Physiotherapy

MSc

Intermediate award(s): PG Dip, PG Cert
Full-Time

Sai Sravanthi Vellanki
India

“I chose to study at Anglia Ruskin University UK because I was impressed with the course description, the affordable fees and the scholarship awarded to me before admission. I always wanted to finish my Postgraduate degree from the best University and now I am here, I feel I am part of one.

I have benefited from the choice of topics in which we are allowed to do our major projects and I enjoy the tutorials, where the leaders guide the students every step. The course leaders are also encouraging the students by arranging special lab visits so we will gain a better understanding.

I am completely satisfied with my experience of studying at Anglia Ruskin. I would suggest the course to people who desire the best part of Physiotherapy, who want to enhance their skills and desire a wide range of choices in the scope of the Physiotherapy field for their projects.



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Course overview

Our course will enable you, as a physiotherapy practitioner, to develop your knowledge and extend and advance their practice to meet the increasingly complex demands of physiotherapy within the health and social care sector.

Innovation, research and creativity will be fostered to enable you to influence practice and service delivery and effect change. A key element will be the development of evidenced-based practice and leadership in line with government initiatives. We aim to develop clinical leaders who can improve people's health and well-being and can deliver any necessary changes across systems and organisational boundaries.

Exercise has always been one of the key skills of physiotherapy, particularly in the treatment of musculoskeletal and acquired cardio-respiratory disease. Restoration of optimum levels of fitness and function underpins all the aims of physiotherapy intervention, irrespective of the pathology that impairs function. However, worldwide healthcare faces new challenges with increased prevalence of other acquired diseases such as obesity, diabetes and osteoporosis. Epidemiological evidence supports the importance of regular physical activity in the prevention of many acquired chronic diseases, in the overall enhancement of health and in the restoration of physical fitness to promote effective functional ability.

Our enhance your understanding of the theoretical underpinning of the use of exercise to aid rehabilitation and enable physiotherapists to explore in depth the theory and relevance of holistic rehabilitation in the promotion of function.

Additional course information

The need to provide effective, evidenced-based practice is now a central tenet of professional practice. Throughout our course you will be encouraged to actively engage with research from a range of disciplines, to critically consider different types of evidence and use appropriate critical frameworks in assessing the quality and relevance of evidence to underpin practice service delivery and policy. This is a theoretical course and you are expected to make links with your own area of practice.

Module guide

Core modules
  • Clinical Application of Exercise

    This module will enhance your understanding of the use of exercise to aid in the rehabilitation of fitness by exploring in-depth the theory of exercise and the evidence of its use within the profession. Workshops on Health Screening and Fitness Testing will allow for practical assessment of fitness parameters and implementation of recommendations. Key topical issues such as patient compliance, motivation and the bio-psychosocial approach are covered alongside the physiology of exercise, its impact on the body and functioning and related concepts of pain. This will ultimately allow for integration of terms such as fitness and function and a better understanding of how to implement a pro-active management strategy.

  • Advanced Clinical Reasoning

    This module is central to providing effective management and enhancing quality of patient-centred care. With the increasing demands and complex nature of healthcare practice, clinicians increasingly are required to make and justify clinical decisions based on a range of factors such as the available evidence base, access to resources, ethical issues, social and cultural norms and frameworks for clinical governance and professional accountability. This module will explore different models of clinical reasoning, nature and context of clinical practice, knowledge and clinical reasoning, as well as the attributes of novice and expert practitioner. In addition, the module will explore the limitations of clinical reasoning and conversely the potential of clinical reasoning to enhance clinician's knowledge base. Reflection will be a central theme throughout the module in order to further develop your clinical reasoning. Subjects of special interest will include clinical practice, emphasising clinical examination, evaluation, interpretation and differential diagnosis

  • Research Studies

    This module will provide you with a critical overview of the main methodologies and designs applied to research within health and social care, professional practice, regulation and policy. It will provide you with an opportunity to explore the theoretical dilemmas that underlie the process of inquiry and its relationship to practice. The module will provide a framework within which to select, evaluate and justify the research methods chosen for your research project.

  • Major Project

    The Major Project is of central importance to your Masters award. You will be expected to bring together aspects of learning from previous modules as well as using that learning as the basis for planning, conducting and writing a research- or work-based project.

Assessment

A range of assessment methods are used including essays, presentations, formulation of a research proposal, a research project and case studies. Assessment topics are generated from practice, requiring critical and innovative thinking and drawing on a range of conceptual frameworks designed to enhance your skills in supporting the development of practice.

Formative assessment strategies, such as seminar papers, group presentations and case reports, are integrated as part of the teaching and learning process and are used to provide ongoing feedback about your progress, as well as for developing a range of communication skills which will support professional development.

Summative assessment is integrated closely with learning, and you will be able to focus assignments to ensure relevance to your professional and personal development. The ability to problem-solve in practice will underpin the basis of assessment on your creativity in addressing a range of issues specific to your practice.

Special features

Our course has been developed to reflect the current World Health Organisation (WHO) and UK agenda for promoting the health and well-being of individuals and communities. It will build on your practice and enable you to:
  • focus on exercise as an essential component in both the prevention and treatment of many diseases common today
  • develop leadership skills which are vital for today's healthcare professionals
  • focus on your own clinical specialty, exploring the evidence base and evaluating your own practice.
You will be joining a vibrant community of health and social care professionals. You will have access to excellent facilities and academic staff with a wealth of experience and research interests crossing the broad spectrum of healthcare, including physiotherapy, radiography, social work and nursing.

Our course incorporates input from a number of experts including: experienced clinicians, chair of the local and research ethics committee and researchers with an international reputation.

Our University also has a wide range of student support services you can draw on. For those joining us whose first language is not English, you will benefit from a number of study-skills sessions available throughout each semester. In addition, you will be allocated a personal tutor who will provide support throughout your time with us.

Tutor profile

Dr Leica Claydon
Course Leader for MSc Physiotherapy

"I am a Senior Lecturer of Physiotherapy in the Allied Health and Medicine Department, Anglia Ruskin University, UK. I graduated with a PhD in 2008 from Keele University, UK. I have spent the last 6 years working at the University of Otago, New Zealand where latterly I was Associate Dean of Postgraduate Research Studies with the School of Physiotherapy.

I publish in the fields of pain management, neurological rehabilitation and education. I supervise PhD students and Masters students and am a peer reviewer for several international Pain and Physiotherapy journals. Most recently I was an invited speaker for the Indian Association of Physiotherapists (IAP) at their conference in Goa (February 22-24, 2013) and spoke on the non-pharmacological management of pain."

Associated careers

Our course has many benefits for practitioners who wish to enhance and broaden their career progression. You will:
  • develop your knowledge, skills and dispositions to undertake advanced practice
  • prepare for new and extended roles
  • enhance your understanding of inter-professional issues
  • integrate primary research into your practice
  • meet Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and re-registration requirements.
Entry Requirements: You must be a physiotherapy practitioner with professional registration. It is anticipated that students undertaking the course will currently be employed in professional practice. You must hold a recognised qualification in physiotherapy and should be educated to honours degree level. Post-qualification employment experience is required.
Our published entry requirements are a guide only and our decision will be based on your overall suitability for the course as well as whether you meet the minimum entry requirements.

We welcome applications from International and EU students. Please select one of the links below for English language and country-specific entry requirement information.

How to apply

Location

Duration

1 year

Teaching times*

Monday 10-12 and 1-3pm
and Thurs 10.00am and 3.00pm

Available starts

September, February

Student finance

Open Day

Saturday 13 July
Postgraduate Open Day

Faculty

Health, Social Care & Education

Department

Allied Health and Medicine

Contact us

UK and EU applicants:International applicants:

 

*Teaching days and times are for guidance only and are subject to change each academic year. We advise all applicants to wait until they are in receipt of their timetable before making arrangements around their course times.

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