Teaching Responsibility

LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:

Sport and Exercise Sciences

Learning Methods

Lecture

Practical

Workshop

Module Offerings

7115SPOSCI-JAN-CTY

Aims

  • Provide students with practical skills to undertake biomechanical assessments and the insight to critique them.
  • Conduct biomechanical assessments in the contexts of injury prevention, performance enhancement, injury rehabilitation and load monitoring.
  • Develop a record of assessments undertaken and notes to evidence the development of competencies in biomechanical assessment.
  • Understand the opportunities to automate data analysis and reporting for timely feedback

Learning Outcomes

1.
Audit biomechanical assessment competencies and evidence their development.
2.
Develop and conduct a biomechanical assessment process with automated report.

Module Content

Outline Syllabus:
Module content includes:

Biomechanical assessment fundamentals, injury screening and return to play. Wearable technologies including IMUs and accelerometers. Equipment testing. Low-cost field-based assessments. Project Automation Frameworks.
Module Overview:
This module aims to provide the conceptual and practical knowledge in the context of biomechanical assessments. With continuous development of equipment, software, and sensors there is a demand for practitioners who have a variety of expertise and competency and who understand the need for timely feedback. Stimulus lectures will provide theoretical context and evidence-base behind certain tests, or the lack of it. Practical sessions will give a hands-on experiences conducting and reporting different biomechanical assessments. The variety of tools and assessments will provide students with a broad range of experiences of a variety of measurement and assessment tools. Specific areas of focus are injury prevention, performance enhancement, injury rehabilitation and load monitoring.

Assessments

Report

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