Clinical Biomechanics PG Cert

Postgraduate

In Stoke-On-Trent

£ 9,000 + VAT

Description

  • Type

    Postgraduate

  • Location

    Stoke-on-trent

  • Duration

    2 Years

This is a part time course that will require you to be working as a Registered Healthcare Professional or other Professional working in Clinical Biomechanics and Gait Analysis. As clinical practice involving physical therapeutic procedures has progressed, those patients seeking advice on issues relating to complaints of a biomechanical nature have increased. Furthermore, increased recreational and professional sporting activities require a practitioner skilled in clinical biomechanics. Even the treatment of traditional musculoskeletal problems benefit from knowledge of possible underlying origins of these problems.

Facilities

Location

Start date

Stoke-On-Trent (Staffordshire)
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College Road, ST4 2DE

Start date

On request

About this course

Applicants will normally:
Possess an honours degree of class (2:1) or above (awarded by a United Kingdom university) or equivalent
Candidates who posses Diplomas in a related field will be considered depending on their clinical experience
Should have a HCPC registration or equivalent but other registration is considered.
Have a minimum of one year working professional experience in related areas
Most students are already working as full-time health care practitioners or as assistants.

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Course programme

pg00002 EDUCATIONAL AIMS OF THE PROGRAMME Programme Aims and Distinctive Features The Biomechanics' suite of awards is focused on the clinical application of mechanical principies. Clinical practice in recent times has required practitioners to focus more intensely on the exploration of the evidence underpinning their role. There has been in many fields increasing specialisation and a need to develop skills required to undertake advanced clinical practice. In order to effectively treat biomechanical problems it is necessary to be able to perform a skilled diagnosis using up-to-date practices. This requires a sound knowledge of the principies of biomechanics, the origins, tissue stresses and current therapies applicable to the diagnosis and treatment of a range of biomechanically related problems. This combination is extremely important as an advanced clinical skill. Specialist clinical teams in this field drawn from a variety of clinical professions are increasingly being built and the practitioner with skills and the means to seek out advancement in practice as a transferable skill will be in demand. This award will draw heavily on clinical experts using specialist lecturers managed by a small team of module co- ordinators. All awards are delivered around teaching on non consecutive weekends and are designed with flexibility in mind for the clinical practitioner. This enables students to build their study into their working week, but also gives time between teaching for reflection and application of clinical knowledge and skills learnt. It also gives professionals in prívate practice an opportunity to attend and allows us to attract students from a national ratherthan regional base. Each award can be studied at postgraduate certificate level, with specific rigid routes defined for specialists in Gait analysis and Mechanics of the diabetic foot. Clinical biomechanics can be studied at postgraduate diploma and master's level also and all students from any awards can continué their study with appropriate credits and modules to this level. The distinctive element of this award at Staffordshire University is the focus on the clinical relationship between clinical biomechanical problems, theory and practice. A further distinction is the teaching team which is derived from a compliment of people having a significant clinical practice in the field. This enables students to learn with clinical scenarios and experience. The overall aim of this suite of awards is to enrich and advance the understanding of biomechanics in a clinical setting Specifically the awards aim to; • Demónstrate the relationship between theoretical components of pathology, clinical features, techniques and technologies combined with clinical application of that knowledge. • Enhance understanding of the key concepts through action and analysis. • Embed theory and concepts taught into a clinical framework of practical application. • Encourage independent enquiry/research in the field of Clinical Biomechanics. • Engender an ethos of evaluation/reflection on practice to inform future judgements and actions. • Build from the students, a community of musculoskeletal clinical practitioner/researchers. Individual awards PgC/PgD/MSc Clinical Biomechanics </div>

Additional information

These courses are delivered by practicing clinicians which enables the students to get up-to-date knowledge These awards represent an innovative and unique approach to postgraduate study and allows you to enhance your MSK practice skills They offer an opportunity to study for postgraduate qualification while working as a full time practitioner

Clinical Biomechanics PG Cert

£ 9,000 + VAT