Faculty of Health

Module Learning Outcomes/Objectives:  The student should be able to:

• Analyse the concept of movement dysfunction.
• Justify the need to examine for movement dysfunction
• Relate patient’s symptoms to the presenting disability and dysfunction of movement.
• Plan, implement and modify motor control treatment programmes according to the analysis and interpretation of assessment findings.
• Critically appraise the contemporary models of the management of movement dysfunction using motor control.
• Critically appraise the related literature.

Module session dates
4-8 February and 4-8 March 2013

Presentation 27/28 March 2013

Next intake is for 2013/14

3-7 February 2014 & 3-7 March 2014

Presentation date to be confirmed (expected mid/late March)

Module aims
This module aims to develop students' knowledge of the examination, assessment and management of movement dysfunction, together with their ability to critically appraise contemporary models of movement dysfunction.

Entry requirements
The course is aimed at chartered physiotherapists and other health professionals, who have clinical experience treating patients with neuromusculoskeletal dysfunction. However this is not essential. Candidates should normally have a first or second-class honours degree in a relevant subject and/or professional qualifications. If students have already undertaken courses with Kinetic Control, it may be possible to obtain accreditation of prior learning (APEL), see Motor Control APEL module for details.

Module content
Contemporary models of movement dysfunction; assessment of movement that may contribute to musculoskeletal pain; concept of uncontrolled movement within translational and physiological range of motion (cervical, shoulder girdle and lumbar-pelvic regions); analysis and application of motor control assessment emphasizing the differences between low threshold and high threshold recruitment processes; diagnosis and classification of motor control changes associated with pain and uncontrolled motion; strategies for facilitation of motor control retraining; treatment for the correction of spinal and shoulder girdle movement dysfunction; developing existing skills of motor control rehabilitation; clinical reasoning to prioritise the choice of exercise in motor control retraining of movement dysfunction; Critical evaluation of research in the above areas.

Teaching Format

Block sessions.  Lectures, seminars, presentations, workshops and practical demonstrations.

Assessment Type.

40% of mark, presentation (case study):  30 minutes

60% of mark, Assignment 2: 4000 words.