Overview

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Offerings

MURDOCH-S2-FACE2FACE-2025-ONGOING
MURDOCH-S2-INT-2018-2024

Enrolment rules

Enrolment in Chiropractic Science + Clinical Chiropractic (BSc + BClinChiro).

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Learning activities

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Learning outcomes

1.

Recognize common upper and lower limb complaints and use its clinical skills for their differential diagnosis.

2.

Apply anatomical and biomechanical knowledge to the extremity joints to help determine the pathological processes of the various conditions.

3.

Demonstrate proficient techniques in the mobilisation/manipulation of extremity joints.

4.

Demonstrate proficiency in performing and understanding the underlying biomechanics of orthopaedic tests relating to extremities pathological conditions.

5.

Assess a person with an extremity injury using orthopaedic tests.

6.

Recognise the contra-indications, red flags, psychosocial factors and the contributing mechanical factors in the context of patient centered care and the involved pathological process.

Assessments

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Additional information

Unit content:

The initial unit content is designed to introduce students to lower limb common pathological conditions. This introduction is paired with specific laboratories intended to present students with the most evidence-based orthopaedic assessment and technical skills of this anatomical region. Next, students will be introduced with the common pathological conditions of the upper extremity and temporomandibular joint. Once more, this aspect is paired with laboratories designed to present the most used orthopaedic assessment and technical skill for this region.

Other notes:

Orthopaedic is a complex subject, especially concerning orthopaedic evaluation. Orthopaedic tests are constantly scrutinized and continuously updated as their sensitivity and specificity are better understood compared to some gold standards. Furthermore, orthopaedic tests often vary in procedures, names, and applications from textbooks and authors. Therefore, multiple books are often necessary as orthopaedic tests are rarely explained in a single book.