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 - 2021
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
While students were understanding that COVID-19 meant that face-to-face teaching was abandoned for Term 1, several students commented on the fact that this Unit was not well suited to online learning due to the practical nature.
It is recommended that practical teaching be reinstated for future terms due to the practical nature of this course. Students acknowledge that online teaching for Term 1 was completely out of the control of the University and teaching staff due to COVID-19.
Feedback from Have Your Say
Several students commented that it would be beneficial to review their questions and answers of their online quiz to help facilitate learning.
It is recommended that the teaching team offer students individual time to review their online quiz and discuss any questions and answers with their lecturers.
Feedback from Have Your Say
The teaching staff have been praised for their passion, commitment to education and knowledge.
It is recommended that the musculoskeletal teaching team continue to provide a high standard of balanced teaching, clinical, and research experiences across multiple areas of musculoskeletal physiotherapy.
- 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 & Khans Clincal Sports Medicine: Injuries , VOL. 1
Edition: 5th (2017)
Authors: Brukner, P. & Khan, K.
McGraw-Hill Education
Australia
ISBN: 9781760421663
Binding: Hardcover
Musculoskeletal Examination and Assessment: A Handbook for Therapists
Edition: 5th (2018)
Authors: Petty, N. & Ryder, D.
Churchill Livingstone
Great Britain
ISBN: 9780702067174
Binding: Paperback
Principles of Musculoskeletal Treatment and Management: A Handbook for Therapists
Edition: 3rd (2018)
Authors: Petty, N. & Barnard., K.
Churchill Livingstone
Great Britain
ISBN: 9780702067198
Binding: Paperback
Additional Textbook Information
The Supplementary text book titled: Principles of Musculoskeletal Treatment and Management: A Handbook for Therapists by Petty and Barnard, is not required for PSIO12001 but is a required text book for PSIO13007 MSK3. Students might be able to purchase the Assessment book and the Treatment book as a package deal to save money. Please ask the Unit Coordinator if you have any questions. Dr. Luke Heales (l.heales@cqu.edu.au).
IT Resources
- CQUniversity Student Email
- Internet
- Unit Website (Moodle)
- Clinics in Motion (http://www.clinicsinmotion.com/)
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.
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, p3-34
Brukner & Khan (2017) Chapter 14 Clinical Assessment: Moving from rote to rigorous, p201-207
Brukner & Khan (2017) Chapter 17 Beware: Conditions that masquerade as sports injuries, p77-84
Events and Submissions/Topic
N/A
Module/Topic
Clinical Reasoning
Outcome Measures
Chapter
Petty & Ryder (2018) Chapter 4 Clinical Reasoning and Assessment, p122-145
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, p35-121
Brukner & Khan (2017) Chapter 17 Treatment of Sport Injuries, p247
Events and Submissions/Topic
N/A
Module/Topic
Hip, Groin, and Thigh Region
Chapter
Petty & Ryder (2018) Chapter 14 Examination of the Hip Region, p366-388
Brukner & Khan (2017) Chapters 31-34 Hip Pain, Groin Pain, Anterior Thigh Pain, Posterior Thigh Pain, p593-712
Events and Submissions/Topic
N/A
Module/Topic
Knee, Leg, and Calf Region
Chapter
Petty & Ryder (2018) Chapter 15 Examination of the Knee Region p389
Brukner & Khan (2017) Chapters 35-39 Acute knee injuries, Anterior knee pain, Lateral, medial, and posterior knee pain, Leg pain, Calf pain, p713-864
Events and Submissions/Topic
Online Quiz(zes): Due Friday 9th April
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, p418-452
Brukner & Khan (2017) Chapters 40-43: Pain in the Achilles region, Acute ankle injuries, Ankle pain, Foot pain, p865-972
Events and Submissions/Topic
N/A
Module/Topic
Introduction to Passive Accessory Movements as Treatment
Introduction to Exercise Prescription as Treatment
Chapter
Brukner & Khan (2017) Chapter 10 Training Programming and Prescription, p139-152
Brukner & Khan (2017) Chapter 17 Treatment of Sports Injuries, p251-252
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Lumbar Region
Chapter
Petty & Ryder (2018) Chapter 12 Examination of the Lumbar Region, p327-348
Brukner & Khan (2017) Chapter 29 Low Back Pain, p521-566
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Buttock Region
Neurological Assessment
Chapter
Petty & Ryder (2018) Chapter 13 Examination of the Pelvis, p349-365
Brukner & Khan (2017) Chapter 29 Buttock Pain p567-592
Events and Submissions/Topic
Reminder to complete the 'Have your say' Unit evaluations.
Module/Topic
Differentiation of Lumbar, Buttock, and Pelvis
Chapter
N/A
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: Thursday 27th May
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 online quizzes that will be held at pre-specified times and delivered via the Moodle platform.
- Quiz 1 in Week 5 Friday 9th April (10% of unit grade) - covering content from weeks 1-4 inclusive of all lectures, practicals, and required readings. The quiz will open at 8am and close at 11am.
- Quiz 2 in Week 11 Thursday 27th May (10% of unit grade) - covering content from weeks 5-10 inclusive of all lectures, practicals, and required readings. The quiz will open at 8am and close at 11am.
Each quiz will consist of up to 20 questions, and will have a time limit of 50 minutes. Due to the online nature of the quiz, the questions will be randomly generated from a bank of questions so that each student's quiz will look slightly different.
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
The average grade for both quizzes will be used in the Gradebook.
2
There are two Online Quizzes. One in Week 5 and one in Week 11. Please see Task Description for more details.
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.
- 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 12 minutes with 3 minutes of questions. All group members must participate in the oral presentation. A detailed timetable for the presentations will be released by the end of break week. You are required to wear your clinical uniform and you must be present for all students presentations.
Week 8 Friday (7 May 2021) 8:00 am AEST
This assessment will start at 8am and finish at approximately 2pm. Students are required to wear their clinical uniform and attend for the entire duration.
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 On-campus Activity
A minimum attendance rate of 85% for all scheduled tutorial and 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.
No submission method provided.
- Communication
- Ethical practice
- Demonstrate acceptable professional and ethical behaviours consistent with a physiotherapy practitioner.
4 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 separately. 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), Medical Anatomy and Physiology 1 (BMSC11007), and Medical Anatomy and Physiology 2 (BMSC11008).
During your examination you need to be attired in your full clinical uniform. It is highly likely you will be required to be a 'simulated patient' for a fellow students. 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 (15%)
- Clinical reasoning and selection, application, and interpretation of assessment (50%)
- Selection, application, and interpretation of treatment/management (30%)
- 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.
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.