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 Academic Year:
| 2013/4 |
| Owning Department/School:
| Department for Health (administered by the Learning Partnerships Office) |
| Credits:
| 12 |
| Level:
| Intermediate (FHEQ level 5) |
| Period: |
Semester 1 at Swindon College |
| Assessment:
| CW 40%, OT 60% |
| Supplementary Assessment: |
Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations) |
| Requisites:
| Before taking this unit you must take LP10404 |
| Description:
| Aims: To examine the physiology of injury, strategies that need to be considered when preventing injuries and the injuries and treatments of the body. Students will gain practical skills in muscle and neurological testing. 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; * Describe the normal and abnormal neurological responses of the nervous system to injury and illness; * Record relevant information on the injury including both subjective and objective assessment; * Demonstrate the identification of the appropriate comparative observable clinical signs typically associated with common injuries/illnesses. Skills: Intellectual * Research (T, F, A) * Evaluation (T, F, A) Professional * Meeting professional standards (T, F, A) * Reflective practice (A) Key/Transferable * Communication (T, F, A) * Working with others (T, F, A) * Problem solving (A) Practical * Safe and effective application of massage techniques (T, F, A) * Prioritising time and tasks (A) Content: Common aetiological factors contributing to injury and illness; Procedures for the clinical evaluation of common injuries, trauma and illness, the characteristic pathology of common soft tissue injuries, open wounds and fractures; Construction and phrasing of questions appropriate to obtaining the relevant medical history of an injured/ill patient or client; Administration of ROM tests for the joints of the body and the use of appropriate muscle testing techniques; 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; 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: |
LP20578 is Compulsory on the following programmes:Programmes administered by the Learning Partnerships Office
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