Applied Clinical Theory and Skills 4 empowers students with the skills and knowledge to design evidence-based, targeted exercise programs for the management of musculoskeletal complaints in the upper limb, cervicothoracic regions. Students will explore the presentation and impact of common psychopathologies for a range of diverse populations including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and the LGBTQI+ community. Students will contextualise and justify the role of an osteopath in the management of mental health disorders. Public health principles represent the final focus of this unit and students will have the opportunity to interpret and justify the role of nutrition in the presentation and management of osteopathic patient presentations.
On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
Assessment task 1 will require students to utilise their skills in musculoskeletal rehabilitation with a focus on the upper limb and cervico-thoracic regions and apply them to develop and justify a plan for patient management, presented in a written patient handout. In assessment task 2 students will use their theoretical knowledge of prevalent psychopathologies and nutritional deficiencies that present in osteopathic practice and provide a written report detailing an evidence-based plan for the appropriate management and referral for a given patient scenario. Assessment Task 3 requires students to interpret a clinical scenario related to a patient presenting with nutritional deficiencies and psychopathologies and discuss a ‘best practice’ response to the clinical problem. Assessment Task 4, the Observed Performance in a Simulated setting (OPSS) assesses the students’ practical skills in formulating and delivering an exercise rehabilitation program to support an individual patient presentation.
This unit is studied as part of the following course(s):