Learning Partnerships, Unit Catalogue 2011/12 |
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 Credits:
| 10 |
| Level:
| Intermediate (FHEQ level 5) |
| Period: |
Semester 1 at Swindon College |
| Assessment:
| EX 100% |
| Supplementary Assessment: | Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations) |
| Requisites:
| Before taking this unit you must take AS10163 |
| Description:
| Aims: This unit aims to: * examine the physiology of injury, strategies that need to be considered when preventing injuries and the injuries and treatments of the body; * in addition to this theory, students will gain practical skills in muscle testing, neurological testing and will revisit the anatomy learnt in previous modules. Learning Outcomes: At the end of this unit students will be able to: * describe the epidemiology of common injuries in competitive and recreational sports and exercise and the characteristic pathophysiology of all common soft tissue injuries, the common aetiological factors contributing to injury and illness; * describe the normal and abnormal neurological responses of the nervous system to injury and illness, the procedures for the clinical evaluation of common injuries, trauma and illness, the characteristic pathology of common soft tissue injuries, open wounds and fractures; * describe the commonly used procedures in orthopaedic surgery and the associated anatomical and/or biomechanical implications for the selection of appropriate rehabilitation exercise programmes; * demonstrate the construction and phrasing of questions appropriate to obtaining the relevant medical history of an injured/ill patient or client and the recording of relevant information on the injury and its treatment and management to date; * demonstrate the identification of the appropriate comparative observable clinical signs typically associated with common injuries/illnesses, the administration of ROM tests for the joints of the body and the use of appropriate muscle testing techniques; * demonstrate the administration of appropriate comparative clinical stress tests for ligamentous instability, the administration of appropriate comparative neurological tests; the use of muscle testing techniques and the use of goniometers or other commonly used techniques. Skills: * professional development skills; * communication skills; * improving own learning and performance; * working with others; * problem solving. Content: * common injuries of the body: ankle and foot, knee, hip, spine, shoulder, elbow, wrist and hand; * head and facial injuries; * examination and assessment of the ankle, knee, hip, shoulder, wrist and hand, elbow and spine; * measuring ROM using goniometers and other commonly used methods. |
| Programme availability: |
AS20168 is Compulsory on the following programmes:Learning Partnerships
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