Course Title: Perform remedial massage musculoskeletal assessments

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term1 2018

Course Code: SPRT5102C

Course Title: Perform remedial massage musculoskeletal assessments

School: 174T School of VE Engineering, Health & Science

Campus: City Campus

Program: C5357 - Diploma of Remedial Massage

Course Contact: Joshua Davies

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4333

Course Contact Email: joshua.davies@rmit.edu.au


Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff

Nominal Hours: 240

Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.

Pre-requisites and Co-requisites

This course is co-delivered with:
HLTMSG005/SPRT5104C Provide remedial massage treatments

Course Description

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to assess the needs of clients presenting with soft tissue dysfunction, musculoskeletal imbalance or restrictions in range of motion (ROM). It requires the ability to gather client information, conduct specific tests and bring information together to develop a remedial massage treatment plan. There is a strong focus on functional anatomy. This unit applies to remedial massage therapists.
The skills in this unit must be applied in accordance with Commonwealth and State/Territory legislation, Australian/New Zealand standards and industry codes of practice.

 


National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:

HLTMSG003 Perform remedial massage musculoskeletal assessments

Element:

1. Determine scope of client needs

Performance Criteria:

1.1 Explore and clarify client expectations 1.2 Provide clear information about scope and limits of services to be provided 1.3 Collect an accurate, relevant and organised health record, and document in a form which can be interpreted readily by other professionals 1.4 Recognise needs that are beyond scope of own practice and make referrals to other health care professionals as required 1.5 Identify and respond to any barriers to information gathering and assessment 1.6 Seek client information respectfully and sensitively, using purposeful, systematic and diplomatic questions 1.7 Manage information in a confidential and secure way

Element:

2. Make a physical assessment

Performance Criteria:

2.1 Provide information about the physical assessment process and obtain client consent to proceed 2.2 Follow clinical and practitioner hygiene procedures 2.3 Respect client dignity and anticipate sensitivities 2.4 Seek client feedback on comfort levels 2.5 Assess client through palpation, observation and ROM testing 2.6 Identify variations from normal posture or structural function in relation to presenting symptoms 2.7 Analyse static and dynamic variables of posture through use of functional and special testing indicated by presenting condition 2.8 Use ongoing questioning with client to gain further information as required 2.9 Accurately document information from the physical assessment

Element:

3. Develop treatment plan

Performance Criteria:

3.1 Correlate results of physical assessment with case history 3.2 Consider available medical information and incorporate into analysis within scope of own practice 3.3 Identify condition according to stage and related implications 3.4 Identify and respond to indications or contraindications for remedial massage 3.5 Determine optimum type, duration and frequency of treatments 3.6 Use professional judgement to draw substantiated conclusions about treatment needs 3.7 Establish expected treatment outcomes based on the remedial massage framework and evidence 3.8 Accurately document proposed treatment plan

Element:

4. Confirm assessment and treatment plan with client

Performance Criteria:

4.1 Discuss assessment, its implications and rationale for treatment with the client 4.2 Assign and agree treatment priorities and expectations in consultation with the client 4.3 Schedule times and session lengths suited to the required techniques and sequences 4.4 Respond to client enquiries using language the client understands 4.5 Discuss referral and collaborative options with the client as required


Learning Outcomes


Please refer to the Elements of Competency.


Details of Learning Activities

There will be 2 three hour classes in semester 1 and one 3 hour class in Semester 2. 


Teaching Schedule

Date

Class Topics and Assessments

6th Feb

Introduction to Ax Rx:
Subjective and Objective Examination

13th Feb

Modalities

20th Feb

Cervical Region

27th Feb

Cervical region

6th March

Skills Assessment 1 – Cervical region

13th March

Shoulder Region

20th March

Shoulder Region

27th March

Skills Assessment 2 – Shoulder region

3th April

Mid Semester Break

10th April

Elbow & Wrist Regions

17th April

Elbow & Wrist Regions

24th April

Skills Assessment 3 - Elbow & Wrist Regions

1st May

Thoracic Region

8th May

Lumbar Region

15th May

Hip Region

22nd May

Skills Assessment 4 – Tx, Lx & Hip Regions

29th May

Knee Region

5th June

Ankle Region

12th June

Skills Assessment 5 – Knee & Ankle Regions


Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts


References


Other Resources


Overview of Assessment

Task 1

Knowledge Assessment x 5

Task 2

Skills assessment x 5

Task 3

Clinical Practice


Assessment Tasks

 

Assessment Task

Topic

Date

1.1

Cervical Knowledge Assessment 


1st March 2018

1.2

Shoulder Knowledge Assessment 


2nd March 2018

1.3

Elbow and Wrist Knowledge Assessment 


19th April 2018

1.4

Tx, Lx and Hip Knowledge Assessment

17th May 2018

1.5

Knee and Ankle Knowledge Assessment 


14th June 2018

 

Assessment Task

Topic

Date

2.1

Cervical Skills Assessment 


6st March 2018

2.2

Shoulder Skills Assessment 


27th March 2018

2.3

Elbow and Wrist Skills Assessment 


24th April 2018

2.4

Tx, Lx and Hip Skills Assessment

22th May 2018

2.5

Knee and Ankle Skills Assessment 


12th June 2018

 

Clinical Practice:

There will be aspects of these co-delivered units that need to be demonstrated within your clinical practice in the student clinic. Please see your Clinic Manual. 

 


Assessment Matrix

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