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Unit description
Deepens the skills of osteopathic diagnosis and treatment to a clinical practice level, and develops reflective practice on ethical and patient-centred problem solving in clinical practice. Students are introduced to high velocity technique, its evidence base and application in conditions of the lumbar spine, pelvis and lower limbs.
Unit content
- Osteopathic diagnosis – integration of screening procedures and spinal biomechanical findings using the neuromusculoskeletal model
- Osteopathic technique – high velocity technique – evidence base and introductory techniques for the spine, pelvis and lower limbs
- Introduction to clinical reasoning using an osteopathic approach
- Rehabilitation strategies for chronic pain presentations – clinical guidelines
- External clinical placement – observation in osteopathic clinics
Learning outcomes
Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.
| On completion of this unit, students should be able to: | |
|---|---|
| 1 | critically analyse questions about the evidence basis of osteopathic health care |
| 2 | develop and reflect upon safe and contextually-relevant patient handling and interactive skills |
| 3 | analyse and interpret relevant information to support clinical reasoning for advanced osteopathic diagnosis and management (integrative neuromusculoskeletal) |
| 4 | appraise the evidence pertaining to the use of high velocity manipulative techniques in the lumbar spine, pelvis and lower limbs |
| 5 | demonstrate the safe and effective use of high velocity manipulative techniques. |
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
- critically analyse questions about the evidence basis of osteopathic health care
- develop and reflect upon safe and contextually-relevant patient handling and interactive skills
- analyse and interpret relevant information to support clinical reasoning for advanced osteopathic diagnosis and management (integrative neuromusculoskeletal)
- appraise the evidence pertaining to the use of high velocity manipulative techniques in the lumbar spine, pelvis and lower limbs
- demonstrate the safe and effective use of high velocity manipulative techniques.
Teaching and assessment
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