TEXT:

Floyd, R.T. (2007) Manual of Structural Kinesiology. 16th ed. St.Louis: Mosby.

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

This course is designed to study the anatomical aspects of the human body, including the skeletal, muscular, mechanical, structural, functional, and neuromuscular control aspects.

SPECIFIC COMPETENCIES:

Students will be expected to:

1. Explain and identify the mechanical aspects of movement including the major topics of stability, joint action, planes of motion, axes of motion, joint structure and function, and internal and external forces.
2. Identify the major muscles, their action at the joints both from the anatomical and non-anatomical positions, origin, insertion, and nerve innervation, and the bones of the human body.
3. Discuss the relationship of muscles, ligaments, tendons and the nervous system to human movement.
4. Measure the joint's range of motion in the principle axes of motion, as well as the appropriate planes, and state the appropriate means for improving the range of motion.
5. Demonstrate the importance of muscle origin and angle of insertion to facilitate human movement.
6. Analyze the technique of a sports or movement patterns in terms of joint actions, and anatomical and muscular aspects.
7. Demonstrate the knowledge of muscle actions, function, strength and health through manual muscle testing.
8. Demonstrate an understanding of the types of muscle contraction (i.e., concentric, eccentric, isometric) and the muscles responsible for certain exercises and sports skills.
9. Identify and name the basic structures (e.g., motor unit, muscle spindle and proprioceptors) of the neuromuscular system.
10. Explain and identify the anatomic bases for reflex acts and to name and define examples of reflexes (e.g., stretch reflex, righting and support reflexes, and reciprocal inhibition or co-contraction) affecting skeletal movements.

ASSIGNMENTS:

Various assignments from the laboratory experiments and other short papers.

ANALYSIS PROJECT: A motor skill analysis will be required for this course. A complete kinesiological analysis would consist of a mechanical analysis and an anatomical analysis. We will do the latter. However, much of the project will be the same as in the mechanical analysis, but the anatomical involvement will be stressed. The first thing to determine is which motor skill the student would like to study. For future therapists, it might be running or walking gait, for the future baseball coach, it might be pitching, or batting, for the athletic trainer, it might be a skill which has a relatively high incidence of injuries, for the track coach there is a myriad of skills from the high jump, long jump, discus throw, to the pole vault, triple jump, etc. This topic must be approved by the professor by January 21. Once the topic has been approved, the videotaping of the skill must be scheduled and completed. This will require some preparation. A subject must be found, the place where the videotaping is to be taken must be approved (baseball batting building, gymnasium, soccer field, softball field, etc.), the preparation of the subject (proper clothing which will allow an excellent view of all the salient joints, joint markers if needed, etc.), scheduling with Dr. Bergemann to do the videotaping, etc. The motor skill should be videotaped by February 17. The next part of the analysis is to view the skill on the APAS system and do a time-motion joint analysis of the skill. This will be due by March 24. This will be a chart one or two pages long. It will be evaluated as part of the completed kinesiological analysis project. It is important to do this part correct, because the final project will be much easier to write. The final projects are due April 24.

TOPICAL OUTLINE:

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EVALUATION:

GRADING:

• A = 90 - 100%
• B = 80 - 89%
• C = 70 - 79%
• D = 60 - 69%
• F = < 60%

ATTENDANCE:

The university requirement is that the student fails when the number of absences exceeds 15%. That would be 7 classes. All medical excuses should have infirmary validation. See catalogue for other exceptions.

Note: Attendance is taken at the beginning of class. If you come in late, do not forget to tell me at the end of class that you were in attendance. If you do not, you will not be marked present.

SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY:

• Enoka, R.M. (1994). Neuromechanical basis of kinesiology Champaign, IL : Human Kinetics
• Hay, J.G. & Reid, J.G. (1988). Anatomy, mechanics, and human motion.3/12lewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall.
• Hole, J.W. (1995) Essentials of Human Anatomy and Physiology. 5th ed. Dubuque, IA: Wm. C. Brown Publishers.
• Hole, J.W. (1993) Human Anatomy and Physiology. 5th ed. Dubuque, IA: Wm. C. Brown Publishers.
• Kreighbaum, E. and Barthels, K.M. (1996) Biomechanics: A Qualitative Approach for Studying Human Movement. 4th ed. Boston: Allyn and Bacon.
• LeVeau, B. (1977) Williams and Lissner: Biomechanics of Human Motion. Philadelphia: W. B. Saunders.
• Luttgens, K. and N. Hamilton. (1997) Kinesiology: Scientific Basis of Human Motion. 9th ed. Dubuque, IA: Brown and Benchmark Publishers.
• MacConaill, M. A. & Basmajian, J.V. (1969). Muscles and movements; a basis for human kinesiology. Baltimore, Williams & Wilkins Co.
• O'Connell, A.L. & Gardner, E.B. (1972). Understanding the scientific bases of human movement. Baltimore, Williams & Wilkins Co.
• Soderberg, G.L.(1986). Kinesiology--application to pathological motion Baltimore : Williams & Wilkins.