Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation (REHB90007)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Online
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About this subject
Contact information
Term 2
Email: continuing-education@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: + 61 3 8344 0149
Contact hours: https://unimelb.edu.au/professional-development/contact-us
Term 4
Email: continuing-education@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: + 61 3 8344 0149
Contact hours: https://unimelb.edu.au/professional-development/contact-us
Please refer to the LMS for up-to-date subject information, including assessment and participation requirements, for subjects being offered in 2020.
Overview
| Availability | Term 2 - Online Term 4 - Online |
|---|---|
| Fees | Look up fees |
This wholly online subject explores core theory and frameworks that underpin Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation in specific and diverse practice contexts. The subject will provide students with the opportunity to gain knowledge and develop skills that enable them to implement musculoskeletal assessment and management models in their practice context. Biomedicaland biopsychosocial paradigms are examined; alongside an emphasis on contemporary structure and function and developing movement and task analysis skills. With consideration of relevant services, systems & policies, these are applied to the clinical reasoning, decisions and evaluation of patient-centred musculoskeletal rehabilitation plans. There is an opportunity to select modules to allow flexibility for students to choose areas of musculoskeletal rehabilitation practice that best match their disciplinary interests or work context. These include hospital, community and sports & exercise contexts. Similarly, students will be given options to tailor case-examinations and assessment tasks according to their specific area of practice.
Following an introduction to musculoskeletal rehabilitation, movement analysis and exercise therapy, students can choose two from three modules that best meets their learning needs. In the relevant area of practice, each of these modules explores service models, strategic policies and practice standards that inform therapeutic interventions and features of comprehensive care in priority areas. These modules are:
- Hospital based musculoskeletal rehabilitation
- Musculoskeletal rehabilitation in the community
- Musculoskeletal rehabilitation for Sports & Exercise
Students will develop the skills to identify literature and clinical guidelines related to case management. It is envisaged that study within these modules will underpin case selection for the integration and application of evidence informed musculoskeletal rehabilitation practice, culminating in a case-presentation assessment task. On completion of this subject, students will demonstrate skills in developing and justifying an evidence-informed rehabilitation program for an individual with a neuro-musculoskeletal condition. There is structured opportunity for peer review of the rehabilitation program design, critical review of the context and reflection on practice.
Intended learning outcomes
The curriculum is designed around three elements, which provide integration throughout the course
Theory and Practice:
- Apply knowledge of musculoskeletal assessment and management models to demonstrate critical and advanced clinical reasoning skills enabling effective assessment and management of patients with neuro-musculoskeletal disorders
- Demonstrate critical use of a comprehensive knowledge base of the biomedical, biopsychosocial and clinical sciences in Musculoskeletal rehabilitation
- Compare and contrast functional and dysfunctional neuro-musculoskeletal movement patterns with sensitivity and specificity, enabling effective assessment and management of patients with musculoskeletal disorders
- Demonstrate critical use of a comprehensive knowledge base of behavioural science and communication in Musculoskeletal rehabilitation
Evidence and Innovation:
- Identify, critically appraise and interpret current research knowledge evaluating Musculoskeletal rehabilitation practice and service models
- Select and justify appropriate approaches to assessment and management in Musculoskeletal rehabilitation at the person and service level
Clinical Practice in Context:
- Propose and justify Musculoskeletal rehabilitation programs with explicit consideration of biomedical, clinical, behavioural and environmental factors that can influence selection of an appropriate plan
- Apply knowledge of movement analysis and exercise therapy to develop, explain and justify an appropriate rehabilitation intervention within your setting
Generic skills
On completion of this subject, students will have had the opportunity to develop the skills associated with:
- Applying knowledge, analytical and clinical reasoning skills to design patient-centred multi-factorial neuro-musculoskeletal interventions
- Seeking and utilising available professional and clinical practice models as components of evidence based and best practice
- Reflecting on their personal skills, practice experience and limitations; identifying learning opportunities to build on their knowledge and skills to promote best practice
- Engage in and recognise the value of seeking peer review and expanding the community of practice to extend own learning and patient outcomes
- Confidence in their approach to designing and justifying unique rehabilitation programs for Musculoskeletal condition
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Recommended background knowledge
Graduate level knowledge of the health care system and professional role consistent with a bachelor program in a health care science.
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Assessment
Due to the impact of COVID-19, assessment may differ from that published in the Handbook. Students are reminded to check the subject assessment requirements published in the subject outline on the LMS
| Description | Timing | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Weekly contribution to online discussion
| Throughout the teaching period | 10% |
Reflection on practice 1
| Week 3 | 15% |
Reflection on practice 2
| Week 7 | 15% |
Written Assignment (Movement analysis)
| Week 5 | 20% |
Case Presentation
| Week 9 | 40% |
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- Term 2 - Online
Coordinators Sonya Moore and Nino La Scala Mode of delivery Online Contact hours Approximately 32 hours (8 weeks x 4 hrs). This is a fully online subject that is delivered over 8 weeks with a combination of guided and independent learning. There will be a mix of didactic instruction (videos and texts) and facilitated synchronous (3 x 1 hr webinars) and asynchronous activity (weekly discussion board tasks), which will equate to approximately 4 hours per week. Total time commitment 140 hours Pre teaching start date 20 April 2020 Pre teaching requirements There is a one week pre-teaching period during which students can choose to: 1. View a video presentation of an overview of the subject, assessment requirements and student participation expectations 2. Engage with discussion board to meet their tutors and colleagues enrolled in the program 3. Become familiar with the library by completing a small task that requires navigation of library resources and 4. Complete one online task, which will familiarise them with online learning requirements. This task can involve a quick quiz, reading a newspaper piece on a contemporary debate or reading a seminar paper on the subject. These activities serve to familiarise the students with the online learning environment and prepare the students for commencing their learning fully informed about the requirements of the subject. Teaching period 27 April 2020 to 21 June 2020 Last self-enrol date 21 April 2020 Census date 15 May 2020 Last date to withdraw without fail 5 June 2020 Assessment period ends 28 June 2020 Term 2 contact information
Email: continuing-education@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: + 61 3 8344 0149
Contact hours: https://unimelb.edu.au/professional-development/contact-us
- Term 4 - Online
Coordinators Nino La Scala and Sonya Moore Mode of delivery Online Contact hours Approximately 32 hours (8 weeks x 4 hrs). This is a fully online subject that is delivered over 8 weeks with a combination of guided and independent learning. There will be a mix of didactic instruction (videos and texts) and facilitated synchronous (3 x 1 hr webinars) and asynchronous activity (weekly discussion board tasks), which will equate to approximately 4 hours per week. Total time commitment 140 hours Pre teaching start date 5 October 2020 Pre teaching requirements There is a one week pre-teaching period during which students can choose to: 1. View a video presentation of an overview of the subject, assessment requirements and student participation expectations 2. Engage with discussion board to meet their tutors and colleagues enrolled in the program 3. Become familiar with the library by completing a small task that requires navigation of library resources and 4. Complete one online task, which will familiarise them with online learning requirements. This task can involve a quick quiz, reading a newspaper piece on a contemporary debate or reading a seminar paper on the subject. These activities serve to familiarise the students with the online learning environment and prepare the students for commencing their learning fully informed about the requirements of the subject. Teaching period 12 October 2020 to 6 December 2020 Last self-enrol date 6 October 2020 Census date 30 October 2020 Last date to withdraw without fail 20 November 2020 Assessment period ends 13 December 2020 Term 4 contact information
Email: continuing-education@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: + 61 3 8344 0149
Contact hours: https://unimelb.edu.au/professional-development/contact-us
Time commitment details
Approximately 140 hours, (9 weeks x 12 hrs + approximately 32 contact hours). The final assessment task will be submitted at the end of week 9. Students will be expected to complete independent learning activity equivalent to approximately 12 hours a week over the 9 weeks.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
- Subject notes
There is a one week pre-teaching period during which students can choose to:
1) View a video presentation of an overview of the subject, assessment requirements and student expectations
2) Engage with discussion board to meet their tutors and colleagues enrolled in the program
3) Become familiar with the library by completing a small task that requires navigation of library resources and
4) Complete one online task that will familiarise them with online learning requirements. This task can involve a quick quiz, reading a newspaper piece on a contemporary debate or reading a seminar paper on the subject.
These activities serve to familiarise the students with the online learning environment and prepare the students for commencing in their learning fully informed about the requirements of the subject.
- Related Handbook entries
- Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Please note Single Subject Studies via Community Access Program is not available to student visa holders or applicants
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
Last updated: 3 November 2022