PTY1502 · Monash University
Physiotherapy 1
- Credit points
- 18
- Level
- 1
- Workload
- —
- Faculty
- Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
What it covers
PTY1502 Physiotherapy 1 is the main musculoskeletal unit of the Bachelor of Allied Health (Physiotherapy). You will build on the foundations established in PTY1501, extending them to full clinical depth across sixteen weeks of regional musculoskeletal anatomy, pathology, assessment and management. You will study the knee and lower limb, the lumbar, sacral, cervical and thoracic spine, the upper limb, and the hand, with each anatomical region paired to the clinical conditions that make it matter. You will learn to classify pain mechanisms, screen for musculoskeletal red flags, perform systematic physical and neurological examination, apply joint mobilisation and soft tissue techniques, prescribe exercise, gait aids and taping, and appraise clinical evidence to justify your decisions. Learning is organised around rural patient cases and a structured clinical question research cycle that scaffolds learning of new concepts. Safety assessments related to cervical spine manual therapy will be conducted.
Assessment
| Task | Type | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Health science portfolio (45mins + 700 words) | Portfolio | 20% |
| Clinical practice portfolio (1,300 words approx) | Portfolio | 20% |
| Professional and scholarly portfolio (1,800 words) | Portfolio | 15% |
| Practical skills portfolio (14 mins + 700 words) | Portfolio | 20% |
| Safety Gate 2 (SG2). (20 minutes) (Pass/Fail)hurdle | Demonstration | 0% |
| Objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) (60 minutes) (Pass/Fail)hurdle | Demonstration | 25% |
Hurdle tasks must be passed regardless of your overall mark.
When and where
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Second semester (extended) | Wonthaggi | On-campus |
| Bairnsdale | On-campus | |
| Mildura | On-campus |