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Unit of Study OSTP2006 - Osteopathic Studies IV (2022)

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  • Enrolment information

    This unit contains professional experience learning/ laboratory activities that require students to meet mandatory compliance requirements prior to attending. Failure to comply with these requirements will result in you being unable to undertake the Professional Experience Learning and/or stipulated Laboratory Activity which may result in failure of the unit. Full details are available at https://www.scu.edu.au/health/health-placements/. Please note Full Covid-19 vaccination is a mandatory requirement associated with the placement element of this unit of study. This requirement has been stipulated by the placement providers. It is strongly recommended that only students who meet this requirement enrol in this unit.

Unit description

Deepens the skills of osteopathic diagnosis and treatment to a clinical practice level, and develops reflective practice on ethical and patient-centred problem solving in clinical practice. Students are introduced to high velocity technique, its evidence base and application in conditions of the lumbar spine, pelvis and lower limbs.

Unit content

  • Osteopathic diagnosis – integration of screening procedures and spinal biomechanical findings using the neuromusculoskeletal model
  • Osteopathic technique – high velocity technique – evidence base and introductory techniques for the spine, pelvis and lower limbs
  • Introduction to clinical reasoning using an osteopathic approach
  • Rehabilitation strategies for chronic pain presentations – clinical guidelines
  • External clinical placement – observation in osteopathic clinics

Availabilities

Location Domestic International
Gold Coast
Session2
Session2
Lismore
Session2
Session2

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:

critically analyse questions about the evidence basis of osteopathic health care

develop and reflect upon safe and contextually-relevant patient handling and interactive skills

analyse and interpret relevant information to support clinical reasoning for advanced osteopathic diagnosis and management (integrative neuromusculoskeletal)

appraise the evidence pertaining to the use of high velocity manipulative techniques in the lumbar spine, pelvis and lower limbs

demonstrate the safe and effective use of high velocity manipulative techniques.

Prescribed learning resources

Prescribed Texts
  • Nicholas, A & Nicholas, E, 2015, Atlas of Osteopathic Techniques, 3rd edn, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins , Philadelphia, United States. ISBN: 9781451193411 .

Prescribed Learning Resources may change in future Teaching Periods.