KINESIOLOGHY AND SCIENTIFIC METHOD

Module APPPLIED KINESIOLOGY

Expected learning outcomes

Knowledge and understanding

Students will acquire knowledge of the kinesiology of the limbs and trunk. They will understand the structural organization of tissues and organs and the topographical relationships between various anatomical components. Furthermore, they will gain knowledge of key landmarks, lines, and topographical reference areas useful for the surface study of the human body, as well as the different types of movement in relation to spatial planes and axes.

Applying knowledge and understanding

Students will be able to apply their knowledge of key sports movements to analyze and evaluate the biomechanics governing these actions.

Making judgments

Students will develop the ability to critically analyze the relationships between various joint ranges of motion (ROM), recognizing the importance of anatomical organization in understanding physiological and pathological mechanisms.

Communication skills

Students will be able to describe the anatomical structures of the musculoskeletal system clearly and rigorously, using appropriate technical-scientific language and demonstrating terminological precision when describing the various movements of the human body.

Learning skills

Students will consolidate a systematic and integrated method for studying kinesiology—useful for the in-depth study of subsequent preclinical and clinical disciplines—while developing the ability to link kinesiological knowledge with future medical-clinical applications.

Lectures, in-depth seminars, cooperative teaching (student-teacher) through the sharing of didactic material and multimedia supports.

If the teaching is given in a mixed or remote mode, the necessary changes with respect to what was previously stated may be introduced, in order to respect the program envisaged and reported in the syllabus.

Kinesiology Program

General Information on Bones, Joints, and Muscles

Posture and Anticipation

Cramps, Contractures, Muscle Strains, and Pulls

Main Causes of Illness in Sports

Sports Interventions and First Aid

Joint Injuries and Head Injuries

Terminology, Definition, and Classification of Various Morphological and Structural Alterations of the Spine

Paramorphisms and Dysmorphisms

Kinesiotherapy Laboratory Activities

Kinesiology of the Stomatognathic System:

- The stomatognathic system as a whole (bones, joints, muscles, and joint range of motion)

Spine Kinesiology:

- The spine as a whole (bones, joints, muscles, and joint range of motion)

- The lumbar spine

- The thoracic spine and respiratory muscles

- The cervical spine

Kinesiology of the Upper Limb:

- The upper limb as a whole (bones, joints, muscles) and joint ROM)

- The joints of the shoulder girdle

- The scapular-humeral rhythm

- Scapulothoracic dyskinesia

- Glenohumeral instability

- The shoulder

- The arm, forearm, and hand

Lower limb kinesiology:

- The lower limb as a whole (bones, joints, muscles, and joint ROM)

- The hip and pelvic girdle

- The thigh

- The knee

- The leg

- The ankle

- The foot

1. Chinesiologia. Il Movimento Umano. Vincenzo Pirola. Ediermes. 
   
2. Anatomia Funzionale. A.I. Kapandji. Monduzzi Editore.  
   
3. Chinesiologia del Sistema Muscoloscheletrico. Fondamenti per la riabilitazione. Donald A. Neuman. PICCIN. 
4. Fondamenti di Chinesiologia. Mansfield and Neumann. Calzetti & Mariucci editori.
5. Kendall et all. 

Oral exam. The student will have to take the exam in the sessions provided for in the exam calendar of the Degree Course. The commission will be composed of the teachers holding the course.

For the attribution of the final grade, the following parameters will be taken into account:

Grade 29-30 with honors: the student has an IN-DEPTH knowledge of the subject, has excellent communication skills and masters the medical-scientific language.

Grade 26-28: the student has a GOOD knowledge of the subject and explains the arguments clearly using an appropriate medical-scientific language;

Grade 22-25: the student has a DISCREET knowledge of the subject, even if limited to the main topics and exposes the topics quite clearly with a fair property of language;

Mark 18-21: the student has the MINIMUM knowledge of the subject and exposes the arguments in a sufficiently clear way although the property of language is not very developed;

Failed exam: the student DOES NOT HAVE THE MINIMUM KNOWLEDGE required of the main course contents. The ability to use specific language is very little or no and is unable to independently apply the knowledge acquired.

Information for students with disabilities and / or SLD: To guarantee equal opportunities and in compliance with the laws in force, interested students can ask for a personal interview in order to plan any compensatory and / or dispensatory measures, based on the teaching objectives and specifications needs. It is also possible to contact the CInAP contact person (Center for Active and Participatory Integration - Services for Disabilities and / or SLD) of the department

Description of the following topics:

Movement terms.

Muscle contraction and movement.

Kinesiology, trunk and limbs.

Posture.

Joint ROM.

The ability to move joints, flexibility and muscle extensibility.

The ability to exert strength in all its manifestations.

The ability to be quick and fast in cognitive and motor expressions.

The ability to prolong an effort over time (resistance and endurance).