PHT 5630 Kinesiology/Biomechanics

7 Hours

This course provides the study of selected anatomical, structural, and functional properties of human connective, muscular and nervous tissue, and skeletal structures of the lower extremity. Emphasis is placed on mechanical, neuroregulatory and muscular influences upon normal and pathological motion. The integration of the lower extremity is discussed with the assessment of normal human gait sequencing. The fundamental patient assessment skills of palpation, muscle testing and goniometry of the lower extremity are presented.