Overview
In Foundations of Chiropractic 4, you will commence development of manipulative technique setups relative to the spine and pelvis, temporomandibular joints and extremities. You will continue to build your knowledge of functional biomechanics of the spine, pelvis and extremities as you perform further musculoskeletal assessments. Current public health issues and the potential roles of the chiropractic profession will be investigated.
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Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
Pre-requisites: CHIR12005 & CHIR12004
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Assessment Overview
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- Interpret basic findings and explain the biomechanics of musculoskeletal assessments of the spine, pelvis, temporomandibular joints and extremities to recommend appropriate management
- Demonstrate manipulative technique setups for full spine and pelvis, temporomandibular joints and extremities at an introductory level
- Investigate current public health issues and the potential role of the chiropractic profession.
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1 - On-campus Activity - 30% | |||
| 2 - Portfolio - 30% | |||
| 3 - Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs) - 0% | |||
| 4 - Written Assessment - 40% | |||
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 - 30% | ||||||||||
| 2 - Portfolio - 30% | ||||||||||
| 3 - Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs) - 0% | ||||||||||
| 4 - Written Assessment - 40% | ||||||||||
Textbooks
There are no required textbooks.
IT Resources
- CQUniversity Student Email
- Internet
- Unit Website (Moodle)
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.
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Module/Topic
Lectures:
1. Welcome to Foundations of Chiropractic Practice 4: Introduction
2. Introduction to the biomechanics of wrist and hand manipulative set ups
Practical's:
1. Wrist and Hand practical
Chapter
Bergmann, T "Chiropractic Technique; Principles and Procedures, 3rd edition" -evaluation and adjustive procedures (set-ups) for the wrist and hand pages 329-337
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Lectures:
1. Introduction to the biomechanics of elbow and knee manipulative set ups
2. Patient Communication and Informed Consent
Practical's:
1. Elbow and knee practical
Chapter
Bergmann, T "Chiropractic Technique; Principles and Procedures, 3rd edition" - evaluation and adjustive procedures (set-ups) for the elbow (pages 319 - 325) and knee (pages 354 - 364)
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Lectures:
1. Introduction to the biomechanics of shoulder manipulative set ups
2. Burden of Musculoskeletal disease in Australia and beyond
Practical's:
1. Shoulder practical
Chapter
Bergmann, T "Chiropractic Technique; Principles and Procedures, 3rd edition" - evaluation and adjustive procedures (set-ups) for the shoulder pages 298 - 315
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Lectures:
1. Introduction to the biomechanics of cervical spine manipulative set ups
Practical's:
1. Cervical spine practical
Chapter
Bergmann, T "Chiropractic Technique; Principles and Procedures, 3rd edition" (set-ups) for the Cervical spine pages 162 - 174 and lower cervical spine adjustments pages 180-188 (refer to the practical ppts for specific set ups)
Events and Submissions/Topic
Portfolio : Moodle Quiz 1 Thursday of week 4 and opens at 14:00 AEST and closes at 21:00 AEST
Module/Topic
Lectures:
1. Introduction to the biomechanics of temporomandibular joint (TMJ) assessment and manipulative set ups
Practical's:
1. TMJ practical
Chapter
Bergmann, T "Chiropractic Technique; Principles and Procedures, 3rd edition" evaluation and adjustive procedures for the TMJ pages 288 - 294
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Lecture:
1. Culture and health - how they are related
Practical's:
1. Review
2. Mid-term OSCE
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
OSCE 1- Due: week 6 second practical class, individual timeslot will be released on moodle ahead of time.
On-campus activity Due: Week 6 Wednesday (21 Aug 2024) 10:00 am AEST
Module/Topic
Lectures:
1. Introduction to the biomechanics of thoracic and rib manipulative set ups
2. Adjusting levers in manipulative therapy
Practical's:
1. Thoracic and rib practical
Chapter
Bergmann, T "Chiropractic Technique; Principles and Procedures, 3rd edition" evaluation and adjustive procedures (set-ups) for the Thoracic spine and ribs pages 195 - 232 (refer to the practical ppts for specific set ups)
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Lectures:
1. Introduction to the biomechanics of lumbar spine and pelvis manipulative set ups
Practical's:
1. Lumbar and pelvis practical
Chapter
Bergmann, T "Chiropractic Technique; Principles and Procedures, 3rd edition" evaluation and adjustive procedures (set-ups) for the lumbar spine pages 238 - 266 and for the pelvis 274 - 280
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Lectures:
1. Introduction to the biomechanics of hip manipulative set ups
Practical's:
1. Hip practical
Chapter
Bergmann, T "Chiropractic Technique; Principles and Procedures, 3rd edition" evaluation and adjustive procedures for the hip pages 344-349
Events and Submissions/Topic
Portfolio: Infographic Poster
Due: Thursday 09:00 AEST of week 9 (12th September)
Module/Topic
Lectures:
1. Introduction to the biomechanics of foot and ankle manipulative set ups
2. Health promotion
Practical's:
1. Foot and ankle practical
Chapter
Bergmann, T "Chiropractic Technique; Principles and Procedures, 3rd edition"- evaluation and adjustive procedures for the foot and ankle pages 368- 380
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Lectures:
1. Culture and health - how health practitioners can play a role
Practical's:
1. Review
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Practical: OSCE 2
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
OSCE 2- Due: week 12 first practical class timeslot, individual timeslot will be released on moodle ahead of time.
OSCE week 12 Due: Week 12 Monday (30 Sept 2024) 10:00 am AEST
Module/Topic
End of term test
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
End of Term Test:
Please note this is an in person test on the BNE campus, and will be invigilated by a member of the chiropractic team. Room allocation TBC
End of term test Due: Review/Exam Week Wednesday (9 Oct 2024) 9:00 am AEST
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
1 On-campus Activity
This on-campus activity will consist of several components.
Week 6 OSCE - components will consist of:
a) Performing chiropractic technique manipulative set ups for the cervical spine and upper extremities.
b) Demonstration of appropriate patient communication and practitioner positioning.
c) Appropriate hygiene and informed patient consent procedures.
Please note; all practical assessments will be video recorded for moderation purposes. Recordings will not be made available for general review but will be accessed by staff to ensure grades are appropriately awarded.
Week 6 Wednesday (21 Aug 2024) 10:00 am AEST
This activity will take place in the second class of week 6 with the results released to students by 17:00 on Friday.
Week 6 Friday (23 Aug 2024)
Via Moodle and in person feedback in the next practical class.
The assessment criteria for this unit will seek to ensure that this assessment examines your newly developed clinical skills. A detailed rubric will be provided on Moodle.
The criteria will examine the following:
- Professionalism and effective communication with your mock patient
- Knowledge and clinical skills - demonstrating manipulative set-ups and patient assessments
- Ethical practice
- Interpret basic findings and explain the biomechanics of musculoskeletal assessments of the spine, pelvis, temporomandibular joints and extremities to recommend appropriate management
- Demonstrate manipulative technique setups for full spine and pelvis, temporomandibular joints and extremities at an introductory level
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Team Work
- Cross Cultural Competence
- Ethical practice
2 Portfolio
Your portfolio task will be made up of two parts, worth 15% each:
a) One online quiz which will occur on Thursday of week 4. It will be open for 7 hours (14:00-21:00 AEST) and you will have 30 minutes to complete it. The quiz will assess your understanding and knowledge of the theoretical content delivered in the lectures and practical's this term. The questions will be written to test your comprehension and application of the material.
b) One infographic poster which will be due on Thursday of week 9 at 09:00 AEST. The Infographic is a visual (graphic) representation of data and knowledge designed to present complex ideas quickly and clearly while following a narrative set out individually to students. Students are encouraged to use Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the creation of this task. There will be a full marking rubric provided to the students.
These tasks will assess the following:
- Problem solving and critical thinking.
- Information literacy and communication.
- Staying current with technological development and healthcare.
Each of the tasks in the portfolio will be due on Thursday of weeks 4 and 9. Please ensure you schedule time to complete this task.
a) The results of the quiz will be released via Moodle after all students have completed the task and the quiz is closed; b) the portfolio part b will be individually hand marked and returned within 2 weeks to students.
Part a) The assessment criteria will involve selecting or providing the most accurate and correct answers to the questions posed in the quiz on moodle.
Part b) The infographic will be marked against the following domains: content, graphics, design, representation, writing and references. A full detailed marking rubric will be provided to students at the start of term.
- Investigate current public health issues and the potential role of the chiropractic profession.
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Ethical practice
3 Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs)
Week 12 OSCE - components will consist of:
a) Performing chiropractic technique manipulative set ups for the thoracic and lumber spine and lower extremities
b) Demonstration of appropriate patient communication and practitioner positioning.
c) Appropriate hygiene and informed patient consent procedures
Please note; all practical assessments will be video recorded for moderation purposes. Recordings will not be made available for general review but will be accessed by staff to ensure grades are appropriately awarded.
Week 12 Monday (30 Sept 2024) 10:00 am AEST
A schedule for timeslots will be distributed via the Moodle forum prior to the week of the OSCEs.
Week 12 Wednesday (2 Oct 2024)
Results will be returned via Moodle
The assessment criteria for this task will ensure that this assessment examines your newly developed clinical skills. A detailed rubric will be provided on Moodle. This OSCE is a pass/fail task and you must achieve 65% to pass.
The criteria will examine the following:
- Professionalism and effective communication with your mock patient
- Knowledge and clinical skills - demonstrating manipulative set-ups and patient assessments
- Ethical practice
- Demonstrate manipulative technique setups for full spine and pelvis, temporomandibular joints and extremities at an introductory level
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Ethical practice
4 Written Assessment
This end of term test will be undertaken in a CQUni computer lab on whichever campus that you are enrolled. The test will involve a mix of question types including multiple choice, short answer and matching styles. The test will assess all theoretical content taught across weeks 1-12.
Review/Exam Week Wednesday (9 Oct 2024) 9:00 am AEST
The end of term test starts at 09:00 AEST on Wednesday 09/10/2024 in timetabled computer labs
Exam Week Friday (18 Oct 2024)
Results will be released via Moodle within 14 days
This is quiz will assess your comprehension and application of all the content delivered across the 12 weeks of term. You will undertake the test in a computer lab and the multiple choice questions will be automatically marked by Moodle while the short answer questions will be marked by the UC. The assessment criteria will involve selecting or providing the correct answers and communicating your answers clearly in written form.
- Interpret basic findings and explain the biomechanics of musculoskeletal assessments of the spine, pelvis, temporomandibular joints and extremities to recommend appropriate management
- Investigate current public health issues and the potential role of the chiropractic profession.
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Ethical practice
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