Required texts

There are no required texts.

Recommended Texts (These are available either in short term loan in the Library in or in e-reserve)

Carr JH and Shepherd RB (2010) Neurological rehabilitation: Optimizing motor performance. Oxford: Butterworth Heinemann. Note the relevant chapters are indentified below

Carr JH and Shepherd RB (2003) Stroke rehabilitation: Guidelines for exercise and training to optimize motor skill. Oxford: Butterworth Heinemann.

Carr JH & Shepherd RB (1987) A Motor Relearning Programme for Stroke (2^nd ed) London:  William Heinemann Medical Books.

Shumway-Cook, A and Woollacott, M.H. (2007) Motor Control: Translating research into Clinical practice, 3rd Edn. Lippincott Willims & Wilkins, Philadelphia.

Stroke

Carr JH and Shepherd RB (2010) Stroke. In Neurological rehabilitation: Optimizing motor performance. Oxford: Butterworth Heinemann

Impairments

Negative and positive motor impairments

Carr JH and Shepherd RB (2010) Upper motor neuron lesions. In Neurological rehabilitation: Optimizing motor performance. Oxford: Butterworth Heinemann

Burke D (1988) Spasticity as an adaptation to pyramidal tract injury. Advances in Neurology 47: Functional Recovery in Neurological disease, Waxman S.G. (ed) Raven Press, New York, 401-423.

Secondary impairments

Ada L and Canning C (2002) Management of skeletal muscle after stroke. In Preedy VR and Peters TJ (Eds) Skeletal muscle: pathology, diagnosis and management of disease. Greenwich Medical Media: London, pp 639-648. 

Carr JH and Shepherd RB (2010) Stroke – Appendix: The shoulder. In Neurological rehabilitation: Optimizing motor performance. Oxford: Butterworth Heinemann

Carr JH and Shepherd RB (2010) Physical conditioning. In Neurological rehabilitation: Optimizing motor performance. Oxford: Butterworth Heinemann

Kilbreath SL and Davis GM (2005) Cardiorespiratory fitness after stroke. In Refshauge K, Ada L, Ellis E (Eds) Science-based Rehabilitation: Theories into Practice. Oxford: Elsevier, pp 131-158.

Sensory impairments

Carr JH and Shepherd RB (2010), Somatosensory and perceptual-cognitive impairments. In Neurological rehabilitation: Optimizing motor performance. Oxford: Butterworth Heinemann

Perceptual-cognitive impairments

Carr JH and Shepherd RB (2010), Somatosensory and perceptual-cognitive impairments. In Neurological rehabilitation: Optimizing motor performance. Oxford: Butterworth Heinemann

Behavioural impairments

Carr JH and Shepherd RB (2010), Somatosensory and perceptual-cognitive impairments. In Neurological rehabilitation: Optimizing motor performance. Oxford: Butterworth Heinemann
 

Rehabilitation

Carr JH and Shepherd RB (2010) Rehabilitation. In Neurological rehabilitation: Optimizing motor performance. Oxford: Butterworth Heinemann

Rolling over and sitting up

Carr JH & Shepherd RB (1987) Sitting up over the side of the bed. In A Motor Relearning Programme for Stroke (2^nd ed) London:  William Heinemann Medical Books, pp 84-90.

Sitting

Carr JH and Shepherd RB (2010) Balance. In Neurological rehabilitation: Optimizing motor performance. Oxford: Butterworth Heinemann,

Standing up

Carr JH and Shepherd RB (2010) Standing up and sitting down. In Neurological rehabilitation: Optimizing motor performance. Oxford: Butterworth Heinemann

     Standing

Carr JH and Shepherd RB (2010) Balance. In Neurological rehabilitation: Optimizing motor performance. Oxford: Butterworth Heinemann

Walking

Carr JH and Shepherd RB (2010) Walking. In Neurological rehabilitation: Optimizing motor performance. Oxford: Butterworth Heinemann

Reaching and manipulation

Carr JH and Shepherd RB (2010) Reaching and manipulation. In Neurological rehabilitation: Optimizing motor performance. Oxford: Butterworth Heinemann

Measurement of disability

Carr JH and Shepherd RB (2010) Measurement. In Neurological rehabilitation: Optimizing motor performance. Oxford: Butterworth Heinemann

Clinical outcome measurement in adult neurological physiotherapy (2010) [written and edited by] Keith Hill et al, Australian Physiotherapy Publication

Other articles may be required as the semester progresses check CANVAS.

Interesting websites:

               www.physiotherapyexercises.com

               www.strokefoundation.com.au

Submission of assessment items

Special assessment requirements

Requirements to pass this unit

To pass this unit, students must score an overall grade of  â‰¥&²Ô²ú²õ±è;50%.

Students must apply academic integrity in their learning and research activities at UC. This includes submitting authentic and original work for assessments and properly acknowledging any sources used.

Academic integrity involves the ethical, honest and responsible use, creation and sharing of information. It is critical to the quality of higher education. Our academic integrity values are honesty, trust, fairness, respect, responsibility and courage.

UC students have to complete the annually to learn about academic integrity and to understand the consequences of academic integrity breaches (or academic misconduct).

UC uses various strategies and systems, including detection software, to identify potential breaches of academic integrity. Suspected breaches may be investigated, and action can be taken when misconduct is found to have occurred.

Information is provided in the Academic Integrity Policy, Academic Integrity Procedure, and 91Porn (Student Conduct) Rules 2023. For further advice, visit Study Skills.

Participation requirements

This Unit contains participatory elements which are vital to the Australian Physiotherapy Council professional learning outcomes for this Unit. Except in the case of extenuating circumstances, 100% attendance is expected at all lectures, and 100% participation is required in all clinical placements, externships, tutorials, practicals and presentations.

It is expected that students unable to fulfil these participation requirements will inform the Unit Convener as soon as practical by email.

Consideration will be given for illness, however evidence such as a medical certificate will be required. 

Required IT skills

The use of online learning (CANVAS), library searching skills and word processing skills are necessary for this unit. 

Accessing resources online (e.g. e-Skill videos) is an essential component of preparation for tutorials and these are not available in print.

Students are encouraged to have access to a mobile device during class to enable access to online material. 

In-unit costs

Where the student chooses to: printing of lectures, practical notes, and readings.  Purchase of clinical uniform.

Work placement, internships or practicums

There is no clinical placement for Neurological Interventions 1.

Additional information

Mandatory notification and physiotherapy student registration

Mandatory notification and physiotherapy student registration Mandatory Notifications to the Physiotherapy Board of Australia Pursuant to the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law Act 2009, physiotherapy practitioners (registered physiotherapists) and education providers have an obligation to report ‘notifiable conduct', to the Physiotherapy Board of Australia in order to prevent the public being placed at risk of harm.

Education providers are also required, under s.143 of the National Law, to make mandatory notifications in relation to students, if the provider reasonably believes:

1. a student enrolled with the provider has an impairment that, in the course of the student undertaking clinical training, may place the public at substantial risk of harm¿
2.  a student for whom the provider has arranged clinical training has an impairment that, in the course of the student undertaking the clinical training, may place the public at substantial risk of harm.

Practitioners are required to make a mandatory notification in relation to a student if the practitioner reasonably believes that a student has an impairment that, in the course of the student undertaking clinical training, may place the public at substantial risk of harm.

All concerns raised within the Discipline of Physiotherapy or by clinical supervisors or preceptors will be reviewed by the Head of Discipline and the Course Convener before any reporting action is taken.

These professional obligations are taken seriously by staff and the University.

Students should be aware of their obligations under student registration. For further information, please refer to the following websites:

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Occupational Health and Safety

The following applies to all tutorial classes and practicums:

Pre-­existing conditions

Students are advised that the same warnings given to patients apply to students undertaking this course e.g. where a pre-existing condition(s) may be affected by any activity in the unit, the student is responsible for advising the unit co-ordinator or relevant teaching staff.

Manual handling

Physiotherapy work requires manual handling. You will be taught the correct way to perform manual handling and should use the principles at all times to prevent injury to yourself or your client. If you have any injury that may affect your capacity to perform manual handling skills you are required to notify the unit convener at the commencement of the semester. If you obtain a new injury during the course of the semester that may affect your capacity to perform manual handling skills you are required to notify the unit convener prior to the next practical class. In the event of an injury being sustained during the practice of skills in class you are required to notify the unit convener within 24 hours of the event and complete a UC incident form.

Respect and consent

Students will be required to play the part of a patient and a therapist during practical classes. This may involve partially disrobing as appropriate. All professional courtesy and respect is to be provided. This includes consent, draping, and safety.

The student who is role-playing the patient should be given the full respect and courtesy that a patient would. This includes giving warnings, obtaining informed consent before a manual technique is performed, covering body areas that do not need to be exposed for the practice of the technique, and not making any inappropriate verbal comments.

As a ‘patient', you will be expected to partially disrobe to allow the ‘therapist' to see relevant body regions. Please ensure you are wearing appropriate clothing for the level of dress required during practical classes. Appropriate clothing reinforces a professional environment that fosters mutual respect, confidence and learning.

Recording devices

Mobile phones must be switched to silent mode prior to the commencement of class. No cameras or videos are to be used in practical classes without the specific permission of other students and the unit convener. Any person taking a picture of another student without permission will be requested to leave the class and the images will be confiscated and deleted. The student will also be brought to the Head of Discipline.

Counselling

In the course of studying physiotherapy students may be exposed to clinical cases and situations that may be stressful. At UC a free Counselling Service is available for all students. All sessions are confidential. The UC Counselling Service is located in the UC Health and Counselling Centre on Level B in Building 1. For more information please go to 

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