Course Title: Adapt remedial massage practice for athletes
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2023
Course Code: SPRT5109C
Course Title: Adapt remedial massage practice for athletes
Important Information:
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School: 535T Social Care and Health
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
Christine O'Connor
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
Adapt Remedial Massage Practice for Athlete's will be delivered as a 3 hour class. Various sporting pathologies and treatment options will be covered on a weekly basis, through theory and practical demonstrations.
Teaching Schedule
|
Week
|
Topic | Assessment Tasks |
1 |
Intro Subject overview Fundamental principles |
|
2 |
Fundamental principles | |
3 |
Thigh | |
4 |
Thigh | |
5 |
Knee, ankle & foot | |
6 |
Public holiday | |
7 |
Knee, ankle & foot | |
8 |
Pelvis & hip | |
9 |
Cervical | |
|
Mid-semester break | |
10 |
Cervical | |
11 |
Shoulder | |
12 |
Shoulder | |
13 |
Thoracolumbar | Assessment Task 2 - Knowledge assessment |
14 |
Thoracolumbar | |
15 |
Arm & forearm | |
16 |
Arm & forearm | |
17 |
Assessment week 1 | Assessment Task 1 - Clinic observation 1/3 |
18 |
Public holiday |
Assessment Task 1 – Clinic observation 2/3 - Will take place in the student clinic throughout your third semester of the Diploma of Remedial Massage.
Assessment Task 1 – Clinic observation 3/3 - Will take place in the student clinic throughout your third semester of the Diploma of Remedial Massage or during the assessment weeks at the end of semester three of your Diploma of Remedial Massage.
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
P, Brukner, K, Khan, 2017, Brukner & Khan's Clinical Sports Medicine, 5th edn, McGraw Hill Education, North Ryde, NSW. |
9781743761380 |
Other Resources
Recommended Text:
P, Brukner, K, Khan, 2017, Brukner & Khan’s Clinical Sports Medicine, 5th 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
Assessment Task 1 – Clinic Observation
For this assessment the student is required to assess and treat three (3) different sporting injuries to recovery stage.
The student will;
- consult with the client
- adapt treatment strategies to meet clients’ needs
- monitor and evaluate the treatment strategy
- practise within legal, regulatory and ethical guidelines
These observations will be documented in the Practical Assessment Task template.-Date to submit - refer to canvas
Assessment Task 2 - Knowledge Assessment
To be deemed as satisfactory for this subject, you will be required to complete one knowledge assessment designed to assess the knowledge required to adapt remedial massage practice for athletes. -Date to submit - refer to canvas
Assessment Matrix
Other Information
Important information regarding Assessment Tasks:
Each individual assessment may only be resubmitted once.
Resubmissions are not automatic and will only be approved at the discretion of the Program Coordinator, after consultation with the teacher.
All students will be contacted with 7 days by their course coordinator in regards to resubmission completion dates.
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.
Where an extension of greater than seven days is needed, you must apply for SPECIAL CONSIDERATION.
If you require further information, please contact your teacher or Program Coordinator.
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