Overview
This unit will provide you with an introduction to the assessment and treatment of musculoskeletal conditions in the upper limb, head, cervical and thoracic spine for clients across the lifespan. This unit will focus on the development of an evidence based, problem solving approach to the assessment and treatment of common clinical presentations in musculoskeletal practice. The completion of this unit will enable you to apply effective clinical reasoning that underpins your selection and performance of evidence-based and client-centred physiotherapeutic assessment and treatment techniques.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
To enrol in PSIO12005 Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy 2 you must be enrolled into the CB85 course and have completed the following pre-requisites: PSIO12001 Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy 1 PSIO12006 Functional Anatomy and Biomechanics OR ALLH12008 Functional Anatomy and Biomechanics
Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).
Offerings For Term 2 - 2026
Attendance Requirements
All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes - in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).
All University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
You may wish to view these policies:
- Grades and Results Policy
- Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework)
- Review of Grade Procedure
- Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure - Domestic Students
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure - International Students
- Student Refund and Credit Balance Policy and Procedure
- Student Feedback - Compliments and Complaints Policy and Procedure
- Information and Communications Technology Acceptable Use Policy and Procedure
This list is not an exhaustive list of all University policies. The full list of University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
Feedback, Recommendations and Responses
Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.
Feedback from SUTE Teacher Report
Students reported it was often difficult to maintain engagement throughout the lecture as there was often not a lot of explanations outside of what was written on the slides.
It is recommended that more case studies and clinical anecdote regarding real patient experiences be added to the lectures where able.
Feedback from SUTE Unit Comments Report
Students expressed concerns regarding the Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) citing that they felt there were discrepancies between examiners.
It is recommended that the format of the OSCE examinations be reviewed to ensure consistency in questioning between examiners.
Feedback from In Class verbal feedback
Students reported that some of the images within the workbook fail to capture the complexity of certain orthopedic tests.
It is recommended that the unit coordinator reviews the workbook images and provide several images in sequence rather than individual images for more complex orthopedic tests.