Foundational Musculoskeletal Sciences

Catalog description

Human tissue biomechanics; response of bone, joint, muscle, and other soft tissue to stress, injury, and disease; normal repair process and effects of rest, stress, immobilization, nutrition, aging, and exercise; func- tional anatomy and biomechanical movement of joints within axial and appendicular skeleton; relationship between musculoskeletal sciences and clinical practice, including goniometry, muscle testing, and provoca- tion; effects of physical agents on tissue recovery from injury.