Course Title: Perform remedial massage musculoskeletal assessments
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2020
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: Laura Yeomans
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4289
Course Contact Email: laura.yeomans@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
John Bogle
john.bogle@rmit.edu.au
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 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 1 (one) 3(three) hour class each week of the Diploma of Remedial Massage
Teaching Schedule
Date |
Class Topics |
Week 1 |
Intro to MSA2, Anatomy & The Nervous System |
Week 2 |
Cervical Region |
Week 3 |
Cervical Region |
Week 4 |
Scapula and Glenohumeral Joint |
Task 1.1 to be submitted via turnitin | |
Week 5 |
Scapula and Glenohumeral Joint |
Week 6 |
Brachium, Forearm, Hand |
Week 7 |
Brachium, Forearm, Hand Skills Assessment 1.1- Cervical Region |
Week 8 |
Practical Assessment Revision |
Task 1.2 to be submitted via turnitin | |
Week 9 |
Practical Case Study 1 – Upper Body |
|
Mid Semester Break |
Week 10 |
Abdomen, Thoracic and Vertebral Column |
Week 11 |
Hip and Pelvis Skills Assessment 1.2 – Shoulder Region |
Week 12 |
Hip and Pelvis |
Week 13 |
Thigh & Knee |
Task 1.3 to be submitted via turnitin | |
Week 14 |
Thigh and Knee |
Week 15 |
Lower leg and foot Skills Assessment 1.3 – Elbow & Wrist Region |
Week 16 |
Lower leg and foot |
Week 17 |
Practical Assessment Revision |
Task 1.4 to be submitted via turnitin | |
Week 18 |
Practical Case Study 2 – Lower Body |
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Other Resources
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 – Knowledge assessment - Anatomy Portfolio
Assessment Task 2 – Skills assessment tasks
Assessment Task 3 - Clinic checklists
Assessment Tasks
There will be 2 assessments to assess your ability to apply the skills and knowledge delivered in class and outlined in the course notes.
Knowledge Assessment
1.1 Assessment and Anatomy Portfolio - Head, Neck and Face 6th March
1.2 Assessment and Anatomy Portfolio - Shoulder, Elbow and Wrist 3rd April
1.3 Assessment and Anatomy Portfolio - Thoracic, Lumbar and Hip 15th May
1.4 Assessment and Anatomy Portfolio - Knee and Ankle 12th June
Skills Assessment
1.1 Cervical Skills Assessment 24th March |
1.2 Shoulder Skills Assessment 28th April |
1.3 Elbow and Wrist Skills Assessment 26th May |
1.4 Tx, Lx & Hip Skills Assessment 22nd July |
1.5 Knee and Ankle Skills Assessment 19th August |
1.6 Industry skills assessment 28th October |
2.1 Practical Case Study 1 - Upper Body 9th April
2.2 Practical Case Study 2 - Lower Body 18th June
3 Clinic Skills Observation 1st October
CLINICAL Checklists:
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 logbook for the checklists.
Assessment Matrix
Other Information
Important information regarding Assessment Tasks:
Resubmissions are not automatic and will only be approved at the discretion of the Program Coordinator, after consultation with the teacher and each individual assessment may only be resubmitted once.
All students will be contacted with 7 days by their course coordinator in regards to resubmission completion dates.
Please note an opportunity to repeat clinical placement is not guaranteed and will be at the discretion of the Clinical Coordinator/Program Manager.
EXTENSION OR SPECIAL CONSIDERATION
If due to illness or other unforeseen circumstance, you are unable to attend on the due date of an assessment (e.g. test, examination, oral, etc.) OR you do attend, but your performance has been affected, you may submit an APPLICATION FOR SPECIAL CONSIDERATION within 5 working days of the due date. If Special Consideration is granted, you will be given the opportunity to complete/repeat the assessment task at a later date. For advice on this application please visit www.rmit.edu.au/students/specialconsideration or speak to your Program Coordinator.
If due to illness or other unforeseen circumstance, you are unable to submit by the due date (e.g. assignment, report, project etc.):
you may submit an APPLICATION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME FOR SUBMISSION OF ASSESSABLE WORK for an extension of time of up to seven (7) calendar days or less. This must be lodged with the Program Coordinator 1 working day before the original due date. If granted, you will have the opportunity to submit up to 7 days later than the original due date. For advice on this application please visit www.rmit.edu.au/students/assessment/extension or speak to your Program Coordinator.
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