BIOMECHANICS
ACADEMIC YEAR2013/2014
COD. 20843
dati insegnamento:
DEGREE: Physiotherapy
TYPE OF COURSE: COMPULSORY SUBJECTS, CHARACTERISTIC OF THE CLASS
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION: italian
LECTURERS:
ACADEMIC YEAR: 2013/2014
YEAR OF STUDY: 1
SEMESTER: Second semester
NUMBER OF CREDITS: 2
UNIT COORDINATOR: POGLIACOMI Francesco
CONTACT HOURS: 14
INDIVIDUAL WORK HOURS: 36
Learning outcomes of the course unit
By the end of the course students will have learnt about the basic notions of biomechanics of the joints listed above and will be able to analyse these articulations with regard to the respective movements.
Course contents summary
The course programme is provided at the first lesson.
The programme consists of the following:
biomechanical principles of the articulation of the hip, knee, ankle, foot, shoulder, elbow, wrist, hand and spine.
Recommended readings
Lecture notes.
Textbook on articular physiology. Author: Kapandji.
Teaching methods
Oral lectures
Assessment methods and criteria
Oral exam
