Description
This course will assist human movement professionals (e.g., sports medicine clinicians, exercise scientists, strength and conditioning specialists, etc.) to understand the nature of the structure and function of the human body through quantitative analysis of human motion. It will provide future clinicians/researchers with the necessary knowledge base to objectively evaluate human movement and to understand the theory, concepts, and application of analyzing humans in motion. Students will expand their knowledge regarding quantitative analysis of human motion and the concepts and equipment to collect objective, quantifiable data for clinical or research purposes. Lecture and laboratory concepts will be utilized to instruct students on the foundations of biomechanical data collection. Major emphasis will be placed on using 2-D and 3-D motion analysis, force plates, and electromyography.