HL30566: Clinical biomechanics
[Page last updated: 23 October 2023]
| Academic Year: | 2023/24 |
| Owning Department/School: | Department for Health |
| Credits: | 7.5 [equivalent to 15 CATS credits] |
| Notional Study Hours: | 150 |
| Level: | Honours (FHEQ level 6) |
| Period: |
- Semester 2
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| Assessment Summary: | CWOI 70%, CWPI 30% |
| Assessment Detail: |
- Have assumed individual assessment - need that confirmed
- Project outpu (CWPI 30%)
- Oral presentation and assessment (CWOI 70%)
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| Supplementary Assessment: |
- Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
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| Requisites: |
Before taking this module you must take HL30562
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| Learning Outcomes: |
- Discuss the fundamental principles of functional anatomy, muscle function and the laws of motion to explain the mechanics and control of normal walking gait and other activities of daily living, such as: sit to stand, stair climbing, and the muscle actions that drive them.
- Complete analyses of these human movements using contemporary biomechanical assessment equipment such as forceplates, pressure plates/insoles, motion analysis, inertial sensors and EMG
- Interpret the patho-mechanics associated with specific conditions such as, but not limited to, diabetes, cerebral palsy, stroke, Parkinson's disease and osteoarthritis.
- Assess and interpret the validity and reliability of commonly used clinical assessment tools in human biomechanics
- Explore the principles underlying the use of orthotics and other interventions in the treatment of gait abnormalities, evaluate their effectiveness and propose appropriate management strategies for clinical scenarios
- Synthesise biomechanics assessment data and present it in a clear, intuitive and creative way.
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| Aims: | To provide students with knowledge, understanding and application of biomechanics in a clinical context, in order to be able to collect, critically analyse and interpret relevant and useful data revealing the effect of clinical conditions on human movement.
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| Content: | - The principles and analysis of normal and pathological gait using lab based assessment equipment.
- The validity and reliability of clinical assessment tools
- Underlying principles and treatments of common disorders affecting gait and mobility (e.g. diabetes, cerebral palsy, stroke, Parkinson's disease and osteoarthritis); the principles of foot assessment and orthotic use.
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| Course availability: |
HL30566 is a Must Pass Unit on the following courses:
Department for Health
- UHHL-AFB22 : BSc(Hons) Sport and Exercise Science (Year 3)
- UHHL-ACB22 : BSc(Hons) Sport and Exercise Science with Combined Professional Placement and Study Abroad (Year 4)
- UHHL-AAB22 : BSc(Hons) Sport and Exercise Science with Study year abroad (Year 4)
- UHHL-AKB22 : BSc(Hons) Sport and Exercise Science with Professional Placement (Year 4)
- UHHL-AFM22 : MSci(Hons) Sport and Exercise Science (Year 3)
- UHHL-ACM22 : MSci(Hons) Sport and Exercise Science with Combined Professional Placement and Study Abroad (Year 4)
- UHHL-AAM22 : MSci(Hons) Sport and Exercise Science with Study year abroad (Year 4)
- UHHL-AKM22 : MSci(Hons) Sport and Exercise Science with Professional Placement (Year 4)
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Notes: - This unit catalogue is applicable for the 2023/24 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2024/25 and beyond should not assume that this unit will be available in future years in the format displayed here for 2023/24.
- Courses and units are subject to change in accordance with normal University procedures.
- Availability of units will be subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.
- Find out more about these and other important University terms and conditions here.
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