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Biomechanics (5 cr)

Code: JT00ED04-3002

General information


Enrollment

08.11.2021 - 21.11.2021

Timing

18.01.2022 - 17.05.2022

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Department of Sports and Rehabilitation

Campus

Savonlinna Campus

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Seats

20 - 40

Degree programmes

  • Degree Programme in Podiatry

Teachers

  • Laura Saar
  • Anna Reinikainen
  • Maikki Kokkonen

Teacher in charge

Laura Saar

Groups

  • JTSA21SM
    Podiatry, part-time studies

Objective

You know the movements, levels of motion and axes of the joints.
You know the muscle functional roles and muscle working methods.
You know the basics of standing position and factors that influence it.
You are able to observe standing position and squats and their abnormalities.
You understand the effect of vestibular system to the human body.
You know the basics of gait and can observe gait.
You understand the meaning of physics and mechanics in terms of human functions.
You know the meaning of the closed kinetic chain to the human function.

Content

What are the basics of the standing position and the factors influencing it?
How do you observe the standing position and squats and their abnormalities?
How does the vestibular system affect the human body?
What are the basics of gait and how did you observe gait?
How do different laws of physics affect body function?
How does the closed kinetic chain affect body function?

Evaluation scale

1-5

Qualifications

Anatomy and physiology 5 ECTS credits