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KNPE 454 Clinical Biomechanics Units: 3.00
This advanced course will present experimental and analytical biomechanical techniques to quantify forces and moments within joints and muscles during movement. The applications of these methods in the context of healthy and impaired human movement will be discussed. This will be accompanied by hands-on projects where students will apply the learned techniques to experimental data on human movement.
Learning Hours: 132 (18 Lecture, 18 Seminar, 12 Laboratory, 84 Private Study)
Requirements: Prerequisite Level 3 or above and registration in the KINE Specialization Plan and KNPE 254/3.0.
Offering Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Science
Course Learning Outcomes:
- Operate traditional biomechanical equipment, including motion capture systems, force platforms, and electromyography.
- Perform traditional biomechanical analysis of human movement, including inverse kinematics and inverse dynamics using the experimental data.
- Perform advanced musculoskeletal simulations using state-of-the-art methods to quantify muscle and joint contact forces during movement.
- Gain an understanding of the biomechanical characteristics of some of the most common musculoskeletal disorders, including osteoarthritis, lower limb amputation, ACL injuries, balance impairment, and stroke.