Teaching Responsibility
LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:
Sport and Exercise Sciences
Learning Methods
Lecture
Practical
Workshop
Module Offerings
6105SPS-JAN-CTY
Aims
The aim of this module is for students to gain the knowledge and skills necessary to evaluate (1) gait through quantitative analysis and (2) the role of muscle and tendon function and adaptation that contribute to locomotor impairments.
Learning Outcomes
1.
Conduct an experimental analysis of human gait and interpret the findings
2.
Critically evaluate the role of muscle and tendon function and adaptation
Module Content
Outline Syllabus:Introduction to gait analysis
Observational gait analysis and temporal/spatial parameters
Methods of 3D movement analysis
Normal gait
Collection of kinematic data for assessment
Invited speaker on clinical gait analysis in cerebral palsy
Relationship between muscle structure and function
Muscle and tendon function & adaptation
Voluntary activation of muscle
Measurement techniques for muscle and tendon function
Module Overview:
The aim of this module is for you to gain the knowledge and skills necessary to evaluate (1) gait through quantitative analysis and (2) the role of muscle and tendon function and adaptation that contribute to locomotor impairments.
The aim of this module is for you to gain the knowledge and skills necessary to evaluate (1) gait through quantitative analysis and (2) the role of muscle and tendon function and adaptation that contribute to locomotor impairments.
Additional Information:BUES mapped.
Assessments
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