Focus Awards
Level 4
QN: 610/2589/6
Curriculum Active
Focus Awards Level 4 Certificate in Delivering Exercise Sessions to Clients With Low Back Pain (RQF)
Official qualification regulated by Ofqual, awarded by Focus Awards. Classified as a Occupational Qualification. Total guided learning hours: 106 hours.
Qualification Level
Level 4
Awarding Body
Focus Awards
Syllabus Units
4 Units
Guided Hours
106 hrs
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Course Syllabus & Study Modules
Complete breakdown of verified curriculum topics and learning objectives.
1
Epidemiology, anatomy and physiology, pathophysiology, and pharmacology for clients with low back pain
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the anatomy, physiology, and biomechanics of the human body
- Understand epidemiology of low back pain
- Understand the aetiology of low back pain
- Understand medical management of low back pain and limitations for exercise
2
Maintaining health, safety, and the quality of exercise programmes for clients with low back pain
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand differences between referral and self-referral
- Understand monitoring and evaluation of physical activity
3
Planning and delivering exercise for clients with low back pain
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the benefits of exercise for clients with low back pain
- Understand the psychosocial effects of exercise on low back pain
- Understand the types of exercises to help manage low back pain
- Be able to work with others within professional boundaries
- Be able to plan exercise for clients with low back pain
- Be able to conduct functional and clinical, pre-exercise assessments
- Be able to monitor and adapt physical activity and exercise
- Be able to set up the environment for delivery of exercises for clients with low back pain
- Be able to introduce the exercises to clients with low back pain
- Be able to manage participant safety during exercise sessions
- Be able to deliver exercise and physical activity to clients with low back pain
- Be able to provide and use feedback to and from the clients with low back pain
- Understand Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
4
Policies and behavioural strategies for managing low back pain
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand health policies and evidence to support clients with low back pain
- Be able to understand legislation, education, and lifestyle advice
- Understand how to build local relationships
- Be able to support behaviour change and intervention using person centred techniques
Regulatory & Verification Details
- Qualification Number (QN)
- 610/2589/6
- Regulated Status
- Available to learners
- Awarding Body
- Focus Awards
- Qualification Type
- Occupational Qualification
- Operational Start
- May 2023