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Einas Al-Eisa (Prof) أ.د. ايناس سليمان العيسى

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RHS 341


course Syllabus

1st semester 2007/2008

 

Course Title:              Kinesiology

 

Course Number:       RHS 341

 

Credit Hours:            2 Theory + 1 Practical = 3 hours

 

Course Instructor:    Dr. Einas Al-Eisa

 

Course Description:  This course deals with the mechanics of human motion from a functional anatomy perspective.  Special emphasis will be given on the nature of the musculoskeletal system, differences between normal and abnormal posture, as well as analysis of gait (locomotion).

 

Course Objectives: Upon completion of this course, students should be able to integrate the three major theoretical approaches which are of immediate concern to physiotherapists, which include:

 

  1. Anatomical approach: in which students identify a body structure (e.g., a muscle or a joint), then describe its potential to produce or allow movement based on its size, geometry, and orientation.
  2. Physiological approach: students are advised to understand the process involved in the initiation, continuation, and control of movement.
  3. Mechanical approach: in which students consider the mechanical factors involved in body motion, such as force, time and distance.

 

Course Outline

 

Week 1 (September 15 & 17)

Movement Terminology & Biomechanical Principles:

  • Kinesiology: what &why?
  • Reference position
  • Anatomical directional terminology
  • Planes of motion
  • Axes of rotation
  • Movements in joints
  • Kinetics versus Kinematics

 

Week 2 (September 22 & 24)

Skeletal Considerations for Movement:

  • Functions of the skeletal system
  • Architecture of bone
  • Types of bones
  • Types of joints
  • Degrees of freedom (joint motion)
  • Close-packed versus Loose-packed position
  • The kinetic chain: open versus closed
  • The Kinematic chain

 

Week 3 (September 29 & October 1)

Muscular Considerations for Movement:

  • Types of muscle contraction (Isometric, Isotonic: Eccentric & Concentric)
  • Role of muscles (agonist, antagonist, stabilizers, synergists, neutralizers)
  • Origin versus Insertion
  • Arrangement of fascicles
  • Isokinetic exercises
  • Muscle strength & electromyography

 

Week 4 (October 20 & 22)

Laws of motion and physical activities:

  • Linear (translatory) versus Angular (rotatory) movement
  • Displacement versus Distance
  • Speed versus Velocity
  • Newton’s laws: 1) Law of inertia, 2) Law of acceleration, 3) Law of reaction

 

Week 5 (October 27 & 29)

Basics of Kinetics / Force:

  • Internal versus external forces
  • Composition of forces
  • Force systems
  • Force analysis
  • Resolution of forces
  • Torque or moment of force
  • Work, Power, Energy

 

Week 6 (November 3 & 5)

1st Midterm examination

 

Week 7 (November 10 & 12)

Basic Biomechanical Concepts:

  • Levers (first-class, second-class, third-class)
  • Factors affecting anatomical levers (Torque, Length of lever arm, Angle of pull)
  • Mechanical advantage
  • Laws of Levers
  • Differences between levers

 

Week 8 (November 17 & 19)

Balance, Equilibrium, and Stability:

  • Definitions
  • Static versus Dynamic equilibrium
  • Center of gravity
  • Base of support
  • Factors contributing to stability
  • Factors for achieving balance

 

Week 9 (November 24 & 26)

Posture:

  • Factors affecting posture
  • Static versus dynamic posture
  • Posture and life cycle
  • Standing posture
  • Sitting posture
  • Lifting
  • Postural sway

 

Week 10 (December 1 & 3)

Postural Deviations:

  • Faulty posture
  • Scoliosis
  • Kyphosis
  • Lordosis
  • Postural re-education (physiotherapy intervention)
  • Establishment of neuromuscular control (conscious versus automatic control)

 

Week 11 (December 8 & 10)

2nd Midterm examination

 

Week 12 (December 29 & 31)

Gait:

  • Gait versus locomotion
  • Prerequisites of gait
  • Gait cycle
  • Phases of gait
  • Role of the lower limb muscles in gait (normal pattern)
  • Ground reaction force vector
  • Gait analysis (assessment)

 

Week 13 (January 5 & 7)

Pathological gait:

  • Causes of abnormal gait
  • Weakness of hip extensors
  • Weakness of hip abductors
  • Weakness of knee extensors
  • Weakness of dorsiflexors
  • Weakness of calf muscles
  • Examples of abnormal gait: (shuffling gait, high stepping gait, spastic gait, hemiplegic gait, waddling gait, trendelenburg gait)
  • Correction of gait
  • Crutches gait

 

Week 14 (January 12 & 14)

General revision

 

Week 15 (January 19)

Final examination

 

Methods of evaluation:

 

2 Midterm exams                    2 X 20% = 40%

2 Assignments                         2 X 10% = 20%

1 Final exam                                               40%

 

References:

 

1. Floyd RT & Thompson CW.  Manual of Structural Kinesiology, 14th ed.  McGraw-Hill; 2001.              [Chapters 1 & 12]

 

2. Hamill J & Knutzen KM.  Biomechanical Basis of Human Movement, 2nd ed.  Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2003.               [Chapters 2, 3, 6, &10]

 

3. Tyldesley B & Grieve JI.  Muscles, Nerves and Movement, 2nd ed.  Blackwell Science Ltd; 1996.                     [Chapters 2 & 10]      

 

4. Smith LK, Weiss EL, & Lehmkuhl LD.  Brunnstrom’s Clinical Kinesiology, 5th ed.  Jaypee Brothers; 1998.                 [Chapter 12]

 

5. Galley PM & Forster AL.  Human Movement: An Introductory Text for Physiotherapy Students, 2nd ed.  Churchill Livingstone; 1987.              [Chapters 5, 6, & 22]

 

6. Jenkins DB.  Hollinshead’s Functional Anatomy of the Limbs and Back, 7th ed.  WB Saunders Company; 1998.

 

7. Porter S.  Tidy’s Physiotherapy, 13th ed.  Butterworth Heinemann; 2003.             [Chapter 6]

 

8. Tidswell M.  Orthopaedic Physiotherapy.  Mosby International Limited; 1998.     [Chapter 3]

 

9. Hamilton N & Luttgens K.  Kinesiology: Scientific Basis of Human Motion, 10th ed.  McGraw Hill Companies; 2002.

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