ObjectivesYou'll develop postgraduate skills in the assessment and treatment of neuromusculoskeletal conditions using manual and manipulative therapy. You'll attain high levels of autonomy and clinical decision-making skills for application to clinical practice, and extend your knowledge and manipulative therapy skills to a specialist level.
Entry requirementsApplicants should normally: -have an honours degree (minimum 2.2 class) in physiotherapy -be chartered physiotherapists, registered with the Health Professions Council -have post-registration experience working in musculoskeletal practice while enrolled on the course.
Academic titlePgCert Manipulative Therapy
Course descriptionPgCert Manipulative Therapy
This course enables registered healthcare professionals working in neuromusculoskeletal practice to develop advanced clinical skills knowledge and effective application of evidence-based practice. The course is endorsed by the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy.
Clinical Management of Neuromusculoskeletal Dysfunction of the Lower Quadrant
This module develops your postgraduate skills in manipulative and manual therapy approaches to assessing and treating neuromusculoskeletal dysfunctions/disorders of the lower quadrant including the lumbar spine, hip, sacro-iliac joint, foot and ankle. You will revisit and develop applied theoretical concepts of anatomy and pathology, integrated with the interventions of manipulation and manual therapy concentrating on the lower quadrant region of the body. If you complete this module, together with two other named modules, will give an exemption if you want to apply for membership of the Manipulation Association of Chartered Physiotherapists (MACP) (pending approval by MACP).
Clinical Management of Neuromusculoskeletal Dysfunction of the Upper Quadrant
This module develops your postgraduate skills in manipulative and manual therapy of the peripheral and spinal joints of the upper quadrant, including the cervical and thoracic spine, shoulder, elbow, wrist and hand, using an integrative practical approach with an emphasis on clinical reasoning. The module is designed to develop your skills in assessing and treating neuromusculoskeletal structures using manipulative therapy to a postgraduate and highly specialised level. If you complete this module, together with two other named modules, will give an exemption if you want to apply for membership of the Manipulation Association of Chartered Physiotherapists (MACP) (pending approval by MACP).
Concepts of Neuromusculoskeletal Manipulative Therapy
This module develops your postgraduate skills in assessing and treating neuromusculoskeletal disorders using manual and manipulative therapy. You will be introduced to different concepts of manipulative and manual therapy enabling you to develop and extend your knowledge and awareness of the mechanical, neurophysiological, and biopsychosocial effects on each patient. This theory will help build your specialised and advanced clinical decision making processes. If you complete this module, together with two other named modules, will give an exemption if you want to apply for membership of the Manipulation Association of Chartered Physiotherapists (MACP) (pending approval by MACP).
Course structure
You'll cover a diverse range of clinical and practice issues in manipulative therapy.
Professional accreditation
Healthcare practitioners will gain exemption from the theoretical components of the Manipulation Association of Chartered Physiotherapists (MACP) membership curriculum.+ Physiotherapists will be eligible to apply for membership of MACP with exemption from theory components.