Learning Outcomes:

On completion of the module the student shall be able to:
1. Demonstrate detailed knowledge of human anatomy of the lower limb and spine and the ability to apply this knowledge in their understanding of musculoskeletal pathology; musculoskeletal assessment and physiotherapy management.
2. Demonstrate advanced understanding of the pathology, clinical presentation and conservative/surgical management of common adult and paediatric musculoskeletal disorders of the lower limb and spine and evaluate the current evidence for physiotherapy management of musculoskeletal disorders.
3. Demonstrate competence and safety in the subjective and physical examination of the lower limb and spine; and the ability to apply advanced clinical reasoning skills throughout the assessment process.
7. Demonstrate advanced and detailed knowledge of the current evidence base for the management of musculoskeletal disorders of the lower limb and spine, including the role of exercise and physical activity in the management and prevention of chronic musculoskeletal disorders.
8. Demonstrate competence and safety in the administration of lower limb and spinal manual therapy physiotherapy techniques and demonstrate the ability to adapt and progress manual therapy based on patient evaluation.
9. Demonstrate competence and safety in exercise testing and prescription for individuals with lower limb and spinal musculoskeletal disorders and demonstrate the ability to apply knowledge of current evidence to adapt exercise programmes for distinct patient populations.
10. Use outcome measures to determine effectiveness of treatment and modify treatment in response to findings and demonstrate the ability to evaluate and interpret findings.
11. Demonstrate the ability to apply advanced clinical reasoning skills, using the ICF as a framework, to enable safe and effective musculoskeletal physiotherapy practice in a variety of environments, within a multi-disciplinary context and know when referral to another discipline is indicated.

Indicative Module Content:

Functional Anatomy
Principles of Subjective and Physical Assessment
Outcome measurement
Clinical reasoning, differential diagnosis
Musculoskeletal conditions
Orthopaedic surgery
Rheumatological diseases
Cancer
Manual therapy techniques
Soft tissue techniques
Exercise assessment, prescription and progression
Assistive devices

Student Effort Type	Hours
Lectures	33
Small Group	4
Practical	48
Total	85

Not applicable to this module.

Equivalents:
Musculoskeletal (PHTY40880)


 

Assessment Strategy  

Description	Timing		Component Scale		% of Final Grade
Presentation: Evidence based practice presentation	Varies over the Trimester	n/a	Graded	No	10
Practical Examination: End of trimester practical examination	Unspecified	n/a	Graded	Yes	30
Examination: End of trimester written examination	2 hour End of Trimester Exam	No	Graded	No	60

 

Resit In	Terminal Exam
Summer	No

• Group/class feedback, post-assessment

- Group /class feedback will be provided post assessment - Opportunities will be provided to students to receive face to face individual feedback following assessment - On-going feedback is provided to students during practical classes on practical skill performance

Reading list:

Anatomy and Functional Anatomy*
*Please use anatomy books from undergraduate studies. Some examples available at UCD library are below:

1. Moore KL, Dalley AF, Agur AM. (2017) , 8th Ed. Wolters Kluwer
2. Netter F (2014) Atlas of human anatomy , 6th Ed. Elsevier
3. Gray’s anatomy 40th ed. 2008, Elsevier Churchill Livingstone, Edinburgh

Assessment and Clinical Reasoning

1. Petty, NJ, Moore AP (2011), 4th ed, Neuromusculoskeletal Examination and assessment. A Handbook for Therapists. Churchill Livingstone
2. Kesson M, Atkins F. (2005), 2nd ed. Orthopaedic Medicine; A Practical Approach. Butterworth Heinemann.
3. Higgs J, (2008) Clinical reasoning in the health professions 3rd Ed. Butterworth Heinemann.
4. Jones MA, Rivett DA (2004) Clinical reasoning for manual therapists. Butterworth Heinemann, Edinburgh

Exercise Testing and Prescription

1. American College of Sports Medicine. (2017) ACSM's guidelines for exercise testing and prescription, 10th Ed. Wolters Kluwer
2. American College of Sports Medicine. (2016) Exercise Management for persons with chronic diseases and disabilities. 4th edition. J. Larry Durstine, Geoffrey E. Moore
3. American College of Sports Medicine. (2010) ACSM's resource manual for guidelines for exercise testing and prescription. 6th ed. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Manual Therapy

1. Maitland G D, Hengeveld D, Banks K, English K (2005). Vertebral Manipulation. 7th Edition. Elsevier Butterworth Heinemann.
2. Hengeveld E, Banks K, Wells P (eds) (2005). Maitland’s Peripheral Manipulation. 4th Ed. Butterworth Heinemann.
3. Petty, NJ ,Barnard, Kieran (2018). 3rd ed. Principles of neuromusculoskeletal treatment and management: A handbook for therapists. Churchill Livingstone, Edinburgh.

Pathology

1. Solomon L, Warwick D, Nayagam S. (2005) Apley's concise system of orthopaedics and fractures. 3rd Ed.
2. Brunkner P, Khan K (2019) Clinical Sports Medicine. 5th edition. McGraw Hill

Name	Role
Ms Sarah Crosbie	Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Ms Nessa Healy	Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Assoc Professor Ulrik McCarthy Persson	Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Assoc Professor Cliona O'Sullivan	Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Dr Keith Smart	Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Ms Laura McMahon	Tutor

Spring
Lecture	Offering 1	Week(s) - 20, 21, 23, 24, 25, 29, 31	Mon 09:00 - 10:50
Practical	Offering 1	Week(s) - 20, 21, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 31, 32, 33	Mon 16:00 - 17:50
Practical	Offering 1	Week(s) - 20, 22, 23	Thurs 09:00 - 10:50
Lecture	Offering 1	Week(s) - 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 32	Tues 09:00 - 10:50
Practical	Offering 1	Week(s) - 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33	Tues 16:00 - 17:50
Spring