Learning Outcomes:
On completion of this module students should be able to:
1. Demonstrate a basic knowledge and understanding of the body's response to injury including the inflammatory process, soft tissue and wound healing and autoimmunity,
2. Demonstrate a basic knowledge of -the pathological processes associated with cancer and the role of the physiotherapist in oncology,
3. Demonstrate a basic knowledge and understanding of the mechanism, classification and diagnosis of fractures, principles of fracture healing in adults and paediatrics, the medical, physiotherapy and interdisciplinary team management of fractures of the upper limb, and the need to work in partnership with service users, their relatives/carers and other professionals throughout their rehabilitation pathway
4.Demonstrate a basic knowledge and understanding of the epidemiology, aetiology, pathophysiology, clinical presentation, medical, physiotherapy and interdisciplinary team management and self-management approaches to common rheumatological diseases (eg osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis),
5.Demonstrate a basic knowledge and understanding of the pathophysiological processes and physiotherapy management of common musculoskeletal soft tissue injuries of the upper limb (eg. tendinopathy),
6. Demonstrate a basic knowledge and understanding of the assessment and interdisciplinary team management of brachial plexus and peripheral nerve lesions of the upper limb and the need to work in partnership with service users, their relatives/carers and other professionals throughout their rehabilitation pathway,
7. Demonstrate a basic knowledge and understanding of the rationale and role of the physiotherapist in upper limb elective orthopaedic surgery,
8. Demonstrate a basic knowledge and understanding of evidence-based practice and its application to musculoskeletal and rheumatological physiotherapy practice,
9. Demonstrate a basic knowledge and understanding of the principles underlying the use of soft tissue and joint manual therapy indications, contraindications, precautions, assessment and treatment techniques for the management of musculoskeletal conditions of the upper limb,
10. Demonstrate a basic knowledge, understanding and application of communicating assessment and treatment options in a way that can be understood by a model service user.
11. Demonstrate knowledge, understanding and application of physiotherapy subjective and objective assessment, its recording and evaluation using performance/ outcome measures, and management principles in musculoskeletal practice underpinned by clinical reasoning, and the service users health and social care needs,
12. Demonstrate a basic knowledge, understanding and application of the use of safe and effective soft tissue and joint manual therapy techniques and muscle rehabilitation approaches for the assessment and treatment of upper limb musculoskeletal conditions underpinned by clinical reasoning.
Indicative Module Content:
Assessment and Management of Upper Limb Soft Tissue Musculoskeletal Conditions, Contraindications and precautions to safe physiotherapy musculoskeletal physiotherapy practice, Introduction to Hand Therapy, Upper Limb Fractures, Rheumatology, Pathology, Paediatric Orthopaedics, Inflammation and Immunity, Introduction to Oncology Physiotherapy, Brachial plexus and peripheral nerve lesions of the Upper Limb in Adults and Paediatrics, Clinical Guidelines for the Management of Osteoarthritis and Rheumatoid Arthritis, Clinical Reasoning, Evidence-based Practice, Outcome Assessment in Upper Limb Conditions, Communication and Musculoskeletal Manual Therapy Skills.