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Unit Summary
Unit type
UG Coursework Unit
Credit points
12
AQF level
Level of learning
Advanced
Former School/College
Pre-requisites
HLT10483 - Osteopathic Studies III AND SCI10475 - Neuroscience
Unit aim
Further advances the students' osteopathic diagnosis and technique abilities, and prepares students for the clinical training in personal and professional skill development.
Unit content
Topic 1: Evidence-based orthopaedic evaluation of pelvis, hip and lower limb
Topic 2: Critique evidence for osteopathic diagnosis of the pelvis
Topic 3: Muscle energy technique for treatment of pelvis and lower limb
Topic 4: Evidence-based neurological evaluation of lower limb
Topic 5: Neurophysiology and evidence-based management of chronic pain states
Topic 6: Contraindications to the use of osteopathic techniques
Topic 7: Ethical practice and critical reflection
Topic 8: Introduction to exercise and rehabilitation protocols for pelvis and lower limb
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 | explain how osteopathic principles are integrated in diagnosis and treatment | |||||||
| 2 | critically analyse and discuss health practice issues - ethics, professionalism, patient interview and therapeutic relationship | |||||||
| 3 | reflect upon and demonstrate safe and competent preclinical patient handling and interactive skills | |||||||
| 4 | explain and demonstrate osteopathic diagnostic criteria - asymmetry, range of motion - including barrier concepts, tissue environment, and tissue tenderness | |||||||
| 5 | demonstrate and explain indirect and direct osteopathic techniques including clinical reasoning/rationale for technique selection | |||||||
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
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explain how osteopathic principles are integrated in diagnosis and treatment
- GA4:
- GA6:
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critically analyse and discuss health practice issues - ethics, professionalism, patient interview and therapeutic relationship
- GA3:
- GA6:
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reflect upon and demonstrate safe and competent preclinical patient handling and interactive skills
- GA3:
- GA4:
- GA6:
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explain and demonstrate osteopathic diagnostic criteria - asymmetry, range of motion - including barrier concepts, tissue environment, and tissue tenderness
- GA4:
- GA6:
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demonstrate and explain indirect and direct osteopathic techniques including clinical reasoning/rationale for technique selection
- GA4:
- GA6:
Prescribed texts
- Nicholas A, & Nicholas E. , 2015, Atlas of Osteopathic Techniques, 3rd edn, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins , Philadelphia, United States. ISBN: 9781451193411 .