Neurological Focused Physiotherapy

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Effective Term: 2025/02
Institute / School :Institute of Health and Wellbeing
Unit Title: Neurological Focused Physiotherapy
Unit ID: NHPPS2013
Credit Points: 15.00
Prerequisite(s): (NHPBM1032 or NHPPS1122) (NHPPS1002)
Co-requisite(s): (NHPPS2113)
Exclusion(s): Nil
ASCED: 061701
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Brief description of the Unit

Students will be introduced to the role that physiotherapists have in the presentation of neurological pathology. This will cover both pathology that occurs following acute trauma (i.e spinal cord injury, stroke) or that occurs developmentally. The unit will cover the pathophysiology of the presentations along with the expected physical impairments that occur secondary to the disease. Practical skills will be taught concerning the management of pathology, which will continue to build on the clinical reasoning skills taught within the previous physiotherapy units. Students are expected to apply evidence based practice to these particular skills. Students are exposed to a variety of treatment options including targeted equipment prescription, motor control and sensory training

Grade Scheme: Graded (HD, D, C, P, MF, F, XF)
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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
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Application of physiotherapy within neurology Impairment of the motor and somatosensory system Pathology of the central nervous system (i.e stroke, acquired brain injury) Pathology of spinal cord injury Pathology of motor neurone disease Pathology of cranial nerve injury Assessment and treatment of vertigo Subjective and objective assessment of the neurological patient Movement analysis across a variety of functional settings Analysis of balance Prescription of assistive technology

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