Teaching Responsibility
LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:
Sport and Exercise Sciences
Learning Methods
Lecture
Practical
Module Offerings
7115SPOSCI-JAN-CTY
Aims
This module aims to provide the conceptual and practical knowledge base that develops and extends the understanding of biomechanical assessment. Biomechanical assessment has a role in performance evaluation, in injury prevention, and in injury rehabilitation. This module exposes students to the current issues relating to biomechanical assessment in a theoretical and practical context and prompts self-awareness of the skills required to conduct biomechanical assessments.
Learning Outcomes
1.
Propose an evidence-based biomechanical assessment protocol in the context of performance enhancement, injury prevention, or injury rehabilitation.
2.
Audit the skills required to conduct biomechanical assessments.
3.
Conduct a biomechanical assessment and produce a suitable report.
Module Content
Outline Syllabus:Module content includes:
Biomechanical Assessment Fundamentals
Undertaking a skills audit
Injury Screening Diagnostics and Risk
Performance Enhancement
Assessment of Sports Equipment
Return to play assessment
Functional Rehabilitation of muscle strength
Guest lectures from expert practitioners
Module Overview:
This module aims to provide a conceptual and practical knowledge base that develops and extends the understanding of biomechanical assessment. It also exposes you to a large variety of tools, each time gaining a better understanding of the theoretical framework that justifies the use of such tools.
This module aims to provide a conceptual and practical knowledge base that develops and extends the understanding of biomechanical assessment. It also exposes you to a large variety of tools, each time gaining a better understanding of the theoretical framework that justifies the use of such tools.
Additional Information:Our world-class Biomechanics laboratories house cutting edge equipment waiting for you to use. Optoelectronic cameras enable 3D movement capture, force and pressure platforms give information about global and local loads and wearable accelerometers. See our Biomechanics section on the RISES website for staff research which feeds into your studies.