Amputation Rehabilitation and Prosthetic Use

Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Develop clinical/professional skills relating to their professional role within the delivery of post amputation and prosthetic rehabilitation and reflect on continued professional development opportunities relating to their current or future professional role
• Contrast and apply current literature underpinning the evidence base to their current or future clinical/professional practice within the field of post amputation and prosthetic rehabilitation
• Contrast and critically evaluate a wide range of current literature underpinning the evidence base in rehabilitation following an amputation and prosthetic use
• Compare, appraise and consider the role of the multidisciplinary team in post amputation and prosthetic rehabilitation through shared learning within a multidisciplinary environment
• Develop a comprehensive understanding of the rehabilitation journey following an amputation through the consideration of key factors from a physical and psychosocial perspective
• Develop communication skills and critical evaluate psychosocial relationships within the delivery of post amputation and prosthetic rehabilitation

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Teaching and learning methods

The module embraces a reflective and deep learning approach where you will be encouraged to engage in a wide range of activities that encourage meaningful discussion, debate and application to the post amputation rehabilitation process. The module is also constructed in a way that enables you to learn from their peers and gain a wide variety of rich multidisciplinary perspectives and views. This peer directed learning approach will work well in this module due to the multidisciplinary nature of the field and the possible mix of UK and International students and therefore providing opportunities to learn and connect with different cultures and clinical/professional settings.

There is a variety of different teaching and learning methods utilised within this module. However, most of the sessions will involve a key lecture that is followed by class discussion and group work.

Resources & Reading list

General Resources

• Scott , Patel, Hebenton (2015) A Survey of the Lower Limb Amputee Population in Scotland, Scottish Physiotherapy Amputee Research Group.

• BACPAR: Evidence based clinical guidelines for the physiotherapy management of adults with lower limb prostheses (2020).

For resources which are required or considered useful for the module: key texts, text books, data books, software, web sites, other sources of related information..

Journal Articles

Murray C.D. & Forshaw M.J (2013). The experience of amputation and prosthesis use for adults: a metasynthesis. Disability & Rehabilitation, 35 (14): 133-1142.

Textbooks

Murray C (2009). Amputation, Prosthetic Use and Phantom Limb Pain: An Interdisciplinary Perspective. London: Springer.

Ott K, Serlin D H and Mihm S (2002). Artificial Parts, Practical Lives: Modern Histories of Prosthetics. New York and London: New York and London.

Murphy D (2013). Fundamentals of amputation care and Prosthetics. New York: DeomosMedical.

Crawford C (2014). Phantom Limb: Amputation, Embodiment, and Prosthetic Technology. New York: Black and White Illustrations.

• British Society of Rehabilitation Medicine (2018) Amputee and Prosthetic Rehabilitation: Standards and Guidelines (3rd Edition) British Society of Rehabilitation Medicine, London.

Edmonds M and Foster A (2014). Managing the Diabetic foot. Oxford, Wiley & Sons Ltd.

Gallagher, P, Desmond, D, and Maclachlan M (Eds) (2008). Psychoprosthetics. London: Springer.

Assessment strategy

Formative Assessment: The formative assignment is not marked and does not contribute to your overall module mark. The goal of the formative assignment is to provide you with feedback and help you identify strengths and weaknesses in your work. The formative is assignment has been designed to contain elements that are important for the summative (marked assessment) to help you improve your learning.

Summative Assessment: The summative assessment is marked and is part of the final module mark and will comprise of two components. Both elements of the assignment need to be passed at 50%.

Formative

This is how we’ll give you feedback as you are learning. It is not a formal test or exam.

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.

Repeat Information

Repeat type: Internal