| Effective Term: | 2024/05 |
| Institute / School : | Institute of Health and Wellbeing |
| Unit Title: | Exercise Physiology for Neurological Conditions |
| Unit ID: | EXPHS6013 |
| Credit Points: | 15.00 |
| Prerequisite(s): | Nil |
| Co-requisite(s): | Nil |
| Exclusion(s): | Nil |
| ASCED: | 061799 |
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| Brief description of the Unit |
This unit outlines the knowledge, skills and values to appropriately prescribe clinical exercise physiology programs for neurological conditions. Students will be required to demonstrate an understanding of a range of neurological manifestations/deficits commonly seen in specific neurological conditions. Students will be required to demonstrate appropriate clinical management and use assessment outcome measures to inform and guide exercise prescription for specific neurological conditions. Students will also learn about the pathophysiology of types of pain including the complex sequela of chronic pain. |
| Grade Scheme: | Graded (HD, D, C, P, MF, F, XF) |
| Work Experience Indicator: |
| No work experience |
| Placement Component: | No |
| Supplementary Assessment:Yes |
| Where supplementary assessment is available a student must have failed overall in the Unit but gained a final mark of 45 per cent or above, has completed all major assessment tasks (including all sub-components where a task has multiple parts) as specified in the Unit Description and is not eligible for any other form of supplementary assessment |
| Course Level: |
| Level of Unit in Course | AQF Level(s) of Course | | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | | Introductory | | | | | | | | Intermediate | | | | |  | | | Advanced | | | | | | |
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| Learning Outcomes: |
| On successful completion of the unit the students are expected to be able to: |
| Knowledge: |
| K1. | Explain distinct types and sources of pain including the pathophysiology of chronic pain |
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| K2. | Differentiate between the various physiological manifestations of neurological conditions. |
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| K3. | Explain the aetiology, diagnosis and related considerations for common progressive and non-progressive neurological conditions. |
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| K4. | Implement the principles of functional clinical exercise physiology and specific neurological clinical exercise physiology program design. |
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| K5. | Utilise the appropriate clinical management and exercise prescription protocols (including the role of exercise in disease management) that apply to common neurological conditions. |
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| K6. | Recognise common signs and symptoms associated with neurological pathologies (e.g. autonomic dysreflexia, hypotension, elevated core temperature). |
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| K7. | Explain the need for modifying communication strategies to improve effectiveness in common neurological conditions. |
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| Skills: |
| S1. | Demonstrate the ability to plan and design a clinical exercise physiology program to assist in the overall management of common progressive and non-progressive neurological conditions. |
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| S2. | Demonstrate proficiency in targeted assessment and testing procedures appropriate for specific neurological conditions. |
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| S3. | Demonstrate an advanced ability to design, demonstrate, implement and modify targeted exercise physiology exercises for specific neurological conditions. |
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| Application of knowledge and skills: |
| A1. | Compare and select appropriate testing procedures for clients with common progressive or non-progressive neurological conditions. |
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| A2. | Interpret and apply assessment/test outcome measures to inform the development and implementation of targeted and progressive clinical exercise physiology programs for the neurological conditions covered. |
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| A3. | Apply advanced clinical reasoning skills in determining and implementing appropriate multidisciplinary management protocols for the neurological conditions covered. |
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| Unit Content: |
Pathophysiology of pain Types Chronic Clinical manifestations of neurological conditions Progressive neurological conditions (including but not limited to): Motor Neuron Disease Multiple Sclerosis Muscular Dystrophy Parkinsons Disease Non-progressive neurological conditions (including but not limited to): Cerebral Palsy Stroke Acquired/Traumatic Brain Injury Spinal Cord Injury Peripheral Nerve Injury Principles of functional exercise physiology Motor control Motor abilities Motor adaptation Neurological exercise physiology program design Clinical exercise physiology strategies for neurological conditions |
| Graduate Attributes: |
| | Learning Outcomes Assessed | Assessment Tasks | Assessment Type | Weighting | | 1. | K2, K3, K5 K6 | Research and report on the efficacy of exercise evidence base for common neurological conditions. | Written evidence-based review. | 20% - 40% | | 2. | K4-K6, S1-S3, A1-A3 | Completion of a practically assessed case study scenario involving assessment and prescriptive components | Practical examination | 20% - 40% | | 3. | K1- K4, K5, K7 | Completion of online theory test covering lecture content from weeks 1-12 inclusive. | Online theory tests | 20%-40% |
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