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Overview

Application and integration of the principles of biological, social and medical sciences and evidence-informed practice to the introductory skills of musculoskeletal, neurological and cardiopulmonary physiotherapy rehabilitation.

About this paper

Paper title Physiotherapy Rehabilitation Science 1
Subject Physiotherapy
EFTS 0.38
Points 48 points
Teaching period Full Year (On campus)
Domestic Tuition Fees ( NZD ) $3,339.44
International Tuition Fees Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website.
Limited to
BPhty
Contact

First Semester: Dr Ewan Kennedy

Second Semester: Dr Carrie Falling

Teaching staff

Dr Prasath Jayakaran (Paper Co-ordinator, first semester)

Dr Carrie Falling (Paper Co-ordinator, second semester)

Associate Professor Cathy Chapple

Dr Ally Calder

Dr Ewan Kennedy

Professor Leigh Hale

Professor Gisela Sole

Associate Professor Lynley Anderson

Chris Higgs

Dr Emily Gray

Elijah Areli

Katrina Bryant

Claire Hargest

Lizz Carrington

Dr Sarah Rhodes

Associate Professor Ram Mani

Rebecca Armstrong

Donna Smith

Dr. Olivia Galea

Ashleigh Taylor

Heather Patterson

Jen Mepham

Gerard Farrell

Paper Structure
The paper is designed as a 48-point, full-year paper with both formal lectures and laboratory sessions supplemented by self-directed modules and learning tasks scheduled throughout the paper to ensure the acquisition of effective, appropriate and safe clinical skills.
Teaching Arrangements
All teaching is undertaken on campus.
Textbooks

Essential

  • Main, Eleanor & Denehy, Linda. Cardiorespiratory Physiotherapy: Adults and Paediatrics (5th edition). Churchill Livingstone. ISBN:9780702047312
  • Watson, Tim. Electrophysical Agents: Evidence-based Practice - Physiotherapy Essentials (13th edition, 2020). Elsevier. ISBN:9780702051517
  • Coombes, Jeff. ESSA's Student Manual for Health, Exercise and Sport Assessment (2nd edition, 2021). Elsevier. ISBN:9780729542692
  • Shumway-Cook, Anne. Motor Control: Translating Research into Clinical Practice (6th edition, 2022). Lippincott Williams & Wil. ISBN:9781975158279
  • Shumway-Cook, Anne, PT, PhD, Fapta. Motor Control: Motor Control: Translating Research Into Clinical Practice (5th edition). Lippincott Williams & Wil. IBSN:9781496302632
  • Petty, Nicola J. Musculoskeletal Examination and Assessment - Volume 1: A Handbook for Therapists (6th edition). Elsevier. IBSN:9780702067174
  • Lennon, Sheila. Physical Management for Neurological Conditions. Elsevier. IBSN:9780702071744
  • Main, Denehy. Physiotherapy for Respiratory and Cardiac Problems: Adults and Paediatrics (6th edition, 2022). Elsevier. IBSN:9780702081064
  • Kisner, Carolyn & Lynn Colby. Therapeutic Exercise: Foundations and Techniques (8th edition). F A Davis. IBSN:9780803658509

Recommended

  • Brukner, Peter et al. Brukner and Khan's Clinical Sports Medicine vol 1: Injuries (5th edition). McGraw Hill Australia. ISBN:9781760421663
  • Pountney, Teresa. Physiotherapy for children (2007). Butterworth-Heinemann/Elsevier. ISBN:0750688866 / ISBN:9780750688864
Graduate Attributes Emphasised
Global perspective, Interdisciplinary perspective, Lifelong learning, Scholarship, Communication, Critical thinking, Cultural understanding, Ethics, Environmental literacy, Information literacy, Research, Self-motivation, Teamwork.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes.
Learning Outcomes

Students who successfully complete the paper should be able to:

  1. Demonstrate an understanding of the Te Whare Tapa Whā model of healthcare and its application to physiotherapy rehabilitation and practice, centred on the holistic health and wellbeing of the client
  2. Demonstrate knowledge of relevant anatomy, physiology, pathology, biomechanics, other biomedical sciences relevant to human health and function, and psychosocial and other determinants of health within the context of physiotherapy and best available research evidence
  3. Demonstrate an understanding of clients, self, context and the wider community during the application of physiotherapy rehabilitation and practice, especially in consideration of ethnicity, culture, disability, gender, age and vulnerability
  4. Demonstrate good communication skills
  5. Demonstrate the skills required to be a reflective practitioner and self-directed learner
  6. Demonstrate a basic understanding of what a professional and ethical physiotherapy practitioner is.
  7. Demonstrate ability to use education and lead education of others
  8. Demonstrate basic knowledge and understanding of theoretical concepts and principles relevant to physiotherapy practice, including evidence-based practice
  9. Apply basic knowledge and understanding of core theoretical concepts and principles relevant to physiotherapy practice across the lifespan, from birth to end of life care
  10. Apply basic knowledge and understanding of core theoretical concepts and principles relevant to physiotherapy practice across acute, rehabilitation and community practice in a range of environments and settings
  11. Demonstrate an understanding of interprofessional and collaborative practice
  12. Demonstrate basic knowledge and understanding of theoretical concepts and principles relevant to physiotherapy practice in health promotion and facilitation of client self-management strategies to enhance their health and well-being
  13. Discuss methodological issues related to basic measurement and evaluation in physiotherapy
  14. Demonstrate, at a basic level, an efficient, effective, culturally responsive and client-centred physiotherapy assessment, including:
  • Explain the purpose of physiotherapy assessment and any relevant risks and options
  • Conduct an appropriate and relevant client interview, collecting information about the client's prior function, physical abilities and participation, and identify the client's expectations of physiotherapy
  • Plan a physiotherapy assessment drawing on applied knowledge of pathology, anatomy, physiology, other core biomedical sciences relevant to human health and function and determinants of health relevant to the client's impairments, limitations and participation restrictions
  • Analyse movement to differentiate between normal and abnormal function and apply this to the clinical reasoning process
  • Select and demonstrate basic diagnostic tests, assessment tools and outcome measures of body structure and function, specifically, of joint range of motion, muscle performance, sensory status, soft tissue integrity, and cardio-respiratory function
  • Select and demonstrate basic diagnostic tests, assessment tools and outcome measures of activity, specifically, posture and balance, gait and mobility, upper limb function, capacity for exercise and activities of daily living
  • Recognise and evaluate the social, personal and environmental factors that may impact on a client's functioning, disability and health
  1. Demonstrate a basic understanding of the clinical reasoning process used to integrate knowledge of a client's presenting problems with the information gathered during the physiotherapy assessment, to explain the diagnosis and/or causes of presenting problems
  2. Demonstrate the use of mobility adjuncts, safe patient handling and transfer skills
  3. Develop and safely and effectively apply basic evidenced-based physiotherapy treatment programmes, underpinned by sound clinical reasoning, to manage clients with simple health and movement dysfunction
  4. Demonstrate the ability to prescribe and modify treatment and exercise programmes according to the specific requirements of the client
  5. Use knowledge and understanding of core theoretical concepts and principles, relevant to physiotherapy practice in health promotion and facilitation of client self-management strategies, to enhance their health and well-being

Overview

Application and integration of the principles of biological, social and medical sciences and evidence-informed practice to the introductory skills of musculoskeletal, neurological and cardiopulmonary physiotherapy rehabilitation.

About this paper

Paper title Physiotherapy Rehabilitation Science 1
Subject Physiotherapy
EFTS 0.38
Points 48 points
Teaching period Full Year (On campus)
Domestic Tuition Fees Tuition Fees for 2027 have not yet been set
International Tuition Fees Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website.
Limited to
BPhty
Contact

Semester 1- Dr Ewan Kennedy

Semester 2- Dr Carrie Falling

Teaching staff

Dr Ewan Kennedy (Paper Co-ordinator, first semester)

Dr Carrie Falling (Paper Co-ordinator, second semester)

Associate Professor Cathy Chapple

Dr Ally Calder

Professor Leigh Hale

Professor Gisela Sole

Chris Higgs

Dr Emily Gray

Elijah Areli

Katrina Bryant

Claire Hargest

Lizz Carrington

Dr Sarah Rhodes

Associate Professor Ram Mani

Rebecca Armstrong

Donna Smith

Ashleigh Taylor

Heather Patterson

Jen Mepham

Dr Gerard Farrell

Paper Structure
The paper is designed as a 48-point, full-year paper with both formal lectures and laboratory sessions supplemented by self-directed modules and learning tasks scheduled throughout the paper to ensure the acquisition of effective, appropriate and safe clinical skills.
Teaching Arrangements
All teaching is undertaken on campus.
Textbooks

Essential

  • Main, Eleanor & Denehy, Linda. Cardiorespiratory Physiotherapy: Adults and Paediatrics (5th edition). Churchill Livingstone. ISBN:9780702047312
  • Watson, Tim. Electrophysical Agents: Evidence-based Practice - Physiotherapy Essentials (13th edition, 2020). Elsevier. ISBN:9780702051517
  • Coombes, Jeff. ESSA's Student Manual for Health, Exercise and Sport Assessment (2nd edition, 2021). Elsevier. ISBN:9780729542692
  • Shumway-Cook, Anne. Motor Control: Translating Research into Clinical Practice (6th edition, 2022). Lippincott Williams & Wil. ISBN:9781975158279
  • Shumway-Cook, Anne, PT, PhD, Fapta. Motor Control: Motor Control: Translating Research Into Clinical Practice (5th edition). Lippincott Williams & Wil. IBSN:9781496302632
  • Petty, Nicola J. Musculoskeletal Examination and Assessment - Volume 1: A Handbook for Therapists (6th edition). Elsevier. IBSN:9780702067174
  • Lennon, Sheila. Physical Management for Neurological Conditions. Elsevier. IBSN:9780702071744
  • Main, Denehy. Physiotherapy for Respiratory and Cardiac Problems: Adults and Paediatrics (6th edition, 2022). Elsevier. IBSN:9780702081064
  • Kisner, Carolyn & Lynn Colby. Therapeutic Exercise: Foundations and Techniques (8th edition). F A Davis. IBSN:9780803658509

Recommended

  • Brukner, Peter et al. Brukner and Khan's Clinical Sports Medicine vol 1: Injuries (5th edition). McGraw Hill Australia. ISBN:9781760421663
  • Pountney, Teresa. Physiotherapy for children (2007). Butterworth-Heinemann/Elsevier. ISBN:0750688866 / ISBN:9780750688864
Graduate Attributes Emphasised
Global perspective, Interdisciplinary perspective, Lifelong learning, Scholarship, Communication, Critical thinking, Cultural understanding, Ethics, Environmental literacy, Information literacy, Research, Self-motivation, Teamwork.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes.
Learning Outcomes

Students who successfully complete the paper should be able to:

  1. Demonstrate an understanding of the Te Whare Tapa Whā model of healthcare and its application to physiotherapy rehabilitation and practice, centred on the holistic health and wellbeing of the client
  2. Demonstrate knowledge of relevant anatomy, physiology, pathology, biomechanics, other biomedical sciences relevant to human health and function, and psychosocial and other determinants of health within the context of physiotherapy and best available research evidence
  3. Demonstrate an understanding of clients, self, context and the wider community during the application of physiotherapy rehabilitation and practice, especially in consideration of ethnicity, culture, disability, gender, age and vulnerability
  4. Demonstrate good communication skills
  5. Demonstrate the skills required to be a reflective practitioner and self-directed learner
  6. Demonstrate a basic understanding of what a professional and ethical physiotherapy practitioner is
  7. Demonstrate ability to use education and lead the education of others
  8. Demonstrate basic knowledge and understanding of theoretical concepts and principles relevant to physiotherapy practice, including evidence-based practice
  9. Apply basic knowledge and understanding of core theoretical concepts and principles relevant to physiotherapy practice across the lifespan, from birth to end of life care
  10. Apply basic knowledge and understanding of core theoretical concepts and principles relevant to physiotherapy practice across acute, rehabilitation and community practice in a range of environments and settings
  11. Demonstrate an understanding of interprofessional and collaborative practice
  12. Demonstrate basic knowledge and understanding of theoretical concepts and principles relevant to physiotherapy practice in health promotion and facilitation of client self-management strategies to enhance their health and well-being
  13. Discuss methodological issues related to basic measurement and evaluation in physiotherapy
  14. Demonstrate, at a basic level, an efficient, effective, culturally responsive and client-centred physiotherapy assessment, including:
    • Explaining the purpose of physiotherapy assessment and any relevant risks and options
    • Conducting an appropriate and relevant client interview, collecting information about the client's prior function, physical abilities and participation, and identify the client's expectations of physiotherapy
    • Planning a physiotherapy assessment drawing on applied knowledge of pathology, anatomy, physiology, other core biomedical sciences relevant to human health and function and determinants of health relevant to the client's impairments, limitations and participation restrictions
    • Analysing movement to differentiate between normal and abnormal function and apply this to the clinical reasoning process
    • Selecting and demonstrating basic diagnostic tests, assessment tools and outcome measures of body structure and function, specifically, of joint range of motion, muscle performance, sensory status, soft tissue integrity, and cardio-respiratory function
    • Selecting and demonstrating basic diagnostic tests, assessment tools and outcome measures of activity, specifically, posture and balance, gait and mobility, upper limb function, capacity for exercise and activities of daily living
    • Recognising and evaluating the social, personal and environmental factors that may impact on a client's functioning, disability and health
  15. Demonstrate a basic understanding of the clinical reasoning process used to integrate knowledge of a client's presenting problems with the information gathered during the physiotherapy assessment, to explain the diagnosis and/or causes of presenting problems
  16. Demonstrate the use of mobility adjuncts, safe patient handling and transfer skills
  17. Develop and safely and effectively apply basic evidenced-based physiotherapy treatment programmes, underpinned by sound clinical reasoning, to manage clients with simple health and movement dysfunction
  18. Demonstrate the ability to prescribe and modify treatment and exercise programmes according to the specific requirements of the client
  19. Use knowledge and understanding of core theoretical concepts and principles, relevant to physiotherapy practice in health promotion and facilitation of client self-management strategies, to enhance their health and well-being
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