Therapeutic Exercise and Physical Activity
Introduction
This module addresses two important challenges currently facing healthcare. Firstly, it addresses the need for healthcare professionals to facilitate lifestyle changes specifically around physical activity. Secondly, it improves our ability to use specific effective exercise to address therapeutic goals in a wide range of areas, for example, musculoskeletal practice and neurological rehabilitation. By using specific, effective exercise, service users can be helped to self-manage long-term conditions and rehabilitation can become more effective.
Who the course is aimed at
This module is aimed at physiotherapists and exercise professionals who work with or wish to work with patient populations.
Benefits of taking the course to the individual, the organisation and the patient
The module develops advanced skills around facilitating physical activity in clinical populations and in using specific exercise to address therapeutic goals. Students can focus their learning, through- out the module, on a particular area of interest e.g. pain relief, fatigue, managing long-term conditions or mental health. The module will increase effectiveness in changing behaviour and prescribing exercise and thus will positively influence lifestyle choices and self-management in a range of patient groups.
What you learn
You will gain in-depth understanding of theories and evidence supporting clinical reasoning in therapeutic exercise. You will improve the ability to apply exercise prescription principles in clinical practice, engaging service users with exercise and with physical activity using both communication skills with individuals and with wider groups.
General areas covered
principles and practice of behaviour change interventions
patient expectations and experience including barriers to exercise and factors affecting adherence
exercise physiology
principles of exercise prescription in a range of conditions and populations.
Fees and Funding for 2024/25
| Indicative price for stand-alone module |
Home student: £1,770 EU / International students: £2,955 - this is part-time study and therefore cannot provide sponsorship for Tier 4. |
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| How to apply |
To apply for a self-funded place, please complete and return the application form below:
To apply for a Workforce Development / Workforce Transformation funding WDF/WTF funded place, please complete and return the relevant application form below: Further information and Workforce Development Funding / CPD Funding online application form |
Further details
For further information please contact the module leader Alex Morley - a.s.morley@shu.ac.uk