Short course

Musculoskeletal Management of Spinal Dysfunction

Gain the experience to optimise patient outcomes in Musculoskeletal Management of Spinal Dysfunction. On this short course, you'll develop advanced assessment and triage skills for the spinal regions.

Develop a patient-centred, biopsychosocial approach for the assessment and management of patients. You'll improve your communication and understanding of the role of interdisciplinary working. This knowledge will help you to maximise outcomes for patients with musculoskeletal disorders.

his is one of a suite of Musculoskeletal Management courses for medical and healthcare professionals. These courses are designed to equip you with the advanced knowledge and skills needed to care for patients with MSK conditions.

Why study with us

Learn from leading medical consultants, therapists and academics. We work in conjunction with Blackpool Teaching Hospital Trust and East Lancashire Hospital Trust.
Our on-campus blocks are taught at weekends to fit around your professional work commitments.
This course supports NHS approaches such as Five Year Forward View and MSK strategies. Aiming to integrate and deliver new sustainable models of care which promote prevention, self-care, and wellbeing.

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Level: Postgraduate, Level 7
Delivery: On campus
Study mode: Part-time 2 x 3-day teaching blocks
Duration: September - December
Module code: M4033
Campus: Preston
Start date: September

Course overview

On successful completion, you will be able to:

Demonstrate and critically evaluate, accurate and effective clinical assessment and examination of patients with spinal disorders.
Demonstrate and critically evaluate advanced clinical reasoning processes in the diagnosis, investigation and management of patients with spinal disorders.
Critically discuss and evaluate a biopsychosocial approach to holistic assessment and treatment planning for individuals with spinal disorders..
Critically evaluate and synthesise the contemporary evidence base to support and inform the management of spinal disorders.

The course includes:

Clinical and Diagnostic Skills including:

Effective communication and consultation strategies
Clinical history taking skills
Practical clinical assessment skills of lower limb regions
Normal neuromusculoskeletal anatomy of the lower limb
Pathophysiological changes and process in common lower limb pathologies
Clinical reasoning and diagnostics
MSK management and treatment planning
Surgical indication and management of lower limb disorders
Pharmacological / prescribing interventions in MSK management
Pre-, peri- and post-operative issues
Radiological imaging and interventions in lower limb pathology including indications for X-Ray, Ultrasound, MRI, CT.

Biopsychosocial assessment and interventions including:

Motivation, psychological, and lifestyle change brief intervention training
Role of prevention and public health
Rehabilitation therapies in lower limb management and hand therapy
Holistic, patient-centred goal setting and outcome measures
Interdisciplinary management of musculoskeletal lower limb conditions

Underpinning theory, practice and development of:

Critical literature searching, appraisal and evaluation skills
Reflective practice theories and application

Accreditations

The centre is accredited by the Royal College of Surgeons, a professional membership organisation and registered charity which exists to advance patient care. The Royal College of Surgeons of England, registered charity number 212808.

Future careers in musculoskeletal management

If you're a current medical and health professional this course is an ideal development opportunity. It will help you to advance your knowledge and skills related to the treatment of MSK conditions.

Fees and funding

Learning and assessment

On-campus sessions will be a mix of keynote lectures, tutorials, peer group discussions and debates. Practical sessions will allow you to develop and consolidate practical skills.

To aid your self-directed study we utilise online teaching resources. This is especially useful to provide engagement between campus sessions. Resources include Blackboard, facilitated discussion boards and posting of resources.

You'll use supervised work-based learning to develop the practical application of skills. This will aline with your own professional development needs.

Develop your communication skills through practical sessions, group debates, video and peer feedback.

Assessment includes a practical demonstration with critical discussion. You'll need to demonstrate clinical reasoning of practical-based skills and knowledge. A presentation will be used to assess skills in locating, critiquing, evaluating, synthesising and applying the evidence base on this topic. As well as broader professional skills including presenting and IT skills.

Pathway opportunities

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This course is based in the School of Medicine and Dentistry

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