Course Title: Perform remedial massage musculoskeletal assessments
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2023
Course Code: SPRT5102C
Course Title: Perform remedial massage musculoskeletal assessments
Important Information:
Please note that this course may have compulsory in-person attendance requirements for some teaching activities.
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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
Toby Glennon
Ashlee Weber
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 1 three-hour musculoskeletal assessment class each week, and 1 three-hour assessment/clinic skills class each week through semester 2 and semester 3.
Teaching Schedule
Semester Two
| Week | Topic |
Assessment Tasks |
| 1 |
Introduction Referrals |
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| 2 |
Subjective assessment Objective assessment Global posture |
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| 3 | Body systems |
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| 4 | Body systems |
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| 5 | Cervical |
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| 6 | Cervical |
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| 7 | Cervical |
Assessment Task 1 - Knowledge - Cervical |
| 8 | Assessment |
Assessment Task 2 - Skills - Cervical |
| 9 | Shoulder |
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Semester break |
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| 10 | Shoulder |
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| 11 | Shoulder |
Assessment Task 1 - Knowledge - Shoulder |
| 12 | Assessment |
Assessment Task 2 - Skills - Shoulder |
| 13 | Elbow, forearm & wrist |
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| 14 | Elbow, forearm & wrist |
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| 15 | Elbow, forearm & wrist |
Assessment Task 1 - Knowledge - Elbow, forearm & wrist |
| 16 | Assessment |
Assessment Task 2 - Skills - Elbow, forearm & wrist |
| 17 | Assessment week 1 |
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| 18 | Assessment week 2 |
Assessment Task 4 - Knowledge questions |
Semester Three
| Week | Topic |
Assessment Tasks |
| 1 | Thoracic & lumbar |
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| 2 | Thoracic & lumbar |
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| 3 | Pelvis, SIJ & hip |
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| 4 | Pelvis, SIJ & hip |
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| 5 | Pelvis, SIJ & hip |
Assessment Task 1 - Knowledge - Thoracolumbar & hip |
| 6 | Assessment |
Assessment Task 2 - Skills - Thoracolumbar & hip |
| 7 | Knee |
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Semester break |
Semester break | |
| 8 | Knee |
Assessment Task 4 - Knowledge questions |
| 9 | Knee |
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| 10 | Ankle & Foot |
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| 11 | Ankle & Foot |
Assessment Task 1 - Knowledge - Knee, ankle & foot |
| 12 | Assessment |
Assessment Task 2 - Skills - Knee, ankle & foot |
| 13 | Neuro |
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| 14 | Neuro |
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| 15 | Revision |
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| 16 | Assessment |
Assessment Task 2 - Skills - Industry skills assessment |
| 17 | Assessment week 1 |
Assessment Task 3 - Clinical assessment skills observation Assessment Task 5 - Clinic logbook |
| 18 | Assessment week 2 |
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Other Resources
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 – Knowledge assessment - Assessment and Anatomy Portfolio
Assessment Task 2 – Practical Skills assessment tasks
Assessment Task 3 - Clinic checklists
Assessment Task 4- Client assessment knowledge quiz
Assessment Task 5- Clinical practice
Assessment Tasks
There will be 5 assessment tasks to assess your ability to apply the skills and knowledge delivered in class and outlined in the course notes. Please refer to canvas for the due date for each task.
Assessment Task 1 - Assessment and Anatomy Portfolio
Assessment Task 2 - Skills Assessment (2.1 – 2.6)
2.1 Cervical Region
2.2 Shoulder Region
2.3 Elbow & Wrist
2.4 Tx, Lx & Hip
2.5 Knee, Foot & Ankle
2.6 Industry Skills
Assessment Task 3 - Clinical Assessment Skills Observation
Assessment Task 4 - Client Assessment Knowledge Quiz
Assessment Task 5 – Remedial Clinic Logbook
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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