303194 (v.2) Movement Science 552

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Area:	School of Physiotherapy
Credits:	12.5
Contact Hours:	3.0
Lecture:	1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Practical:	1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Prerequisite(s):	303184 (v.2) Movement Science 551 or any previous version AND 303186 (v.2) Physiotherapy Practice 551 or any previous version
Co Requisite(s):	303196 (v.2) Musculoskeletal Science 552
Syllabus:	Further appreciation of the complexity of human movement through the interpretation of measures of functional movement and the analysis of normal and abnormal gait. Further application of therapeutic techniques for functional rehabilitation.
Unit Outcomes:	On successful completion of this unit students will have - Applied recent information in the area of movement science including the fields of motor learning and motor control to clinical practice. Developed their understanding of the analysis of functional movement tasks and used this knowledge in the development of manual handling skills to assist a patient to perform functional movements.
Unit Texts:	Sullivan P.E. and Markos P.D., (1995), Clinical Decision Making in Therapeutic Exercise, Connecticut, Appleton and Lange. Perry J., (1992), Gait Analysis - Normal and Pathological Function, Thorofare, Slack Inc. Jenkins S., Price C. and Straker L., (1998), The Researching Therapist - A Practical Guide to Planning, Performing and Communicating Research, Edinburgh.
Year Location Period Internal Area External Central External 2004 Bentley Campus Semester 2 Y