MSc Advanced Clinical Practice (Physiotherapeutic Management of the Athlete)

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University of Teesside, School of Health & Social Care

Comments about MSc Advanced Clinical Practice (Physiotherapeutic Management of the Athlete) - At the institution - Middlesbrough - North Yorkshire

• Objectives
  You’ll develop postgraduate skills in the assessment and management of neuromuscloskeletal conditions affecting the athlete using massage and soft tissue mobilising techniques, sports skills-specific rehabilitation design and integrated management strategies. You will attain high levels of autonomy and clinical decision-making skills for application to clinical practice, and extend your knowledge and clinical therapeutic skills to a specialist level.
• Entry requirements
  Applicants should normally: -have an honours degree (minimum 2.2 class) in physiotherapy be chartered physiotherapists, registered with the HPC -have post-registration experience working in an associated field while enrolled on the course -have experience of and commitment to sport -have access to a sporting or appropriate musculoskeletal environment on a regular basis for the duration of the specialist clinical modules.
• Academic title
  MSc Advanced Clinical Practice (Physiotherapeutic Management of the Athlete)
• Course description
  MSc Advanced Clinical Practice (Physiotherapeutic Management of the Athlete)
  
  This degree is ideal for Health Professions Council registered physiotherapists working in neuromusculoskeletal or sports-related practice who wish to develop advanced clinical skills and knowledge related to sport-specific physiotherapeutic practice. The course is endorsed by the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy.
  
  You will attain high levels of autonomy and clinical decision-making skills for application to clinical practice, and extend your knowledge and clinical therapeutic skills to a specialist level.
  
  Course structure
  Core modules will focus on evidence-based practice and research culminating in an independent research study. Specialist modules address a diverse range of clinical and practice issues in sport-related physiotherapeutic practice.
  
  Careers
  This course will enhance your ability to secure employment in a sports-specific environment or as an advanced practitioner/extended scope practitioner specialising in the management of neuromusculoskeletal conditions.

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