Course Title: Perform remedial massage musculoskeletal assessments
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2018
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: Joshua Davies
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4333
Course Contact Email: joshua.davies@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
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: |
1.1 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 2 three hour classes in semester 1 and one 3 hour class in Semester 2.
Teaching Schedule
Date |
Class Topics and Assessments |
6th Feb |
Introduction to Ax Rx: |
13th Feb |
Modalities |
20th Feb |
Cervical Region |
27th Feb |
Cervical region |
6th March |
Skills Assessment 1 – Cervical region |
13th March |
Shoulder Region |
20th March |
Shoulder Region |
27th March |
Skills Assessment 2 – Shoulder region |
3th April |
Mid Semester Break |
10th April |
Elbow & Wrist Regions |
17th April |
Elbow & Wrist Regions |
24th April |
Skills Assessment 3 - Elbow & Wrist Regions |
1st May |
Thoracic Region |
8th May |
Lumbar Region |
15th May |
Hip Region |
22nd May |
Skills Assessment 4 – Tx, Lx & Hip Regions |
29th May |
Knee Region |
5th June |
Ankle Region |
12th June |
Skills Assessment 5 – Knee & Ankle Regions |
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Other Resources
Overview of Assessment
Task 1 |
Knowledge Assessment x 5 |
Task 2 |
Skills assessment x 5 |
Task 3 |
Clinical Practice |
Assessment Tasks
Assessment Task |
Topic |
Date |
1.1 |
Cervical Knowledge Assessment |
1st March 2018 |
1.2 |
Shoulder Knowledge Assessment |
2nd March 2018 |
1.3 |
Elbow and Wrist Knowledge Assessment |
19th April 2018 |
1.4 |
Tx, Lx and Hip Knowledge Assessment |
17th May 2018 |
1.5 |
Knee and Ankle Knowledge Assessment |
14th June 2018 |
Assessment Task |
Topic |
Date |
2.1 |
Cervical Skills Assessment |
6st March 2018 |
2.2 |
Shoulder Skills Assessment |
27th March 2018 |
2.3 |
Elbow and Wrist Skills Assessment |
24th April 2018 |
2.4 |
Tx, Lx and Hip Skills Assessment |
22th May 2018 |
2.5 |
Knee and Ankle Skills Assessment |
12th June 2018 |
Clinical Practice:
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 Manual.
Assessment Matrix
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