Competency: 4

Details

Participate in a patient assessment relative to the clinical placement being undertaken; identify and define individual requirements for intervention; discuss with the patient and clinic team the realistic expectations of the intervention and the expected levels of enhancement

Considerations

• Normal and impaired human musculoskeletal and neurological system, including child development relevant to the clinical placementWhere, how and when to seek advice and information from colleagues and relevant agencies
• Range of conditions and their functional implications relevant to the clinical placement
• The pathology and mechanisms of disease and of the disabling conditions that give rise to motor/control deficits for a range of musculoskeletal and neurological conditions relevant to the clinical placement
• The range of investigations to be undertaken
• Basic principles of biomechanics
• Disabling conditions that may result in referral and their common causes and prognoses
• Factors affecting the suitability and effectiveness of possible interventions
• The nature, type and extent of measurements and other forms of data required
• Requirements for attendance at the assessment by other members of multidisciplinary teams
• How to check that equipment used for measurement is correctly calibrated and fully operational within expected parameters
• Capabilities and limitations of measurement instrumentation
• Environmental factors that influence function, capacity and social interaction of users
• Functional implications of the main disabling conditions relevant to the clinical placement
• Range of communication strategies relevant to the patient population
• Where, how and when to seek advice and information from colleagues and relevant agenciesRequirements and format for assessment reports
• The type and extent of records required for individual assessment and how to complete them
• Requirements and format for assessment reports

Relevant learning outcomes