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PHTY103 Foundations of Physiotherapy Practice 2

10 cp
Prerequisites PHTY100 Physiotherapy Anatomy 1
Co-requisite PHTY101 Physiotherapy Anatomy 2
Teaching Organisation 150 hours of focused learning.

This unit aims to introduce students to the science of movement including biomechanical concepts, kinetics and kinematics, and to expand foundational physiotherapy skills fundamental to practice. Clinical data collection and evaluating statistical results will be addressed. Key foci of this unit are describing movement and determining the causes of movement, and the development of skills in assessing range of motion, manual muscle testing, posture, balance, walking gait and the use of walking aids.

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