| CODE | PHT1066 | ||||||||||||
| TITLE | Kinesiology | ||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 01 - Year 1 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 5 | ||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 6 | ||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Physiotherapy | ||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit introduces students to the study of movement and includes the analysis of human movement. It is a general introduction into the relationship between human movement and exercise prescription and therapy. The study-unit is a mix of theory driven lectures and focused practical sessions that allow the student to grasp a fundamental identifying principle of physiotherapy - physics, movement and exercise on land and in water. Study-unit Aims: This study-unit aims to prepare the student for the foundations of movement science and exercise therapy, which are pillars of physiotherapy. It contains a mix of theoretical and practical sessions that allow the novice student to grasp the principles of movement and exercise progressively over one year with a view to direct application to safe physiotherapy practice. Assessment via written examination, and especially with practical, will ensure fair evaluation of basic competences required. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Describe the basic principles of handling and use of exercise therapy equipment and mobility aids; - Explain the principles of learning in exercise demonstration and instruction; - Explain the physical principles underlying aquatic therapy; - Explain the physical principles underlying normal movement in the human body; - Analyse the importance of effectiveness and patient safety in movement therapies; - Compare the fundamental differences between muscle strength, muscle power, stamina and fitness; - Describe the effects of relaxation on movement changes. 2. Skills By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Apply mechanical principles to the human body, its structures and movements, activities of daily living, methods of treatment used in physiotherapy; - Analyse the muscle control and limiting factors involved in static and dynamic postural attitudes, in terms of defined movement terminology; - Measure and record normal ranges of joint movement; - Apply physiological principles underlying normal muscle function to the measurement and recording of muscle power, relating it to functional levels; - Design a progressive exercise programme to improve range and muscle power; - Plan and conduct a group exercise session for targeted patients; - Analyse gait and other functional movements; - Select appropriate mobility aids and teach their safe management; - Apply physical principles and basic human mechanics to the choice of a wheelchair, relating these to correct management and self care through teaching; - Verbally differentiate between progressive exercise programmes in the treatment of different movement problems; - Formulate and conduct a progressive exercise regimen using aquatic therapy. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: MAIN TEXTS - Everett, T and Kell, C (eds) (2010) Human Movement – an introductory text. Edinburgh: Elsevier. - Jones, K. and Barker, K. (1996) Human Movement Explained. Oxford: Butterworth Heinemann. - Nordin, M. and Frankel V. (2012) Basic biomechanics of the musculoskeletal system. 4th Ed. Baltimore: Lippincott. SUPPLEMENTARY READINGS - Glynn, A and Fiddler, H (2009) The Physiotherapist’s Pocket Guide to Exercise. Edinburgh: Elsevier. - Kirtley, C. (2006) Clinical gait analysis. Edinburgh: Elsevier. - Mandelstam, M. (2002) Manual Handling in Health and Social Care: An A-Z of Law and Practice. - Rothstein, J.M., Roy, S.H. & Wolf, S.L. (1998) The rehabilitation specialist's handbook. 2nd Ed. F.A. Davis Co. - Hollis M. (1989) Practical Exercise Therapy. London: Blackwell. - Kenyon K. and Kenyon J. (2009) The Physiotherapist's Pocketbook: essential facts at your fingertips. London: Elsevier. - Lippert, L (2011) Clinical Kinesiology and Anatomy, Philadelphia: F.A. Davis. - Levangie, K and C Norkin, C (2011) Joint Structure and Function: A Comprehensive Analysis, Philadelphia: F.A. Davis. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture, Independent Study and Practical | ||||||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Mark Farrugia Victor Grixti Stephen Lungaro Mifsud (Co-ord.) |
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