Movement Analysis I

Catalog description

The first part of a two-course sequence during the Summer semester of the first year of the DPT program. The course is designed for a detailed regional study of human arthrokinematics and osteokinematics. Course materials include biomechanics of human tissue and neurological regulation of movement with an emphasis on the clinical relationship of joint structure and muscle function at individual joints. Lectures and laboratory sessions supplement problem-oriented learning exercises that cover palpation of anatomical structures, observation of human movement with an emphasis on clinical problems, and their relationship to the mechanical and physiological concepts that direct foundations of human movement. Student must be a Physical Therapy major in order to register for this course.