Arkansas Colleges of Health Education School of Physical Therapy Musculoskeletal 1 Project

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Project Description

Musculoskeletal Physical Therapy 1 is a 1^st year course that introduces physiotherapy students to musculoskeletal dysfunctions. The course focuses on the screening, examining, evaluating, and diagnosing extremity dysfunctions. This Physiopedia project will facilitate skill development that support the focus of the course and evidence-based practice. The skills for the project include literature searching and review, synthesis and interpretation, writing and communications skills, while focusing on the topic of clinical musculoskeletal dysfunctions and pain. The students will reinforce their course learning through the process of sharing information.

This project will focus on a knowledge and information that supports musculoskeletal dysfunction and rehabilitation either through advancing current articles or creating new articles of information. The focus includes searching and reviewing, synthesizing and communicating research evidence that reflects a deeper understanding of musculoskeletal pathology/injury mechanisms underlying clinical conditions that affects muscles, myofascia, joints and or bones. The project will include a presentation of their team’s findings and contributions to Physiopedia.

Project Instructors

Tony Varela

Alex Habegger

Objectives

The purpose of the project is to enhance self-directed learning, team-working, clinical problem solving, professional written communication, and peer assessment. These skills highlight continuing professional development and encourage lifelong learning. This project challenges the student physiotherapist, working in study groups, to identify learning opportunities around a specific topic and to develop a plan of how to meet those needs for themselves and other professionals. The student will implement this plan, in consultation with the project leaders on the allocated topic via the delivery of a updated and or new content. In addition, each group produces an evidence based oral presentation for their colleagues in the course.

This project aims:

• To encourage both independent and team problem solving skills and learning
• To reinforces didactic learning while enhancing written communication skills
• To foster team building and team role awareness
• To enhance understanding of evaluating and rehabilitating musculoskeletal dysfunctions.
• To develop the skills and ability to critique existing literature, evidence based premises, and contribute objectively
• To value the sharing of knowledge via an open international platform for physiotherapists and other students around the world.
• To develop technical skills necessary to continue to share evidence-based information within the physiotherapy community

Project Dates

1/28/22 – 4/18/22

New Articles

1. S.I.N.S.S
2. Ergonomics for Daily Life
3. Allodynia
4. Pain Self Efficacy Questionnaire

Articles to Review

1. McArthy Test
2. Gait Disturbances
3. Radial Head Fracture
4. Pronator Teres Syndrome
5. Golfer's Elbow
6. ULTT's