This unit is undertaken by osteopathy students in their final semester of the undergraduate program, as they prepare to enter their respective clinical placements as student practitioners. It is designed to strengthen students’ knowledge of biomedical concepts relevant to common presentations in osteopathic practice. Students will also explore the safety considerations, pain mechanisms and modes of analgesia associated with these presentations. Such knowledge is essential for the effective assessment and management of pain in the clinical setting, and sets the foundation for a deeper exploration of pain in the osteopathy Master’s program. To further consolidate the relationships between anatomy and common neuromuscular pathologies, students will design and implement a targeted, cadaveric dissection.
On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
The report requires students to work collaboratively to design a dissection project that is sequenced logically and demonstrates a solid grasp of anatomical principles. At the end of the unit, students present the completed anatomical prosection to their peers (Assessment 2). Individual students will be responsible for presenting a subcomponent of their group’s prosected specimen and will be expected to address questions relevant to their project. The content covered in the theory workshops directly scaffold students towards successful completion of the case study analysis. This invigilated assessment requires students to critically analyse patient scenarios and apply biomedical knowledge from the fields of pain science and neuromusculoskeletal pathology.
Required textbooks will be used in units throughout the first three years of the Osteopathy course:
This unit is studied as part of the following course(s):