Outline

Overview

The aim of this unit of study is for participants to apply the knowledge, skills and reasoning gained during coursework and clinical practice to sport and recreational activities. Participants will integrate this knowledge with advanced instruction in the biomechanics and physiology of sports activities to design injury prevention/screening programs for participants in recreational activities, to develop injury management programs including advanced exercise prescription for all recreation groups to facilitate their return to sport and to plan and implement activity modification programs for those who are unable to participate in standard recreational activities. Participants will expand their knowledge regarding the management of common injuries to include serious and catastrophic injuries in both on-field and long-term situations.

Unit details and rules

Academic unit	Movement Sciences
Credit points	6
Prerequisites ?	PHTY4221
Corequisites ?	PHTY4225
Prohibitions ?	None
Assumed knowledge ?	None
Available to study abroad and exchange students	No

Teaching staff

Coordinator	Marnee McKay, marnee.mckay@sydney.edu.au
Lecturer(s)	Claire Hiller, claire.hiller@sydney.edu.au
	Kerry Peek, kerry.peek@sydney.edu.au
	Elizabeth Dylke, elizabeth.dylke@sydney.edu.au
	Jane Grayson, jane.grayson@sydney.edu.au
Tutor(s)	Alison Harmer, alison.harmer@sydney.edu.au

Type	Description	Weight	Due	Length
Presentation	Exercise prescription in sport injuries Exercise prescription in sport injuries; Case study and oral presentation	30%	Week 03	15 minutes
Outcomes assessed:
Final exam (Record+)	Final written exam Final exam of MCQ, Short and long answers	70%	Week 07 Due date: 23 Sep 2021 at 09:00	2 hours
Outcomes assessed:
= group assignment ? = Type B final exam ?

Assessment summary

Exercise prescription in sport injuries: Students will select their groups from within their tutorial groups during the week 1 tutorial. Groups are to be finalised by the end of week 1. Case studies will be assigned to each group and posted on Canvas. You must complete all the assessment tasks to pass the entire unit. Failure to complete any assessment item will result in you being awarded a Fail grade, regardless of your cumulative marks in the unit of study.
Written exam: The exam will consist of multiple-choice, short answer, and long answer questions.

Detailed information for each assessment can be found on Canvas.

Assessment criteria

The University awards common result grades, set out in the Coursework Policy 2014 (Schedule 1).

As a general guide, a high distinction indicates work of an exceptional standard, a distinction a very high standard, a credit a good standard, and a pass an acceptable standard.

Result name	Mark range	Description
High distinction	85 - 100
Distinction	75 - 84
Credit	65 - 74
Pass	50 - 64
Fail	0 - 49	When you don’t meet the learning outcomes of the unit to a satisfactory standard.

For more information see guide to grades.

Late submission

In accordance with University policy, these penalties apply when written work is submitted after 11:59pm on the due date:

Deduction of 5% of the maximum mark for each calendar day after the due date.
After ten calendar days late, a mark of zero will be awarded.

Academic integrity

The Current Student website provides information on academic integrity and the resources available to all students. The University expects students and staff to act ethically and honestly and will treat all allegations of academic integrity breaches seriously.

We use similarity detection software to detect potential instances of plagiarism or other forms of academic integrity breach. If such matches indicate evidence of plagiarism or other forms of academic integrity breaches, your teacher is required to report your work for further investigation.

Use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) and automated writing tools

You may only use generative AI and automated writing tools in assessment tasks if you are permitted to by your unit coordinator. If you do use these tools, you must acknowledge this in your work, either in a footnote or an acknowledgement section. The assessment instructions or unit outline will give guidance of the types of tools that are permitted and how the tools should be used.

Your final submitted work must be your own, original work. You must acknowledge any use of generative AI tools that have been used in the assessment, and any material that forms part of your submission must be appropriately referenced. For guidance on how to acknowledge the use of AI, please refer to the AI in Education Canvas site.

The unapproved use of these tools or unacknowledged use will be considered a breach of the Academic Integrity Policy and penalties may apply.

Studiosity is permitted unless otherwise indicated by the unit coordinator. The use of this service must be acknowledged in your submission as detailed on the Learning Hub’s Canvas page.

Outside assessment tasks, generative AI tools may be used to support your learning. The AI in Education Canvas site contains a number of productive ways that students are using AI to improve their learning.

Learning support

Simple extensions

If you encounter a problem submitting your work on time, you may be able to apply for an extension of five calendar days through a simple extension.  The application process will be different depending on the type of assessment and extensions cannot be granted for some assessment types like exams.

Special consideration

If exceptional circumstances mean you can’t complete an assessment, you need consideration for a longer period of time, or if you have essential commitments which impact your performance in an assessment, you may be eligible for special consideration or special arrangements.

Special consideration applications will not be affected by a simple extension application.

Using AI responsibly

Co-created with students, AI in Education includes lots of helpful examples of how students use generative AI tools to support their learning. It explains how generative AI works, the different tools available and how to use them responsibly and productively.

Weekly schedule

WK	Topic	Learning activity
Week -01	1. Introduction to the unit of study and advance exercise prescription: cardiovascular fitness; 2. Advanced exercise prescription: strength, endurance, and power; 3. Putting it together: exercises in a sport specific context; 4. Physiotherapy in dance sport and recreation	Lecture (4 hr)
Week -01	Development of exercise programs for elite and recreational athletes - developing your “exercise toolkit”	Tutorial (2 hr)
Week 01	1. Prevention of injuries in elite and recreational athletes: screening and determinants of risk factors for injures ; 2. Prevention of injuries in elite and recreational athletes: injury prevention programs; 3. Exercising in extreme weather conditions; 4. Nutrition and athletes	Lecture (4 hr)
Week 01	Development of sport-specific injury prevention programs	Tutorial (2 hr)
Week 02	1. Protective equipment: what’s the evidence?; 2. Athlete aids: what’s the evidence for…; 3. Return to sport after injury: development of return to sport rehabilitation programs; 4. Drugs in sport	Lecture (4 hr)
Week 02	Return to sport planning: exercise prescription at different stages of rehabilitation	Tutorial (2 hr)
Week 03	Asynchronous feedback session	Tutorial (2 hr)
Week 04	1.Travelling and working with a team; 2. On-field physiotherapy management of common sports injuries; 3. On-field physiotherapy management of serious sports injuries; 4. Management of head injuries, including concussions	Lecture (4 hr)
Week 04	Event day management: on-field/side-line assessments	Tutorial (2 hr)
Week 05	1. Mental health and athletes; 2. Sports psychology; 3. Sports and recreation considerations for adolescents; 4. Sports and recreation considerations for women	Lecture (4 hr)
Week 05	Ethical dilemmas in sports physiotherapy: case studies and debate of sport issues	Tutorial (2 hr)
Week 06	1. Sports and recreation considerations for elderly athletes; 2. Sport/recreation for considerations for the disabled; 3. Sport/recreation for the intellectually disabled; 4. Career paths to working with athletes 5. Asynchronous question and answer lecture	Lecture (6 hr)
Week 06	Sports taping	Tutorial (2 hr)

Attendance and class requirements

Attendance: Students will be required to attend the 4 hours of lectures per week associated with this unit of study. You will also be required to attend all the tutorials associated with this unit of study. Students are expected to attend a minimum of 80% of timetabled activities for a unit of study, unless granted exemption by the Dean, Head of School, or Professor most concerned. The Dean, Head of School, or Professor most concerned may determine that a student fails a unit of study because of inadequate attendance. Alternatively, at their discretion, they may set additional assessment items where attendance is lower than 80%.

Study commitment

Typically, there is a minimum expectation of 1.5-2 hours of student effort per week per credit point for units of study offered over a full semester. For a 6 credit point unit, this equates to roughly 120-150 hours of student effort in total.

Required readings

All readings for this unit can be accessed through the Library eReserve, available on Canvas.

Brukner P and Khan K (2018): Clinical Sports Medicine (5th Ed). Sydney: McGraw-Hill.

Learning outcomes

Learning outcomes are what students know, understand and are able to do on completion of a unit of study. They are aligned with the University's graduate qualities and are assessed as part of the curriculum.

At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:

LO1. Design and implement appropriate exercise programs that address the requirements of people from diverse sporting and general physical activity backgrounds
LO2. Evaluate the evidence for injury prevention strategies and know the role of physiotherapists in developing and implementing injury prevention and screening programs
LO3. Students will understand and be able to demonstrate the roles and responsibilities of the physiotherapist in the diagnosis/triage and management of sporting injuries on and off the field.
LO4. Explain the factors unique to certain populations of the sporting community and consider how these are applied to the assessment and management of sporting injuries in these populations

Graduate qualities

The graduate qualities are the qualities and skills that all University of Sydney graduates must demonstrate on successful completion of an award course. As a future Sydney graduate, the set of qualities have been designed to equip you for the contemporary world.

GQ1	Depth of disciplinary expertise Deep disciplinary expertise is the ability to integrate and rigorously apply knowledge, understanding and skills of a recognised discipline defined by scholarly activity, as well as familiarity with evolving practice of the discipline.
GQ2	Critical thinking and problem solving Critical thinking and problem solving are the questioning of ideas, evidence and assumptions in order to propose and evaluate hypotheses or alternative arguments before formulating a conclusion or a solution to an identified problem.
GQ3	Oral and written communication Effective communication, in both oral and written form, is the clear exchange of meaning in a manner that is appropriate to audience and context.
GQ4	Information and digital literacy Information and digital literacy is the ability to locate, interpret, evaluate, manage, adapt, integrate, create and convey information using appropriate resources, tools and strategies.
GQ5	Inventiveness Generating novel ideas and solutions.
GQ6	Cultural competence Cultural Competence is the ability to actively, ethically, respectfully, and successfully engage across and between cultures. In the Australian context, this includes and celebrates Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, knowledge systems, and a mature understanding of contemporary issues.
GQ7	Interdisciplinary effectiveness Interdisciplinary effectiveness is the integration and synthesis of multiple viewpoints and practices, working effectively across disciplinary boundaries.
GQ8	Integrated professional, ethical, and personal identity An integrated professional, ethical and personal identity is understanding the interaction between one’s personal and professional selves in an ethical context.
GQ9	Influence Engaging others in a process, idea or vision.

Outcome map

Learning outcomes	Graduate qualities
Learning outcomes

Alignment with Competency standards

Outcomes	Competency standards
	Physiotherapy Practice Threshold Statements - 1.1. plan and implement an efficient, effective, culturally responsive and client-centred physiotherapy assessment 1.2. involve the client and relevant others in the planning and implementation of safe and effective physiotherapy using evidence-based practice to inform decision-making 1.3. review the continuation of physiotherapy and facilitate the client’s optimal participation in their everyday life 2. Professional and ethical practitioner 2.1. comply with legal, professional, ethical and other relevant standards, codes and guidelines 2.2. make and act on informed and appropriate decisions about acceptable professional and ethical behaviours 3. Communicator 3.1. use clear, accurate, sensitive and effective communication to support the development of trust and rapport in professional relationships with the client and relevant others 4. Reflective practitioner and self-directed learner 4.3. efficiently consume and effectively apply research and commit to practice informed by best available research evidence and new knowledge 5. Collaborative practitioner 5.1. engage in an inclusive, collaborative, consultative, culturally responsive and client-centred model of practice 5.2. engage in safe, effective and collaborative interprofessional practice 6.1. use education to empower themselves and provide knowledge to themselves and others. 8.A. knowledge of relevant anatomy, physiology, pathology, other biomedical sciences relevant to human health and function, and psychosocial and other determinants of health encompassing cardiorespiratory, musculoskeletal, neurological and other body systems within the context of physiotherapy and best available research evidence
	Physiotherapy Practice Threshold Statements - 1.1. plan and implement an efficient, effective, culturally responsive and client-centred physiotherapy assessment 1.2. involve the client and relevant others in the planning and implementation of safe and effective physiotherapy using evidence-based practice to inform decision-making 1.3. review the continuation of physiotherapy and facilitate the client’s optimal participation in their everyday life 2. Professional and ethical practitioner 2.1. comply with legal, professional, ethical and other relevant standards, codes and guidelines 2.2. make and act on informed and appropriate decisions about acceptable professional and ethical behaviours 2.3. recognise the need for, and implement, appropriate strategies to manage their physical and mental health and resilience 3. Communicator 3.1. use clear, accurate, sensitive and effective communication to support the development of trust and rapport in professional relationships with the client and relevant others 4. Reflective practitioner and self-directed learner 4.3. efficiently consume and effectively apply research and commit to practice informed by best available research evidence and new knowledge 4.5. recognise situations that are outside their scope of expertise or competence and take appropriate and timely action 5. Collaborative practitioner 5.1. engage in an inclusive, collaborative, consultative, culturally responsive and client-centred model of practice 5.2. engage in safe, effective and collaborative interprofessional practice 7.1. organise and prioritise their workload and resources to provide safe, effective and efficient physiotherapy autonomously and, where relevant, as a team member 8.A. knowledge of relevant anatomy, physiology, pathology, other biomedical sciences relevant to human health and function, and psychosocial and other determinants of health encompassing cardiorespiratory, musculoskeletal, neurological and other body systems within the context of physiotherapy and best available research evidence
	Physiotherapy Practice Threshold Statements - 1.1. plan and implement an efficient, effective, culturally responsive and client-centred physiotherapy assessment 1.2. involve the client and relevant others in the planning and implementation of safe and effective physiotherapy using evidence-based practice to inform decision-making 1.3. review the continuation of physiotherapy and facilitate the client’s optimal participation in their everyday life 1.4. advocate for clients and their rights to health care 2. Professional and ethical practitioner 2.1. comply with legal, professional, ethical and other relevant standards, codes and guidelines 2.2. make and act on informed and appropriate decisions about acceptable professional and ethical behaviours 2.3. recognise the need for, and implement, appropriate strategies to manage their physical and mental health and resilience 3. Communicator 3.1. use clear, accurate, sensitive and effective communication to support the development of trust and rapport in professional relationships with the client and relevant others 3.2. record and effectively communicate physiotherapy assessment findings, outcomes and decisions 4. Reflective practitioner and self-directed learner 4.4. proactively apply principles of quality improvement and risk management to practice 4.5. recognise situations that are outside their scope of expertise or competence and take appropriate and timely action 5. Collaborative practitioner 5.1. engage in an inclusive, collaborative, consultative, culturally responsive and client-centred model of practice 8.A. knowledge of relevant anatomy, physiology, pathology, other biomedical sciences relevant to human health and function, and psychosocial and other determinants of health encompassing cardiorespiratory, musculoskeletal, neurological and other body systems within the context of physiotherapy and best available research evidence
	Physiotherapy Practice Threshold Statements - 1.2. involve the client and relevant others in the planning and implementation of safe and effective physiotherapy using evidence-based practice to inform decision-making 1.3. review the continuation of physiotherapy and facilitate the client’s optimal participation in their everyday life 2. Professional and ethical practitioner 2.1. comply with legal, professional, ethical and other relevant standards, codes and guidelines 2.2. make and act on informed and appropriate decisions about acceptable professional and ethical behaviours 3. Communicator 3.1. use clear, accurate, sensitive and effective communication to support the development of trust and rapport in professional relationships with the client and relevant others 4. Reflective practitioner and self-directed learner 4.4. proactively apply principles of quality improvement and risk management to practice 5. Collaborative practitioner 5.2. engage in safe, effective and collaborative interprofessional practice 8. Foundational abilities

Physiotherapy Practice Threshold Statements -

Competency code	Taught, Practiced or Assessed	Competency standard
1.1		plan and implement an efficient, effective, culturally responsive and client-centred physiotherapy assessment
1.2		involve the client and relevant others in the planning and implementation of safe and effective physiotherapy using evidence-based practice to inform decision-making
1.3		review the continuation of physiotherapy and facilitate the client’s optimal participation in their everyday life
3.2		record and effectively communicate physiotherapy assessment findings, outcomes and decisions
6.2		seek opportunities to lead the education of others, including physiotherapy students, as appropriate, within the physiotherapy setting
7.1		organise and prioritise their workload and resources to provide safe, effective and efficient physiotherapy autonomously and, where relevant, as a team member
8.A		knowledge of relevant anatomy, physiology, pathology, other biomedical sciences relevant to human health and function, and psychosocial and other determinants of health encompassing cardiorespiratory, musculoskeletal, neurological and other body systems within the context of physiotherapy and best available research evidence
8.B		knowledge and understanding of theoretical concepts and principles relevant to physiotherapy practice including evidence-based practice
8.C		knowledge and understanding of theoretical concepts and principles relevant to physiotherapy practice with clients across the lifespan, from birth to end of life care, who present with one or more problems such as pain and/or impairment or dysfunction contributing to impairment, activity limitations and participation restriction
8.D		knowledge and understanding of theoretical concepts and principles relevant to physiotherapy practice across acute, rehabilitation and community practice in a range of environments and settings
8.E		competence to practise as a physiotherapist autonomously as well as a member of an interprofessional team in relevant clinical situations
8.F		knowledge and understanding of theoretical concepts and principles relevant to physiotherapy practice in health promotion and facilitation of client self-management strategies to enhance their health and well-being

Responding to student feedback

This section outlines changes made to this unit following staff and student reviews.

Exam type updated to Review+

Additional information

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PHTY4226: Physiotherapy in Sport and Recreation

Semester 2, 2021 [Normal day] - Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney

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Academic integrity

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Simple extensions

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Using AI responsibly

Weekly schedule

Weekly schedule

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Study commitment

Required readings

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Learning outcomes

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Responding to student feedback

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