REHA 3007 Exercise Prescription II

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Credit Points 10

Legacy Code 401144

Coordinator Carolina Sandler Opens in new window

Description This subject focuses on the role of exercise in the functional rehabilitation of musculoskeletal injuries including work and sporting injuries. It covers injury and re-injury prevention strategies; mechanisms of injury; patho-physiology of injury and repair process; design and evaluation of rehabilitation exercise programs; how the exercise program functions in concert with other methods of injury treatment and management; important pharmacological, communication, psychosocial and cultural considerations; the role of the exercise physiologist in the rehabilitation team; the effects of nervous system disorders and injury on skeletal muscle control, injury and rehabilitation are also considered.

School Health Sciences

Discipline Rehabilitation Therapies, Not Elsewhere Classified.

Student Contribution Band HECS Band 2 10cp

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Level Undergraduate Level 3 subject

Pre-requisite(s) HLTH 2005

Equivalent Subjects REHA 3011 - Exercise in Musculoskeletal Injury Rehabilitation REHA 3012 - Exercise in Musculo-Skeletal Rehabilitation

Restrictions

Students must be enrolled in 4658 - Bachelor of Health Science (Exercise and Sport Science).

Assessment

The following table summarises the standard assessment tasks for this subject. Please note this is a guide only. Assessment tasks are regularly updated, where there is a difference your Learning Guide takes precedence.

Type Length Percent Threshold Individual/Group Task
Final Exam 2 hours 40 N Individual
Essay 1,500 words 30 N Individual
Case Study 1,000 words 30 N Individual

Teaching Periods