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Musculoskeletal Therapy is a new profession that advances the knowledge, critical thinking and practical skills base of remedial massage therapy. Most graduates would enter clinical practice either alone or as a partner in a multi-modality healthcare clinic. Career options include working alongside other manual therapists such Physiotherapists, Chiropractors and Osteopaths; working with sporting teams; working in rehabilitation or community health services centres; and in private practice.
Musculoskeletal Therapy
Overview
Musculoskeletal therapists assess and treat the musculoskeletal system using various specialised soft tissue techniques. These include myofascial release techniques, muscle energy techniques, neuromuscular techniques and stretching techniques to prevent and alleviate pain and enhance movement and function.
The Musculoskeletal Therapist is a holistic health professional who gives particular attention to the relationship of muscles and fasciae to structural and neurological aspects of the body in health and disease, and is educated in the relevant basic and clinical sciences as well as in related health subjects. The Musculoskeletal Therapist can significantly contribute to the fields of pain management, acute and chronic injury, and rehabilitation.
Bachelor of Health Science (Musculoskeletal Therapy)
This course provides graduates with the skills and knowledge to become successful musculoskeletal therapists. The course includes detailed studies in all areas of musculoskeletal anatomy, massage, assessment and management of musculoskeletal injury, dysfunction and disability, clinical practice, and interpersonal skills.
| BACHELOR OF HEALTH SCIENCE (MUSCULOSKELETAL THERAPY) COURSE STRUCTURE | |||||||
| YEAR 1 | YEAR 2 | ||||||
| SEMESTER 1 | SEMESTER 2 | SEMESTER 3 | SEMESTER 4 | ||||
| CLHU Clinical Humanities | LYM Lymphatic Drainage Massage | MTCLS3 Musculoskeletal Clinical Studies 3 | CRS Critical Research Skills | ||||
| IMSTP Introduction to Musculoskeletal Therapy Practice | MTCLS2 Musculoskeletal Clinical Studies 2 | MTHN2 Musculoskeletal Therapy of the Head and Neck 2 | MTCLS4 Musculoskeletal Clinical Studies 4 | ||||
| MTCLS1 Musculoskeletal Clinical Studies 1 | MTHN1 Musculoskeletal Therapy of the Head and Neck 1 | MTIN2 Integrative Musculoskeletal Therapy 2 | |||||
| MTIN1 Integrative Musculoskeletal Therapy 1 | MTLB1 Musculoskeletal Therapy of the Low Back, Pelvis and Abdomen 1 | MTLB2 Musculoskeletal Therapy of the Low Back, Pelvis and Abdomen 2 | MTIN3 Integrative Musculoskeletal Therapy 3 | ||||
| MTSS Science Substrates of Musculoskeletal Therapy | MTLE1 Musculoskeletal Therapy of the Lower Extremity 1 | MTLE2 Musculoskeletal Therapy of the Lower Extremity 2 | MTLB3 Musculoskeletal Therapy of the Low Back, Pelvis and Abdomen 3 | ||||
| MTTH1 Musculoskeletal Therapy of the Thorax 1 | MTUE2 Musculoskeletal Therapy of the Upper Extremity 2 | MTLE3 Musculoskeletal Therapy of the Lower Extremity 3 | |||||
| MTUE1 Musculoskeletal Therapy of the Upper Extremity 1 | MTTH2 Musculoskeletal Therapy of the Thorax 2 | ||||||
| YEAR 3 | |
| SEMESTER 5 | SEMESTER 6 |
| IPP Introduction to Professional Practice | MTCLS6 Musculoskeletal Clinical Studies 6 |
| MTCLS5 Musculoskeletal Clinical Studies 5 | MTHN4 Musculoskeletal Therapy of the Head and Neck 4 |
| MTHN3 Musculoskeletal Therapy of the Head and Neck 3 | MTLB4 Musculoskeletal Therapy of the Low Back, Pelvis and Abdomen 4 |
| MTIN4 Integrative Musculoskeletal Therapy 4 | MTLE4 Musculoskeletal Therapy of the Lower Extremity 4 |
| MTTH3 Musculoskeletal Therapy of the Thorax 3 | MTTH4 Musculoskeletal Therapy of the Thorax 4 |
| MTUE3 Musculoskeletal Therapy of the Upper Extremity 3 | MTUE4 Musculoskeletal Therapy of the Upper Extremity 4 |