Course Title: Adapt remedial massage practice for athletes
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: VE 2017
Class Number: See specific class number
Class Section:
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Course Code: SPRT5109C
Course Title: Adapt remedial massage practice for athletes
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School: 155T Vocational Health and Sciences
Campus: City Campus
Program: C5357 - Diploma of Remedial Massage
Course Contact: Toby Glennon
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 0320
Course Contact Email: toby.glennon@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Joanne Spriggs
(03) 9925 4289
Nominal Hours: 60
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
None
Course Description
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to determine the remedial massage needs of athletes and to adjust assessment and treatment to develop preventative and injury related treatment strategies for athletes and other sport active people.
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: |
HLTMSG007 Adapt remedial massage practice for athletes |
Element: |
1. Determine scope of massage services required |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 Obtain information from athlete about their potential service needs
1.2 Collate and evaluate information from others involved in the health management of the athlete
1.3 Determine where and how massage fits within the overall athlete health management program 1.4 Confirm own role and responsibilities with athlete and other health management professionals |
Element: |
2. Adapt remedial massage assessment and treatment strategies to athlete needs |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1 Incorporate pre and post event massage based on demands and impacts of the sporting activity and individual profile
2.2 Identify musculoskeletal sports injuries and their potential for treatment with massage within scope of own practice
2.3 Tailor sports Injury management strategies that incorporate the concept of stages of recovery
2.4 Recommend sport injury specific therapies and exercises that support massage treatment
2.5 Provide athlete education in relation to self-massage techniques as required
2.6 Provide recommendations for ongoing support packages to aid recovery from injury 2.7 Integrate sport related information and research evidence into treatment plan and clearly document treatment details |
Element: |
3. Monitor and evaluate athlete treatment strategies |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1 Review effectiveness of treatment plans based on client response to preventative and injury related treatments
3.2 Evaluate impact of ongoing treatment in relation to client’s physical, mental and emotional condition relative to their sport
3.3 Seek feedback from others involved in the health management of the athlete and ensure that advice provided is in line with advice of other health professionals
3.4 Adjust plans based on evaluations in consultation with client and colleagues 3.5 Accurately document recommendations and changes to treatment plans |
Learning Outcomes
Details of Learning Activities
All class learning materials, notes and other key learning resources can be accessed via myRMIT at www.rmit.edu.au/learninghub.
A combination of activities will support student’s learning in this course, such as:
- Face-to-face &/or online lectures to cover theoretical and practical concepts for each topic in the course
- Students will learn to apply their skills and knowledge to work integrated learning (WIL) in the student & clinical practice environment, during simulations and classroom based learning
- Work experience &/or placements observation of performance in the workplace will be a valuable part of your learning experience
- Tutorial activities (individually and in teams) to discuss, debate, critique and consolidate your ideas and extend your understanding around key concepts within specific topics
- Online discussions and activities to support and collaborate with other students in your course and debate and discuss ideas
- Utilise and develop critical research and cognitive skills to find credible sources of health information
- Self-directed study time (eg. readings or activities around theory) to enhance and strengthen your knowledge and understanding of theoretical concepts
- To further facilitate learning students are strongly encouraged to use a range of communication tools between themselves and their course instructor as well as between themselves and fellow students by using the online learning platform
- It is strongly recommended that students partner up with fellow students in order to practice assessment, treatment and palpation techniques
Teaching Schedule
Wk |
Date |
Musculoskeletal Pathology ClassTopic / Activities |
1 |
10th Feb |
Subject Overview & Assessment Requirements Session 1 Fundamental Principles & Thermal Therapies |
2 |
17th Feb |
Session 2 Inflammation – Characteristics of Acute and Chronic Inflammation Musculoskeletal Pathology of the Head and Neck |
3 |
24th Feb |
Session 3 Musculoskeletal Pathology of the Head and Neck (continued) |
4 |
3rd Mar |
Session 4 Musculoskeletal Pathology of Shoulder |
5 |
10th Mar |
Session 5 Musculoskeletal Pathology of the Shoulder (continued) |
6 |
17th Mar |
Case Study Practical Exam 1 |
7 |
24th Mar |
Session 7 Musculoskeletal Pathology of the Shoulder (continued) + Elbow & Wrist |
8 |
31st Mar |
Session 8 Musculoskeletal Pathology of the Elbow & Wrist |
9 |
7th April |
Session 9 Musculoskeletal Pathology of the Elbow & Wrist + Lower Back & Hip |
Mid Semester Break 13th – 19th April 2017 | ||
10 |
21st April |
Written Theory Assessment – 1.5 hours Session 9 Musculoskeletal Pathology of the Elbow & Wrist + Lower Back & Hip |
11 |
28th April |
Session 10 Musculoskeletal Pathology of the Lower Back & Hip (continued) |
12 |
5th May |
Session 11 Musculoskeletal Pathology of the Lower Back & Hip (continued) |
13 |
12th May |
Case Study Practical Exam 2 |
14 |
19th May |
Session 13 Musculoskeletal Pathology of the Back & Hip (continued) |
15 |
26th May |
Session 14/15 Musculoskeletal Pathology of the Thigh & Leg |
|
16
|
2nd Jun |
Session 16/17 Musculoskeletal Pathology of the Leg & Foot |
17 |
16th Jun |
Case Study Practical Exam 3 |
18 |
23rd Jun |
Musculoskeletal Pathology Subject Review |
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Other Resources
Prescribed Text:
P, Brukner, K, Khan, 2012, Brukner & Khan’s Clinical sports medicine, 4th edn, McGraw Hill Education, North Ryde, NSW.
Overview of Assessment
To be deemed competent you must demonstrate an understanding of all aspects required of the competency. Assessment methods have been designed to measure your achievement of each competency in a flexible manner over multiple tasks.
Assessment Task 1 – Clinic Observation
Assessment Task 2 – Knowledge Assessment
Assessment Tasks
Knowledge and Skills Assessments:
There will be 1 Knowledge Assessment and 3 Practical Case Study Assessments to assess your ability to apply the skills and knowledge delivered in class and outlined in the course notes for Musculoskeletal Pathology.
Knowledge Assessment
In order to be deemed as satisfactory for this subject, you will be required to complete one written theoretical assessment examining your essential knowledge and understanding of musculoskeletal pathologies.
The written theory assessment will consist of short and long answer questions, labeling diagrams and completing tables. Content for the exam will consist of material covered in the class and from the prescribed text book. In order to pass the theory assessment students will be required to obtain a 70% pass mark. The date of the written theory assessment will be:
- Written Theory Knowledge Assessment 21st April 2017
Skills Assessment
Each student will be required to complete three case study practical exams. Each student will be required to attend their allocated exam time and complete a case study that will examine the student’s ability to assess and treat the needs of the athlete. You must receive a Satisfactory (S) result for all the skills contained within the Skills Evidence Checklist in order to pass the requirements for this assessment task.
- Practical Case Study Assessment 17th March 2017
- Practical Case Study Assessment 12th May 2017
- Practical Case Study Assessment 16th June 2017
Assessment Matrix
Course Overview: Access Course Overview