Unit of Study OSTP3005 Osteopathic Manual Therapy 5 (2025)

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Unit Snapshot

Unit type

UG Coursework Unit
Credit points

12
Faculty & College

Faculty of Health
Placement

No

Pre-requisites

OSTP3002 - Osteopathic Manual Therapy 4 OR OSTP2006 - Osteopathic Studies IV AND; OSTP2009 - Clinical Neuroscience and Pain Studies OR BIOL2003 - Neuroscience

Enrolment information

Please note this unit has assessments scheduled in Week 7 which will require attendance on-campus. Details will be provided closer to the time.

Unit description

Advances the clinical skills of integrative osteopathic diagnosis and treatment, consolidates the personal and professional application of health principles, develops skills for working collaboratively and further develops and applies critical appraisal skills to osteopathic health practice. Students develop skills in high velocity manipulative techniques in the thoracic and cervical spine and upper limb.

Unit content

Informed consent, indications, contraindications and risk factors for high-velocity technique of the cervical spine
Osteopathic assessment and high-velocity technique of cervical spine
Negotiate safe and appropriate management plans in relation to patient’s health status
Osteopathic assessment and high-velocity technique of thoracic spine
Osteopathic assessment and high-velocity technique of ribs and pectoral girdle
Osteopathic assessment and high-velocity technique upper limb

Availabilities

Location	Domestic	International
Gold Coast	Term4	Term4
Lismore	Term4	Term4

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

critically analyse evidence-informed osteopathic health care and scope of practice

develop and negotiate safe and effective patient-centred care with discussion of options for management including holistic/global dysfunction in the context of biopsychosocial model of healthcare

provide the reasoning underpinning the high velocity manipulative techniques in the thoracic and cervical spine and upper limb

demonstrate the safe and effective use of high velocity manipulative techniques in the thoracic and cervical spine and upper limb, including practitioner self-care

Teaching and assessment

Teaching method

Practical 2 x 2.5 hours (Weekly)

Tutorial 1 hour (Weekly)

Practical 1 hour (Weekly)

Assessment
Practical	60%
Quiz	10%
Report	30%

Teaching method

Practical 2 x 2.5 hours (Weekly)

Tutorial 1 hour (Weekly)

Practical 1 hour (Weekly)

Assessment
Practical	60%
Quiz	10%
Report	30%

Prescribed learning resources

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Fee information

Domestic

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