Kinesiology & Biomechanics

Catalog description

This course provides a comprehensive study of human movement with an emphasis on biomechanical and kinesiological concepts of normal and pathological movement of the body. The course includes lecture and laboratory components that integrate fundamental mechanical and kinesiological principles in the analysis of joint and limb motion and whole-body movement. The course builds on anatomical knowledge to give students an in-depth appreciation of how human movement emerges as a function of the biomechanical and kinesiological constraints imposed by the structure and function of the body with a special emphasis on the analysis of the gait and posture action systems. Prerequisite(s): PT 410 .