Fundamentals of Physiotherapy Practice

1. Unit Details

FACULTY Faculty of Health Sciences

SUBJECT CODE PHT101

SUBJECT NAME FUNDAMENTALS OF

PHYSIOTHERAPY PRACTICE
CREDIT POINTS 15 CREDIT HOURS & 150
LEARNING HOURS
MODE(S) OF DELIVERY/CONTACT Mode: Face-to face lectures, tutorials
HOURS Total Contact Hours: 56 hours (14
weeks)
Face-to-face lectures + internal
examination: 56 hours

MINIMUM QUALIFICATION AND Bachelor’s Degree with 2 years’

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED BY experience
INSTRUCTORS / LECTURERS
PRE-REQUISITES & CO-REQUISITES NONE

YEAR 1 SEMESTER 1

2. Course Description

This subject provides students with an understanding of basic things required to know about the
physiotherapy practice. Secondly this subject designed for a student to give a fundamental
knowledge to go for clinical observation in physiotherapy department.

3. Aim and Expected Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this subject:

1. Develop understanding of history of physiotherapy and identify how physiotherapy
evolved as a current form of treatment
2. Demonstrate understanding of different physical means of historical treatment.
3. Develop understanding of the target population of physiotherapy management.
 4. Gain knowledge of scope of physiotherapy and plan for students’ future practice as a
Physiotherapist
5. Demonstrate knowledge of basic communication required for clinical settings.
6. Demonstrate knowledge of the starting position and goniometer.
7. Develop understanding of the professional responsibilities of a Physiotherapist
8. Demonstrate understanding of the importance of maintaining professionalism in
relationships and the important boundaries in clinical settings.
9. Gain knowledge of the components of NAGI model, ICIDH-1 and International
Classification of Function for Physiotherapists

4. Assessment of Learning

Assessment of Learning Length Weight Due date

1ST INTERNAL 2 hours 25% End of week 5

EXAMINATION

2nd INTERNAL 2 hours 25% End of Week 10

EXAMINATION

FINAL EXAMINATION 3 hours 50% Examination Week

5. Academic Honesty and Plagiarism

Plagiarism is copying the thoughts or work of another as one’s own and presenting it as such. At
MNU plagiarism is considered to be a form of academic misconduct and is viewed very
seriously. Students may be given zero for the whole subject or an assignment depending on the
seriousness of the plagiarism involved. Further information on plagiarism is available at:
www.mnu.edu.mv

6. Expected Resources for Students

Core Texts and web sites,
1. Therapeutic Exercise: Foundations and Techniques 5th Edition by Carolyn Kisner PT MS ,
Lynn Allen Colby PT MS

Recommended Texts and web sites,

http://www.csp.org.uk
http://www.csp.org.uk/about-csp/history/csp-history
http://www.chiropractorswarwick.co.uk
https://www.physiotherapy.asn.au
http://library.wellcome.ac.uk
http://www.apta.org/ScopeOfPractice/
http://www.hpc-
uk.org/assets/documents/10000dbcstandards_of_proficiency_physiotherapists.pdf
http://www.csp.org.uk/faqs/cpd/what-reflective-practice-how-do-i-do-it
http://www.csp.org.uk/documents/reflective-practice-learning-doing
www.collegept.org

Additional Reading

1. Chip chase, L Galley, P Jull, G McMeeken, J Refshauge, K Nayler, M Wright, A

(2006), ‘Looking back at 100 years of physiotherapy education in Australia’ Australian
Journal of Physiotherapy Vol. 52.