PSIO12001 - Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy 1

General Information

Unit Synopsis

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 the assessment and treatment of common clinical presentations in musculoskeletal practice. The completion of this unit will enable you to apply effective clinical reasoning that underpins your selection and performance of evidence-based and client-centred physiotherapeutic assessment and treatment techniques.

Details

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 2
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 2
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
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:

  • PSIO11003 Foundations of Physiotherapy Practice 2
  • BMSC11007 Medical Anatomy and Physiology 1
  • BMSC11008 Medical Anatomy and Physiology 2

Co-requisite:

  • PSIO12006 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).

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Residential School No Residential School

Unit Availabilities from Term 1 - 2024

Term 1 - 2024 Profile
Bundaberg
Rockhampton

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).

Assessment Overview

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.

Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task Weighting
1. Online Quiz(zes) 20%
2. In-class Test(s) 40%
3. Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs) 40%
4. On-campus Activity 0%

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

Past Exams

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Previous Feedback

Term 1 - 2023 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 93.75% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 34.04% response rate.

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.

Source: SUTE Survey
Feedback
Students recommended that more clarity be provided regarding the group work assignment.
Recommendation
It is recommended that academics provide clearer information regarding the expectations of the group work assignment.
Action Taken
Clear explanation of the group assignment was provided early in the term and 30 minute question and answer session was held for students to ask questions and seek clarity abou the task requirements.
Source: SUTE Survey
Feedback
Students recommended that more videos be provided of additional techniques.
Recommendation
Where possible, it is recommended that academic staff provide additional videos for all techniques presented within PSIO12001.
Action Taken
Additional videos were provided for the Lumbar Spine assessment techniques.
Source: SUTE Data
Feedback
Students requested minor admendments to the Practical Skills Workbook and Lecture Notes Workbook to improve useability.
Recommendation
It is recommended that minor amendments be made to the Practical Skills Workbook and Lecture Slides Workbook.
Action Taken
Nil.
Unit learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  1. Identify and discuss the clinical presentation of musculoskeletal conditions of the lower limb, pelvis, and lumbar spine
  2. Identify and discuss safe, effective, and evidence-based assessment and treatment techniques for musculoskeletal conditions of the lower limb, pelvis, and lumbar spine
  3. Demonstrate safe, effective, and evidence-based assessment techniques for the lower limb, pelvis, and lumbar spine, and interpret and analyse the findings
  4. Demonstrate safe, effective, and evidence-based physiotherapy interventions for the lower limb, pelvis, and lumbar spine, and be able to progress and/or regress appropriately
  5. 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
1 2 3 4 5
1 - Online Quiz(zes) • •
2 - In-class Test(s) • •
3 - Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs) • • •
4 - On-campus Activity •
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
• Introductory Level
• Intermediate Level
• Graduate Level
Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
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 • • • • •
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
• Introductory Level
• Intermediate Level
• Graduate Level
Assessment Tasks Graduate Attributes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10