Unit of Study OSTP2009 Clinical Neuroscience and Pain Studies (2025)

Unit description

Provides the core anatomical and physiological knowledge required for the clinical identification of neurological conditions. In order to obtain and interpret information regarding the function of the neural systems, clinicians must be able to accurately identify and record findings from a number of neurological structures. This unit describes the methods by which these potential findings are generated, recorded, processed and presented for interpretation. It also examines the concept of pain as it relates to Osteopathic practice.  

Unit content

1. Organisation of the human nervous system (including sensory system)
2. Overview of pain management with consideration of neurobiology and physiological processes
3. The motor system
4. The cranial nerves and nuclei
5. Vascular supply, disorders and injuries in the brain and brainstem
6. Conditions, diseases and disorders of the nervous system