Examination and movement analysis of human body (5 cr)

Evaluation scale

1-5

Objective

The student is able to:

- Identify bony landmarks and superficial muscles with palpation
- Identify joints by palpation, knows movement scales and understands functions of superficial muscles
- Understand basics of joint movement measuring and muscle testing
- Can perform joint movement measuring by different meters and muscle testing in practice
- Understand basics of walking biomechanics and identify walking phases

Content

- Palpation of bony areas and joint movement measuring
- Muscle palpation and muscle testing
- Biomechanics of walking

Materials

- Biel, A. 2022. Reittiopas ihmiskehoon
- Abrahamson, E. & Langston, J. (Ahonen, J. & Turkki. V). 2019. Lihastestaus – käytännön opas terapeuteille
- Palmer & Epler, 1998 (2th edition) Fundamentals of Musculoskeletal Assessment Techniques
- Kauranen, K. 2021. Fysioterapeutin käsikirja
- Toimia -tietokanta

Teaching methods

Lähiopetus
- Luennot
- Harjoitustunnit
- Käytännön koe

Student workload

Opiskelijan kuormitus (5 op) 135h.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Student

- Can passable identify bony landmarks, superficial muscles and joints by palpation
- Knows passable joint movement scales and understands basics of joint movement measuring.
- Can passable perform joint movement measuring by different meters
- Understand passable functions of superficials muscles and basics of muscle testing
- Can passable perform muscle testing in practice
- Understand passable basics of walking biomechanics and can identify walking phases

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Student

- Can partly identify bony landmarks, superficial muscles and joints by palpation
- Knows partially joint movement scales and understands basics of joint movement measuring.
- Can partly perform joint movement measuring by different meters
- Understand partially functions of superficials muscles and basics of muscle testing
- Can partly perform muscle testing in practice
- Understand partially basics of walking biomechanics and can identify walking phases

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Student

- Can identify bony landmarks, superficial muscles and joints by palpation
- Knows joint movement scales and understands basics of joint movement measuring.
- Can perform joint movement measuring by different meters
- Understand functions of superficials muscles and basics of muscle testing
- Can perform muscle testing in practice
- Understand basics of walking biomechanics and can identify walking phases