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Unit of Study OSTP1001 - Osteopathic Manual Therapy 1 (2025)

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Unit Snapshot

  • Unit type

    UG Coursework Unit

  • Credit points

    12

  • Faculty/College

    Faculty of Health

  • Placement

    No

  • Enrolment information

    Please note this unit has assessments scheduled in Week 7 which will require attendance on-campus. Details will be provided closer to the time.

Unit description

Provides a critical and reflective introduction to the history and principles of osteopathic medicine, the osteopathic concept of diagnosis and treatment, and introduces safe, reliable application of techniques, scientific evidence of osteopathy, risk assessment and informed consent.

Unit content

  1. Osteopathic philosophy - concept and principles in the context of osteopathic medicine in the Australian and international health sectors
  2. Introduction to principles of palpation, osteopathic diagnosis, assessment, and treatment including practitioner self-care
  3. Introduction to soft tissue methods – general and regional
  4. Introduction to the scientific evidence of osteopathy, risk assessment and informed consent
  5. Range of motion assessment and introduction to articulation
  6. Ethics of osteopathic practice in the context of a regulated health care system

 

Availabilities

Location Domestic International
Gold Coast
Term2
Term2

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

reflect on the principles of osteopathic medicine, particularly in relation to a holistic health paradigm

explain the accepted scope of osteopathic practice in the Australian and international health sectors

demonstrate and explain the basic concepts of osteopathic diagnosis

demonstrate and reflect upon safe and effective basic soft tissue skills, body handling and practitioner self-care

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