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Unit Summary
Unit type
UG Coursework Unit
Credit points
12
AQF level
Level of learning
Intermediate
Former School/College
Pre-requisites
BIO00307 - Human Physiology AND HLT10482 - Osteopathic Studies II AND BIO00207 - Mechanics for Movement AND SCI10475 - Neuroscience AND BIO01302 - Human Anatomy
Co-requisites
Unit aim
Advances further the student understanding of osteopathic diagnosis and treatment, and introduces the concept of integration of underlying principles into osteopathic health care. Building on the skills and understanding gained in Osteopathic I & II students will develop more advanced musculoskeletal diagnosis and management of different regions of the body.
Unit content
Topic 1: Patient evaluation protocols, principles of clinical reasoning
Topic 2: Principles of muscle energy and spinal motion. Intersegmental evaluation of the thoracic spine
Topic 3: Treatment of thoracic articular dysfunctions using muscle energy techniques (MET)
Topic 4: Rib cage assessment & treatment of ribs 1 & 2 using MET
Topic 5: Treatment of Ribs 3-10 using osteopathic techniques
Topic 6: Neurophysiology of pain. Assessment & treatment of rib respiratory dysfunctions
Topic 7: Intersegmental evaluation of lumbar spine
Topic 8: Treatment of lumbar articular dysfunction using MET
Topic 9: Intersegmental assessment and neurological testing of cervical spine
Topic 10: Treatment of cervical articular dysfunction MET
Topic 11: Chronic pain syndromes
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: | GA1 | GA2 | GA3 | GA4 | GA5 | GA6 | GA7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | critically discuss how osteopathic principles are integrated in diagnosis and treatment | |||||||
| 2 | demonstrate and reflect upon safe and competent patient handling skills | |||||||
| 3 | demonstrate and explain osteopathic diagnosis, ranges of motion and barriers | |||||||
| 4 | demonstrate and explain Muscle Energy Technique and Soft Tissue/Myofascial integration techniques. | |||||||
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
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critically discuss how osteopathic principles are integrated in diagnosis and treatment
- GA1:
- GA4:
- GA6:
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demonstrate and reflect upon safe and competent patient handling skills
- GA4:
- GA6:
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demonstrate and explain osteopathic diagnosis, ranges of motion and barriers
- GA1:
- GA4:
- GA6:
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demonstrate and explain Muscle Energy Technique and Soft Tissue/Myofascial integration techniques.
- GA4:
- GA6:
Prescribed texts
- Nicholas, A & Nicholas, E, 2012, Atlas of Osteopathic Techniques, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore.