Prerequisites for Module
HSM001 Musculoskeletal Therapy; HSM002 Cardiovascular-respiratory Therapy, HSM003 Neuro-rehabilitation.
Corequisite Modules
None.
Precluded Modules
None.
Aims of Module
To enable the student to evaluate the use of objective measurement tools in a variety of clinical and non-clinical settings.
Learning Outcomes for Module
On completion of this module, students are expected to be able to:
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Collect and analyse experimental data using a range of measurement tools and evaluate their use in the clinical and research settings.
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Analyse gait and movement patterns in a variety of pathological conditions and evaluate and justify choice of therapeutic interventions.
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Analyse the response of the cardiovascular, respiratory and muscular systems to varying degrees of exercise by the appropriate application of physiological concepts and testing procedures.
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Discuss the importance of collecting, analysing and interpreting baseline data in terms of monitoring and directing therapeutic intervention.
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Discuss the principles of research methodology and organise and present professionally a variety of findings as in a formal setting.
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Indicative Module Content
Kinetic and kinematic analysis of pathological gait. Instrumentation used to objectively measure normal and abnormal movement. Cardiovascular, respiratory and muscular system response to exercise. Performance testing, exercise prescription, effects of exercise on mood and mental state. Research methodology, statistics and proposal writing.
| Indicative Student Workload
Contact Hours
| Full Time | Lectures
| 8 | Seminars/workshops
| 18 | Laboratory sessions/Practical classes
| 24 |
Directed Study
| | Directed study
| 50 |
Private Study
| | Private study
| 50 |
Mode of Delivery
Laboratory sessions, lectures, practicals, seminars, workshops.
Assessment Plan
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Learning Outcomes Assessed
| | Coursework | 1,2,3,4,5
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Coursework consists of a Poster and Oral Presentation.
Indicative Bibliography
| 1. | DVIR, Z., 2000. Clinical biomechanics. New York: Churchill Livingstone.
| | 2. | HICKS, C., 2004. Research methods for clinical therapists: applied project design and analysis. 4th ed. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone.
| | 3. | McARDLE, W.D., KATCH, V. & KATCH, F.I., 2000. Essentials of exercise physiology. 2nd ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins.
| | 4. | MAUD, P.J. & FOSTER, C., 1995. Physiological assessment of human fitness. Human Kinetics. USA.
| | 5. | NORDIN, M., FRANKEL, V., 2001. Basic biomechanics of the musculoskeletal system. 3rd ed. London: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins.
| | 6. | WHITTLE, M., 2002. Gait analysis - an introduction. Oxford: Butterworth Heinemann.
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