Availabilities:
| Location | Domestic | International |
|---|---|---|
| Gold Coast |
Unit description
Enhances and develops student's theoretical and practical knowledge in the field of lower limb biomechanics.
Unit content
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Mechanical and biomechanical Principles
- Kinematics
- Kinetics
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Patterns of human movement
- Functional Anatomy
- The gait cycle — kinematics and kinetics of the whole body
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Assessment of normal and abnormal biomechanical function and gait in practice and research
- Measurement: reliability and validity
- Manual assessment and observational gait analysis
- Technology assisted assessment, including: video gait analysis, plantar pressure systems, force platforms and electromyography
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Models of pathological function
- Tissue Stress model
- Root, Subtalar joint rotational equilibrium, and sagittal plane models
- Assessing the evidence base
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Pathomechanics
- Interrelationship between pathology and mechanical function and dysfunction
Learning outcomes
Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.
| On completion of this unit, students should be able to: | GA1 | GA2 | GA3 | GA4 | GA5 | GA6 | GA7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | demonstrate knowledge of kinetic and kinematic concepts | Creativity | Knowledge of a discipline | |||||
| 2 | demonstrate knowledge of the mechanics of normal and abnormal structure and function of the body | Knowledge of a discipline | ||||||
| 3 | apply techniques of biomechanical assessment and gait analysis | Intellectual rigour | Knowledge of a discipline | |||||
| 4 | apply contemporary biomechanical theories to conduct and evaluate an assessment of the lower limb | Intellectual rigour | Creativity | Knowledge of a discipline | ||||
| 5 | interpret the relationship between biomechanical disorders and clinical manifestations. | Knowledge of a discipline | ||||||
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
- demonstrate knowledge of kinetic and kinematic concepts
- GA2: Creativity
- GA4: Knowledge of a discipline
- demonstrate knowledge of the mechanics of normal and abnormal structure and function of the body
- GA4: Knowledge of a discipline
- apply techniques of biomechanical assessment and gait analysis
- GA1: Intellectual rigour
- GA4: Knowledge of a discipline
- apply contemporary biomechanical theories to conduct and evaluate an assessment of the lower limb
- GA1: Intellectual rigour
- GA2: Creativity
- GA4: Knowledge of a discipline
- interpret the relationship between biomechanical disorders and clinical manifestations.
- GA4: Knowledge of a discipline
Prescribed texts
- Richards, J, 2018, The Comprehensive Textbook of Clinical Biomechanics, 2nd edn, Elsevier. ISBN: 9780702054907.
Teaching and assessment
| Teaching method |
| Lecture online 1 hour (12 weeks) |
| Laboratory session 3 hours (12 weeks) |
| Assessment | |
| Exam: take home | 20% |
| Report | 40% |
| Exam: take home | 40% |
Fee information
Domestic
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