Orthopaedic Physiotherapy (11538.3)

This unit develops the student's understanding of musculoskeletal injury, trauma, and degenerative and inflammatory disease with a focus on the prevention and evidence-based management of patients with such conditions.

This unit may be co-taught with the postgraduate version of the unit 11505 Orthopaedic Physiotherapy PG.

Learning outcomes

After successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
1. Apply foundational knowledge of tissue injury, musculoskeletal trauma, and fracture classification systems to support safe and effective orthopaedic physiotherapy assessment and management;
2. Assess clinical scenarios in orthopaedic physiotherapy and apply evidence-informed and culturally responsive principles to develop patient-centred management plans;
3. Demonstrate culturally responsive care by recognising the influence of patients' lived experience, values, and identity in collaborative decision-making;
4. Interpret clinical documentation and medical terminology to deliver structured clinical handovers and explain management plans to patients and health professionals; and
5. Describe the roles and responsibilities of key interprofessional team members involved in orthopaedic patient care.

Graduate attributes

1. UC graduates are professional - communicate effectively
1. UC graduates are professional - display initiative and drive, and use their organisation skills to plan and manage their workload
1. UC graduates are professional - employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills
1. UC graduates are professional - take pride in their professional and personal integrity
1. UC graduates are professional - work collaboratively as part of a team, negotiate, and resolve conflict
1. UC graduates are professional - use creativity, critical thinking, analysis and research skills to solve theoretical and real-world problems
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - adapt to complexity, ambiguity and change by being flexible and keen to engage with new ideas
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - be self-aware
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - evaluate and adopt new technology
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - reflect on their own practice, updating and adapting their knowledge and skills for continual professional and academic development

Prerequisites

12008 Introductory Physiotherapy Skills OR 11540 Essential Physiotherapy Skills, AND
6532 Human Physiology and the Lifecycle OR 11726 Integrated Physiology, AND
8279 Advanced Functional Anatomy

Corequisites

Enrolment in 202JA Bachelor of Physiotherapy AND
12007 Musculoskeletal Interventions 1 OR 8977 Musculoskeletal Interventions 1

Incompatible units

11505 Orthopaedic Physiotherapy PG

Equivalent units

8975 Orthopaedic Physiotherapy

Assumed knowledge

Anatomy, functional anatomy, physiology, and biomechanics as per the prerequisite units listed.