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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
- Informed consent, indications, contraindications and risk factors for high velocity technique
- Negotiate safe and appropriate management plans in relation to patient’s health status
- Osteopathic assessment and high velocity technique of lumbar spine
- Osteopathic assessment and high velocity technique of hip
- Osteopathic assessment and high velocity technique of pelvic girdle and sacroiliac joint
- Osteopathic assessment and high velocity technique lower limb (knee, ankle, foot)
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 and understand evidence-informed osteopathic health care and scope of practice |
| 2 | develop and negotiate safe and contextually-relevant patient-centred care including discussion of options for management |
| 3 | appraise the evidence of high velocity manipulative techniques in the lumbar spine, pelvis and lower limbs |
| 4 | demonstrate the safe and effective use of high velocity manipulative techniques, including practitioner self-care |
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
- critically analyse and understand evidence-informed osteopathic health care and scope of practice
- develop and negotiate safe and contextually-relevant patient-centred care including discussion of options for management
- appraise the evidence of high velocity manipulative techniques in the lumbar spine, pelvis and lower limbs
- demonstrate the safe and effective use of high velocity manipulative techniques, including practitioner self-care
Teaching and assessment
Fee information
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