Estudia

1. Principles of physiotherapy treatment. Clinical reasoning, evidence-based practice and the biopsychosocial model.

2. Injuries, tissue healing and pain.

3. Physiotherapy for shoulder conditions.

4. Physiotherapy for elbow and forearm conditions

5. Physiotherapy for hand and wrist conditions

6. Physiotherapy for the cervical spine

7. Physiotherapy for the thoracic spine

8. Written exam: upper quadrant and cervical/thoracic spine

9. Physiotherapy for hip and groin conditions

10. Physiotherapy for buttock and thigh conditions

11. Physiotherapy for knee conditions

12. Physiotherapy for lower leg, ankle and foot conditions

13. Physiotherapy for lumbar spine part 1

14. Physiotherapy for the lumbar spine part 2

• Brukner, P. and Khan, K (2017). Clinical Sports Medicine Vol. 1 (5th). McGraw Hill.
• Greenhalgh, S. and Self, J. (2014). Red Flags II: A Guide to Solving Serious Pathology of the Spine. Elsevier.

Assessment activities:

Students must achieve above 50% overall in each exam, or they will have to sit the basic competencies exam.

Students scoring less than 50% will still have the right to sit the basic competencies exam.

Please note that students opting to take the special evaluation must notify their decision to the lecturer before the date specified by the Administration office.

Specific criteria for the "No show" grade:
Student not having taking part in any assessment component in the course, including the BCE, will be considered as 'No Presentat' (NP), and will be given that mark.

Single Assessment:
This pathway will consist of a single exam consisting of 3 clinical case studies and an MCQ exam on red flags.

For the case studies, the student will be expected to (1) formulate likely and possible diagnoses based on the partial information given and fully justify their choice of diagnoses, (2) formulate a well-reasoned assessment plan that can be used to confirm or refute their diagnoses; (2) formulate a comprehensive evidence based treatment plan that covers the given aspects of the patients' biopsychosocial profile. This will constitute 100% of the module mark.

Minimum requirements to pass:
Per considerar superada l’assignatura, caldrà obtenir una qualificació mínima de 5.0

Students should communicate with the teacher by email or moodle

Learning outcomes:

- Knowing the physiological and anatomical changes in injuries of the locomotor system, and how these tissues heal
- Know the basics of pain neurophysiology and the mechanisms of effect of pain relieving physiotherapy techniques
- Knowing how to comprehensively clinically assess patients with musculoskeletal injuries
- Knowing how to manage each stage of musculoskeletal injuries using an evidence based variety of physiotherapy treatment modalities.
- Know the signs and symptoms of serious pathology that warrants onward referral to a specialist or urgent care.
- Identifying the situation of the patient/user through a biopsychosocial framework, diagnosis of physiotherapy care, planning interventions and effectiveness evaluations in a cooperative work environment with other professionals in health sciences.
- Use of evidence based practice to underpin all diagnostic and treatment decisions