| Effective Term: | 2024/05 |
| Institute / School : | Institute of Health and Wellbeing |
| Unit Title: | Orthopaedics and Sports |
| Unit ID: | NHPPS3215 |
| Credit Points: | 15.00 |
| Prerequisite(s): | (NHPPS2024 and NHPPS2124 and NHPPS2224) |
| Co-requisite(s): | Nil |
| Exclusion(s): | Nil |
| ASCED: | 061701 |
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| Brief description of the Unit |
This unit will further build on students' knowledge in relation to musculoskeletal assessment and intervention by expanding their skills towards orthopaedic and sporting presentations. Students will be expected to apply evidence based research, safety considerations and, where appropriate, explore the medico-legal implications of techniques within the sporting realm. The unit is intended to give students the foundation practical abilities to work within the professional sporting realm by exposing them to up-to-date assessment and treatment methods while reiterating and exploring the ideas of team-based therapy and critical thinking to a range of clinical scenarios. |
| Grade Scheme: | Graded (HD, D, C, P, MF, F, XF) |
| Work Experience Indicator: |
| No work experience |
| Placement Component: | |
| 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: |
| Knowledge: |
| K1. | Describe key anatomical, pathophysiological and biomechanical aspects across a variety of orthopaedic procedures |
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| K2. | Explain key anatomical, pathophysiological and biomechanical aspects across a variety of common sporting presentations |
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| K3. | Discuss the physiological principles of hydrotherapy in its use within rehabilitation |
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| K4. | Explain how various factors (i.e sleep/nutrition/psychological wellbeing) can influence sporting performance |
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| Skills: |
| S1. | Demonstrate competent, safe and appropriate performance of selected manual assessment techniques, specific to orthopaedic and sporting presentations and show an understanding of any medico-legal requirements |
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| S2. | Demonstrate an ability to appropriately prescribe end-stage rehabilitation exercises to common sporting presentations across a variety of different sports |
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| Application of knowledge and skills: |
| A1. | Apply clinical reasoning skills in the assessment and treatment planning of the acute orthopaedic patient, taking into consideration the specific goals of the individual |
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| A2. | Utilise clinical reasoning skills in the assessment and treatment planning of the elite level sportsperson, taking into consideration goals of return to sport and/or high level activity |
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| A3. | Apply skills of interprofessional practice to understand the role of the physiotherapist within an orthopeadic or sporting context |
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| A4. | Utilise evidence based research into the clinical reasoning in the assessment and treatment of a variety of orthopaedic presentations to further understand timeframe of healing, treatment pathways and pathology prognosis |
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| Unit Content: |
Topics may include: Application of surgery within orthopaedic presentations Applications of joint replacements Surgical protocols Discharge planning Nutrition for performance Sleep for performance Load management Tendon management High level testing Return to play protocols Sporting knee Sporting shoulder Hamstring |
| Graduate Attributes: |
| | Learning Outcomes Assessed | Assessment Tasks | Assessment Type | Weighting | | 1. | K1, K3, A1, A3, A4 | Essay on content from classroom and laboratory sessions | Assignment | 15-35% | | 2. | K1, K2, K3, K4, A1, A2, A4 | Present an evidence based update specific to a upper or lower limb rehabilitation program | Presentation | 20-40% | | 3. | S1, S2, A1, A2, A4 | Skills Mastery | Practical Assessment | 5-15% | | 4. | K1, K2, S1, S2, A1, A2, A4 | Concepts and skills from classroom and laboratory sessions | Practical Exam | 10-30% | | 5. | K1, K2, K3, K4, A1, A2, A3, A4 | Content from classroom and laboratory sessions | Written Final Examination | 15%-40% |
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