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Strength and Conditioning for Life (PHTY90125)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 6.25On Campus (Parkville)
Overview
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Evidence supports physiotherapist-led therapeutic clinical exercise as a primary intervention for health across the lifespan. This subject aims to meet the demands of the current working environment by developing students' understanding of strength and conditioning principles, incorporating clinical therapeutic exercise prescription and outcome measurements relevant to well-being and health conditions across the lifespan. Students will achieve this through a combination of online resources and interactive practical classes, designed to advance their exercise prescription and implementation skills of various exercises across the lifespan.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- Demonstrate effective verbal and non-verbal communication skills to optimise clinical therapeutic exercises across a range of health conditions
- Integrate prior knowledge and build on pathophysiological understanding of adaptations to strength and conditioning exercise programs for well-being and health across the lifespan
- Implement principles of strength and conditioning program design and outcome measurements within a patient-centred framework based on high quality peer-reviewed research across the lifespan
- Educate and communicate with patients on the safety, risks and benefits of strength and conditioning exercise programs across diverse cultures and health conditions
- Select, justify and coach a range of clinical therapeutic exercises for a specific health condition
- Explore and reflect on the personal and environmental factors that influence a patient's health behaviours and motivation to exercise at an appropriate and safe level
Generic skills
- Development of skills in practical thinking, reasoning and decision making;
- Written and verbal communication skills, including group presentation skills ;
- Be able to examine, critically synthesise and evaluate scientific and clinical information;
- Participate in collaborative learning.
Last updated: 8 November 2024