Unit Profile Correction added on 17-04-20
Assessment 1 has now been changed to an alternate form of assessment. Please see your Moodle site for details of the assessment.
Assessment 2 has now been changed to an alternate form of assessment. Please see your Moodle site for details of the assessment.
Assessment 3 The Objective Structured Clinical Exam has been postponed and you will need to complete this at a later date. Further details about the Objective Structured Clinical Exam will be made available Moodle in due course.
Unit Profile Correction added on 06-05-20
Assessment 3 The Objective Structured Clinical Exam has now been changed to an alternate form of assessment. Please see your Moodle site for details of the assessment.
Overview
This unit will provide you with an introduction to the assessment and treatment of musculoskeletal conditions in the lower limb, pelvis and lumbar spine for clients across the lifespan. This unit will focus on the development of an evidence based, problem solving approach to common clinical presentations. The completion of this unit will enable you to apply effective clinical reasoning and to integrate and apply both specific and generic physiotherapeutic skills that underpin client-centred assessment and management.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
To enrol in PSIO12001 Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy 1 you must be enrolled into the CB85 course and have completed the following pre-requisites: PSIO11004 Foundations of Physiotherapy Practice 1 PSIO11003 Foundations of Physiotherapy Practice 2 BMSC11007 Medical Anatomy and Physiology 1 BMSC11008 Medical Anatomy and Physiology 2 Co-requisite: ALLH12008 Functional Anatomy and Biomechanics
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 1 - 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).
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.
All University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
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
This list is not an exhaustive list of all University policies. The full list of University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
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
The teaching staff have been praised for their passion, commitment to education and knowledge. For example: "Lecturers and tutors were passionate about the unit content, engaging and always more than happy to help and ensure a thorough understanding of content."
The Physiotherapy Course will aim to have a musculoskeletal teaching team that includes committed staff with a balance of teaching, clinical, and research experience across multiple areas of musculoskeletal physiotherapy.
Feedback from Have Your Say
Students suggested that practice questions could be provided for the Online Quizzes.
The teaching team will aim to provide some practice questions for the online quizzes to ensure students are familiar with the types of questions that will be asked.
Feedback from Have Your Say
Students suggested the Group Assignment could be better explained and examples could be provided.
The teaching team will revise the explanation of the Group Assignment in the Unit Profile, Moodle, and the first introductory lecture.
- Identify and discuss the clinical presentation of common musculoskeletal conditions
- Identify and discuss assessment and treatment techniques for common musculoskeletal conditions, while identifying clinical indicators of serious pathology
- Design and demonstrate an assessment of a client and interpret and analyse the findings
- Design and demonstrate safe and effective physiotherapy interventions
- Demonstrate acceptable professional and ethical behaviours consistent with a physiotherapy practitioner.
The Learning Outcomes and Assessment tasks have been mapped against and aligned with the Australian Physiotherapy Council’s Physiotherapy Practice Thresholds.
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | ||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
1 - Online Quiz(zes) - 20% | |||||
2 - Group Work - 30% | |||||
3 - On-campus Activity - 0% | |||||
4 - Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs) - 50% |
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | ||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
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 | |||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
1 - Online Quiz(zes) - 20% | ||||||||||
2 - Group Work - 30% | ||||||||||
3 - On-campus Activity - 0% | ||||||||||
4 - Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs) - 50% |
Textbooks
Brukner & Khan's Clinical Sports Medicine: Volume 1 Injuries
Edition: 5th (2017)
Authors: Brukner, P., Clarsen, B., Cook, J., Cools, A., Crossley, K. Hutchinson, M., McCrory, P., Bahr, R., & Khan, K.
McGraw Hill Education
Sydney Sydney , NSW , Australia
ISBN: 9781743761380
Binding: Hardcover
Musculoskeletal Examination and Assessment: A handbook for therapists
Edition: 5th (2018)
Authors: Petty, N. & Ryder D.
Elsevier
Sydney Sydney , NSW , Australia
ISBN: 9780702067174
Binding: Paperback
Principles of Musculoskeletal Treatment and Management: A handbook for therapists
Edition: 3rd (2018)
Authors: Petty, N. & Barnard, K.
Elsevier
Sydney Sydney , NSW , Australia
ISBN: 9780702067198
Binding: Paperback
Additional Textbook Information
The book titled: Principles of Musculoskeletal Treatment and Management: A handbook for therapists, is not a prescribed text for PSIO12001 MSK1 or PSIO12005 MSK2, but is a prescribed text for PSIO13007 MSK3. You might be able to save money by purchasing both text books by Nicola Petty as a package deal from Elsevier. This might save you money in the long run.
Copies are available for purchase at the CQUni Bookshop here: http://bookshop.cqu.edu.au (search on the Unit code)
IT Resources
- CQUniversity Student Email
- Internet
- Unit Website (Moodle)
All submissions for this unit must use the referencing style: American Psychological Association 6th Edition (APA 6th edition)
For further information, see the Assessment Tasks.
l.heales@cqu.edu.au
Module/Topic
Introduction to Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy 1
Patient Interview and diagnostic flags
Chapter
Petty & Ryder (2018) Chapter 2 Subjective Examination p3
Events and Submissions/Topic
N/A
Module/Topic
Clinical Reasoning
Outcome Measures
Chapter
Petty & Ryder (2018) Chapter 4 Clinical Reasoning and Assessment p122
Events and Submissions/Topic
N/A
Module/Topic
Physical Examination
Inflammation and Acute Management of Soft Tissue Injuries
Chapter
Petty & Ryder (2018) Chapter 3 Physical Examination p35
Brukner & Khan (2017) Chapter 17 Treatment of Sport Injuries p247
Events and Submissions/Topic
N/A
Module/Topic
Hip & Groin Region
Chapter
Petty & Ryder (2018) Chapter 14 Examination of the Hip Region p366
Brukner & Khan (2017) Chapter 31 Hip Pain p593
Brukner & Khan (2017) Chapter 32 Groin Pain p593
Events and Submissions/Topic
N/A
Module/Topic
Knee Region
Chapter
Petty & Ryder (2018) Chapter 15 Examination of the Knee Region p389
Brukner & Khan (2017) Chapter 35 Acute Knee Pain p713
Brukner & Khan (2017) Chapter 36 Anterior Knee Pain p769
Events and Submissions/Topic
Online Quiz(zes) Due: Week 5
Tuesday (7 Apr 2020) 9:00am AEST
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Ankle and Foot Region
Chapter
Petty & Ryder (2018) Chapter 16 Examination of the Foot and Ankle p418
Brukner & Khan (2017) Chapter 42 Ankle Pain p917
Brukner & Khan (2017) Chapter 43 Foot Pain p937
Events and Submissions/Topic
N/A
Module/Topic
Introduction to Passive Accessory Movements as Treatment
Introduction to Exercise Prescription as Treatment
Chapter
Petty & Ryder (2018) Chapter 3 Physical Examination p35
Brukner & Khan (2017) Chapter 10 Training Programming and Prescription p139
Events and Submissions/Topic
N/A
Module/Topic
Lumbar Region
Neurological Assessment
Chapter
Petty & Ryder (2018) Chapter 12 Examination of the Lumbar Region p327
Brukner & Khan (2017) Chapter 29 Low Back Pain p521
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Lumbar Region
Pathology and Assessment
Chapter
Petty & Ryder (2018) Chapter 12 Examination of the Lumbar Region p327
Brukner & Khan (2017) Chapter 29 Low Back Pain p521
Events and Submissions/Topic
Reminder to complete the 'Have your say' Unit evaluations.
Module/Topic
Sacroiliac Joint and Buttock Region
Chapter
Petty & Ryder (2018) Chapter 13 Examination of the Pelvis p349
Brukner & Khan (2017) Chapter 29 Buttock Pain p567
Events and Submissions/Topic
Reminder to complete the 'Have your say' Unit evaluations.
Module/Topic
Introduction to Interprofessional Practice
Revision
Chapter
N/A
Events and Submissions/Topic
Online Quiz(zes) Due: Week 11
Tuesday (26 May 2020) 9:00am AEST
Reminder to complete the 'Have your say' Unit evaluations.
Module/Topic
OSCE Preparation
Chapter
N/A
Events and Submissions/Topic
Reminder to complete the 'Have your say' Unit evaluations.
Module/Topic
N/A
Chapter
N/A
Events and Submissions/Topic
OBJECTIVE STRUCTURED CLINICAL EXAMINATION (OSCE) (50%) - will be scheduled in either Exam Week 1 or Exam Week 2. See Moodle for updates.
Reminder to complete the 'Have your say' Unit evaluations.
Module/Topic
N/A
Chapter
N/A
Events and Submissions/Topic
OBJECTIVE STRUCTURED CLINICAL EXAMINATION (OSCE) (50%) - will be scheduled in either Exam Week 1 or Exam Week 2. See Moodle for updates.
Reminder to complete the 'Have your say' Unit evaluations.
1 Online Quiz(zes)
There are two supervised online quizzes that will be held on-campus (Rockhampton and Bundaberg only) at the pre-specified time and delivered via the Moodle platform:
- Quiz 1 in Week 5 Tuesday 7th April 9am (10% of unit grade) - covering content from weeks 1-4 inclusive of all lectures, practicals, and required readings.
- Quiz 2 in Week 11 Tuesday 26th May 9am (10% of unit grade) - covering content from weeks 5-10 inclusive of all lectures, practicals, and required readings.
Each quiz will consist of up to 20 questions, and will have a time limit of 50 minutes. The questions will be identical for all students but the order in which they appear will be randomly generated by a computer. Access to books, notes, websites (other than the quiz) and use of other electronic devices are prohibited during the quiz. The use of a mobile phone is not permitted for this assessment.
Each quiz will consist of some or all of these categories:
- Multiple choice questions.
- Fill in the missing word(s) questions.
- Questions relating to multimedia material (e.g. images, videos).
- Short answer questions
2
There are two Online Quizzes. Please see Task Description for day and time.
Results will be accessible on Moodle within two weeks of the submission date.
All questions will be marked numerically and an overall percentage mark will be awarded.
Late Arrivals: You should aim to arrive at least 15-minutes prior to the official assessment commencement time. In the extraordinary circumstance that you are late you will be permitted late entry to your assessment of up to 10 minutes after the official assessment commencement time. The period of lateness will be deducted from your overall assessment time. If you are denied access to the assessment due to lateness (i.e. arriving beyond the permitted late entry period), you should make an online application for deferred assessment (which may or may not be granted in line with CQU policy). If your application for deferred assessment is denied, you will receive a score of zero percent (0%) for your assessment item.
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Information Technology Competence
- Ethical practice
- Identify and discuss the clinical presentation of common musculoskeletal conditions
- Identify and discuss assessment and treatment techniques for common musculoskeletal conditions, while identifying clinical indicators of serious pathology
2 Group Work
You will work in a group of three (3) or four (4) students to develop a formal oral presentation appraising the effectiveness of one (1) assessment technique relevant to a musculoskeletal condition taught in MSK1. The presentation must include a background to the clinical condition and technique, an appraisal of the literature investigating the technique (i.e. diagnostic utility), and a clinical take home message (see Moodle for specific details). The presentation will be a maximum of 15 minutes with 5 minutes of questions. All group members must participate in the oral presentation. The oral presentations will be scheduled in Week 7 or Week 8 depending on room availability. Confirmation of date and time will be provided during Week 1 of Term and a detailed timetable for the presentations will be released during term. You are required to wear your clinical uniform and you must be present for the all students presentations.
Students are required to attend for the entire duration of all of the presentations.
Results will be accessible on Moodle within two weeks of the submission date.
The assessment rubric for this assessment task is based on the Australian Standards for Physiotherapy, the Accreditation Standard set by the Australian Physiotherapy Council, and The Assessment of Physiotherapy Practice Instrument. These quality frameworks are mapped against the CQUniversity Graduate Attributes and are intended to give a holistic understanding of standards expected for the assessment task.
Detailed marking criteria will be available on the unit Moodle site, and will be based on the following rubric categories:
- Overall presentation (15%)
- Background (25%)
- Critical evaluation of the technique (30%)
- Take home message (25%)
- Students will be given an individual mark for their personal communications skills (5%)
Late Arrivals: You should aim to arrive at least 15-minutes prior to the official assessment commencement time. In the extraordinary circumstance that you are late you will be permitted late entry to your assessment of up to 10 minutes after the official assessment commencement time. The period of lateness will be deducted from your overall assessment time. If you are denied access to the assessment due to lateness (i.e. arriving beyond the permitted late entry period), you should make an online application for deferred assessment (which may or may not be granted in line with CQU policy). If your application for deferred assessment is denied, you will receive a score of zero percent (0%) for your assessment item.
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Team Work
- Information Technology Competence
- Cross Cultural Competence
- Ethical practice
- Identify and discuss the clinical presentation of common musculoskeletal conditions
- Identify and discuss assessment and treatment techniques for common musculoskeletal conditions, while identifying clinical indicators of serious pathology
3 Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs)
The Objective Structured Clinical Exam (OSCE) is intended to assess your theoretical knowledge and practical application of physiotherapy assessment, treatment and clinical reasoning. The OSCE will be held in either Exam Week 1 or Exam Week 2. A timetable for the OSCE will be published on Moodle during term.
The OSCE will be based on two (2) written clinical scenarios (simulated patients) and will last 60 minutes (i.e. 30 min preparation time and 30 min examination time). You will be given 30 minutes before the formal OSCE to prepare for both clinical scenarios. When the OSCE commences you will be given 15 minutes to complete each clinical scenario. Your performance on each clinical scenario will be assessed by a different examiner (i.e. you will be examined by two examiners - one per clinical scenario). For each scenario you will be required to plan, discuss and perform relevant aspects of physiotherapy assessment, treatment and overall management.
You may be requested to:
- Demonstrate knowledge of the presenting condition, including relevant pathophysiology, pathoanatomy and symptomatology.
- Identify and act upon any precautions and/or contraindications to assessment and/or treatment.
- Demonstrate knowledge and clinical reasoning in the selection of assessment, treatment and/or overall management.
- Demonstrate clear, effective and thorough communication.
- Demonstrate safe and effective application of clinical assessment, treatment and/or overall management.
- Explain and interpret the findings of a clinical assessment and/or treatment, including progression and regression of selected treatment techniques.
All material relevant to musculoskeletal physiotherapy assessment and treatment covered in the following pre-requisite and co-requisite units is also examinable in the OSCE: Foundations of Physiotherapy Practice 1 (PSIO11004), Foundations of Physiotherapy Practice 2 (PSIO11003), Functional Anatomy and Biomechanics (ALLH12008).
During your examination you need to be attired in your full clinical uniform. If you are required to be a 'simulated patient' for another student's examination please bring additional clothes suitable for a clinical assessment.
The Objective Structured Clinical Exam (OSCE) will be held in either Exam Week 1 or Exam Week 2.
Results will be accessible on Moodle within two weeks following completion.
The assessment rubric for this assessment task is based on the Australian Standards for Physiotherapy, the Accreditation Standard set by the Australian Physiotherapy Council, and The Assessment of Physiotherapy Practice Instrument. These quality frameworks are mapped against the CQUniversity Graduate Attributes and are intended to give a holistic understanding of standards expected for the assessment task.
Detailed marking criteria will be available on the unit Moodle site, and will be based on the following rubric categories:
- Professional Behaviour (5%)
- Communication (20%)
- Clinical reasoning and selection, application, and interpretation of assessment (50%)
- Selection, application, and interpretation of treatment/management (25%)
- Risk management/safety (PASS/FAIL)
In order to PASS the Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) you must:
1) achieve a PASS result for the PASS/FAIL component of Risk Management/Safety and Professional Behaviour for each of the two clinical scenarios (i.e. PASS for clinical scenario one and PASS for clinical scenario two).
AND
2) achieve 50% or higher in the graded component for each of the two clinical scenarios (i.e. a minimum of 50% for clinical scenario one and a minimum of 50% for clinical scenario two).
If you do not meet the above criteria for each clinical scenario, you will be eligible for one opportunity to re-sit the entire OSCE assessment task, provided you have achieved an overall grade equal to, or higher than 44.5% for your original OSCE.
OSCE re-sit conditions:
1) If you meet the eligibility criteria for a re-sit, you will be given only one re-sit opportunity.
2) The re-sit will be conducted during the Term 1 University Vacation period.
3) The re-sit will be assessed by up to two examiners and will be of an equivalent format to the original assessment task.
4) The assessment criteria of the re-sit will be identical to the original OSCE.
5) If you pass the re-sit you will receive a mark of exactly 50% for the OSCE (i.e. 25% of the Total Unit mark), irrespective of your achievement for the graded component of the re-sit. This is to ensure equity to those students who only had one attempt.
If you do not meet the requirements for a re-sit, you will receive a mark equal to your original OSCE mark, and may be offered a supplementary assessment in line with CQUniversity Policy.
If you do not meet the requirements to PASS the re-sit, you will receive a mark equal to your re-sit OSCE grade, and may be offered a supplementary assessment in line with CQUniversity Policy.
Late Arrivals: You should aim to arrive at least 15-minutes prior to the official assessment commencement time (i.e. when your preparation time starts). In the extraordinary circumstance that you are late you will be permitted late entry to your assessment of up to 10 minutes after the official assessment commencement time. The period of lateness will be deducted from your overall assessment time. If you are denied access to the assessment due to lateness (i.e. arriving beyond the permitted late entry period), you should make an online application for deferred assessment (which may or may not be granted in line with CQU policy). If your application for deferred assessment is denied, you will receive a score of zero percent (0%) for your assessment item and will not be eligible for a re-sit, but may be eligible for a supplementary assessment in line with CQU policy.
No submission method provided.
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Cross Cultural Competence
- Ethical practice
- Design and demonstrate an assessment of a client and interpret and analyse the findings
- Design and demonstrate safe and effective physiotherapy interventions
- Demonstrate acceptable professional and ethical behaviours consistent with a physiotherapy practitioner.
4 On-campus Activity
A minimum attendance rate of 85% for all scheduled tutorial an practical sessions is required to PASS this unit. This minimum attendance requirement is recommended by the Australian Physiotherapy Council. The monitoring of attendance will take into consideration legitimate requests for absence, such as those outlined in the CQUniversity Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework) document, and these will not be counted as absence for the purpose of this attendance requirement.
Attendance rate will be determined at the end of term (i.e. Week 12)
Attendance rate will be determined at the end of term (i.e. Week 12)
Your attendance at each scheduled practical session will be recorded by the tutor using an attendance spreadsheet. The monitoring of attendance will take into consideration legitimate requests for absence, such as those outlined in the CQUniversity Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework) document, and these will not be counted as absence for the purpose of this attendance requirement.
No submission method provided.
- Communication
- Ethical practice
- Demonstrate acceptable professional and ethical behaviours consistent with a physiotherapy practitioner.
As a CQUniversity student you are expected to act honestly in all aspects of your academic work.
Any assessable work undertaken or submitted for review or assessment must be your own work. Assessable work is any type of work you do to meet the assessment requirements in the unit, including draft work submitted for review and feedback and final work to be assessed.
When you use the ideas, words or data of others in your assessment, you must thoroughly and clearly acknowledge the source of this information by using the correct referencing style for your unit. Using others’ work without proper acknowledgement may be considered a form of intellectual dishonesty.
Participating honestly, respectfully, responsibly, and fairly in your university study ensures the CQUniversity qualification you earn will be valued as a true indication of your individual academic achievement and will continue to receive the respect and recognition it deserves.
As a student, you are responsible for reading and following CQUniversity’s policies, including the Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure. This policy sets out CQUniversity’s expectations of you to act with integrity, examples of academic integrity breaches to avoid, the processes used to address alleged breaches of academic integrity, and potential penalties.
What is a breach of academic integrity?
A breach of academic integrity includes but is not limited to plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion, cheating, contract cheating, and academic misconduct. The Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure defines what these terms mean and gives examples.
Why is academic integrity important?
A breach of academic integrity may result in one or more penalties, including suspension or even expulsion from the University. It can also have negative implications for student visas and future enrolment at CQUniversity or elsewhere. Students who engage in contract cheating also risk being blackmailed by contract cheating services.
Where can I get assistance?
For academic advice and guidance, the Academic Learning Centre (ALC) can support you in becoming confident in completing assessments with integrity and of high standard.