These resources and material can support some excellent preparation for our MSc/PGDip Advanced Manipulative Physiotherapy and Exercise Sports Medicine (Football) programmes.
Literature searching support
In some modules on our MSc/PGDip Advanced Manipulative Physiotherapy and Exercise Sports Medicine (Football) programmes, students will be expected to complete a ‘mini-literature review’, which forms part of their assessment and final grade.
Before joining our programmes, we highly recommend that all students access these freely available resources. They will support your preparations for the independent research components of our programmes:
The University of Birmingham. ‘How to’ Videos. https://intranet.birmingham.ac.uk/as/libraryservices/library/research/workshops-and-training/induction-training.aspx
The University of Birmingham. Literature Searching. https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/facilities/hsmc-kes/help-and-training/literature-searching.aspx
https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/facilities/hsmc-kes/help-and-training/activity/1-introduction.aspx
The University of Birmingham. Systematic Reviews and Other Reviews. A Library Guide.
https://libguides.bham.ac.uk/asc/systematicreviews
Cochrane Interactive Learning. Module 1. Module 1: Introduction to conducting systematic reviews. https://training.cochrane.org/interactivening
Research critical appraisal
https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/facilities/hsmc-kes/help-and-training/critical-appraisal.aspx
https://intranet.birmingham.ac.uk/as/libraryservices/library/asc/documents/public/pgtcriticalwriting.pdf
How to read a research paper
https://www.bmj.com/about-bmj/resources-readers/publications/how-read-paper
Academic assignments: Referencing your sources
https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/facilities/hsmc-kes/help-and-training/Referencing.aspx
Academic assignments. Essay planning
https://intranet.birmingham.ac.uk/as/libraryservices/library/asc/resources/a-short-guide-to-essay-planning-and-structure.aspx
Neuromusculoskeletal assessment and management resources (Not an exhaustive list):
- Joy Higgs; Gail M. Jensen; Stephen Loftus; Nicole Christensen 2018. Clinical reasoning in the health professions. Elsevier, Fourth edition, ISBN 9780702065057
- Mark A. Jones; Darren A. Rivett 2019. Clinical reasoning in musculoskeletal practice. Elsevier, Second edition. ISBN 070205979X, 9780702059797
- Palastanga, N. and Soames, R. (2018) Anatomy and Human Movement: Structure and Function. 7th Edition. Elsevier.
- Nicola Petty and Dionne Ryder 2017. Musculoskeletal Examination and Assessment - A Handbook for Therapists, 5th edition, Churchill Livingstone. ISBN 9780702067174, 978-0702067174
- Karim Khan 2015. Grieve's modern musculoskeletal physiotherapy. Elsevier. Fourth edition. ISBN 9780702066504
- Paul Brukner and Karim Khan 2019. Brukner & Khan's Clinical Sports Medicine, 5th edn, Vol 1 and 2. McGraw Medica
- Compassionate care. https://www.hellomynameis.org.uk