In Applied Clinical Theory and Skills 2, students will implement the principles of exercise rehabilitation and are empowered with the knowledge to design evidence-based, targeted exercise programs for managing musculoskeletal complaints focused on the lower limb and lumbo-pelvic regions. Students will contextualise and justify the role of an osteopath in the care of the older adult and embark on a targeted journey to explore critical concepts in gerontology. Students will extrapolate the impact of common chronic health complaints in the aging population and discuss strategies to provide culturally responsive care for diverse aging populations, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and the LGBTQI+ community.
On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
In the case study, students will leverage their theoretical understanding of rehabilitation principles and the common physical and psychosocial changes that present in older patients in osteopathic practice to analyse a patient case and justify an evidence-based plan for the appropriate screening, management and referral. The clinical reasoning task requires students to interpret a scenario and discuss a best practice response to the clinical problem related to an older patient. The final Observed Performance in a Simulated Setting (OPSS) assesses the students’ practical skills in formulating and delivering an exercise rehabilitation program to support a patient complaint.
This unit is studied as part of the following course(s):