and muscle testing
Practical: Wrist and hand musculature testing and fluid/accessory motion palpation skill development of the wrist and hand
Chapter
Bergmann, T "Chiropractic Technique; Principles and Procedures, 3rd edition" page 326-331
Vizniak, N "Muscle Manual, 2nd Edition" page 240-282
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Lecture: Biomechanics of hip and knee; Hip and knee range of motion and muscle testing
Practical: Hip and knee musculature testing and fluid/accessory motion palpation skill development of the hip and knee
Chapter
Bergmann, T "Chiropractic Technique; Principles and Procedures, 3rd edition" page 337-343; 349-356
Vizniak, N "Muscle Manual, 2nd Edition" page 302-344
Events and Submissions/Topic
Online quiz #4
Module/Topic
Lecture: Biomechanics of ankle and foot; Ankle and foot range of motion and muscle testing
Practical: Ankle and foot musculature testing and fluid/accessory motion palpation skill development of the ankle and foot
Chapter
Bergmann, T "Chiropractic Technique; Principles and Procedures, 3rd edition" page 365-370
Vizniak, N "Muscle Manual, 2nd Edition" page 360-385
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Lecture: Introduction to gait analysis; G.A.L.S.
Practical: Gait and GALS assessment tools
Chapter
Bergmann, T "Chiropractic Technique; Principles and Procedures, 3rd edition" page 55-56
Vizniak, N "Muscle Manual, 2nd Edition" page x-xiv
Events and Submissions/Topic
Online quiz #5
On-Campus Activity and/or Weekly Quizzes Due: Week 11 Friday (2 Oct 2020) 5:00 pm AEST
Module/Topic
Review
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
FINAL OSCE (in-class associated with intensives or after restrictions lifted)
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Due to COVID-19 impacts at the time of preparing this unit profile, the practical sessions for this unit for Term 2 2020 have been affected and may need to be completed at a later date as an intensive practical session. Further details will be made available on the unit Moodle site in due course.
1 On-campus Activity
Students must complete weekly activities as prescribed in the weekly practical sheets or workbook as you develop your key chiropractic muscle testing and motion palpation skills and learn to appreciate the role of biomechanics in chiropractic assessment. Completion of each task should be confirmed by your practical supervisor each week or when appropriate.
In addition, there will be on-line quizzes in this unit which ultimately are intended to provide you with formative feedback. These will be multiple choice question format, which will vary in expectations, typically with one correct answer only, based on material from previous or current week's lectures. It is essential that you review the material before attempting the quizzes. The date and time will be scheduled five (5) times throughout the term with the dates shown on Moodle in due course.
Week 11 Friday (2 Oct 2020) 5:00 pm AEST
There will be multiple online quizzes throughout the term up until the due date at the end of week 11. Return To Students Information
Week 12 Friday (9 Oct 2020)
Formative feedback can be available in the subsequent ZOOM session after each quiz (with the exception after quiz #5).
Activities will be reviewed/discussed after the quizzes in the ZOOM sessions thus providing additional formative feedback. You will be assessed on the lecture and theoretical application of the unit material.
- Describe the principles, practice and role of the chiropractic profession within the Australian Health Care system
- Demonstrate introductory psychomotor assessment skills and interpret the findings in the areas of joint motion palpation, muscle testing and gait analysis
- Describe the biomechanical principles which underpin the practice of motion palpation, muscle testing and gait analysis procedures.
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Team Work
- Information Technology Competence
- Cross Cultural Competence
- Ethical practice
2 Practical Assessment
Please note that you must obtain a pass grade (70%) or greater in each section of the practical examination concerned in order to obtain an overall pass grade for each practical examination.
The objective structured clinical exam (OSCE) in CHIR11003, will be made up of mid-Term and Final assessments. You will be expected to perform competently on the material as presented in the practical sessions of this unit. The mid-Term OSCE (20% in week 6 conducted during class time) will assess the material components from weeks 1-5 of the unit; the final OSCE (30% in week 12) will assess predominately weeks 7-11 but will include the entire term.
In practice, the chiropractor is required to combine a variety of clinical skills in which all techniques must be mastered. You will be required to complete or demonstrate appropriate consent, hygiene, professionalism and various technical aspects in a specified time period.
At the time of this writing:
The Mid term practical assessment: 20% of the total unit grade. This will take place in Week 6 of the academic semester. The assessment is expected to take the form of an online video submission of practical skills by each student covering material from Week 1 to Week 5 of the term. The format for assessment may change, as determined by University and Government policy. Students will be advised of changes via the Moodle site for the unit and via student email.
End of term practical assessment: 30% of the total unit grade. This will cover material from Week 1 to Week 11 of the term. The date for this assessment will be announced at a later point but will likely take place as part of an on site practical intensive following completion of the term. Students will be advised of changes via the Moodle site for the unit and via student email.
The assessment for the OSCE wil be conducted as indicated above, if restrictions are lifted. If not, then they will be conducted during an intensive training period, as yet TBA.
Week 6 Friday (28 Aug 2020) 5:00 pm AEST
Week 7 Friday (4 Sept 2020)
Non-endorsed results can be accessed via Moodle Gradebooks but only until immediately before the commencement of the final written examinations. The OSCE results will be released at the same time as the final written examination.
Students must demonstrate competence in motion palpation, muscle testing, gait and G.A.L.S .
Mid-Term OSCE Assessment Criteria:
You will need to demonstrate competence in performing muscle testing and motion palplation skills of the spine and pelvis. Your performance will be graded, using a marking rubric, according to introduction, hygiene and consent; performance of various tasks to the spinal regions; patient handling; technical performance and the examiner's overall impression of the fluidity of the overall performance.
Final OSCE Assessment Criteria:
You will need to demonstrate competence in performing gait, G.A.L.S., as well as muscle testing and motion palplation skills of the upper, lower limbs, spine and pelvis. Your performance will be graded, using a marking rubric, according to introduction, hygiene and consent; performance of various tasks to the spinal regions; patient handling; technical performance and the examiner's overall impression of the fluidity of the overall performance.
No submission method provided.
- Demonstrate introductory psychomotor assessment skills and interpret the findings in the areas of joint motion palpation, muscle testing and gait analysis
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Team Work
- Cross Cultural Competence
- Ethical practice
3 Written Assessment
The end of term examination has now be changed to an alternate form of assessment. Further details will be available on the Moodle site.
Review/Exam Week Friday (16 Oct 2020) 11:45 pm AEST
The date is TBA and will be determined by the Examination Unit timetabling team
Exam Week Friday (23 Oct 2020)
The date will be determined by the Examination Unit timetabling team and release after endorsement of grades.
The final exam will cover all material presented in the lectures and practical classes as well as general information provided on the eReading list for CHIR11003.
- Describe the principles, practice and role of the chiropractic profession within the Australian Health Care system
- Describe the biomechanical principles which underpin the practice of motion palpation, muscle testing and gait analysis procedures.
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Team Work
- Information Technology Competence
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