Advanced Biophysics of Musculoskeletal Functionality and Tendinous - Assessment and Modeling Technique

Code:

PDCD028

Acronym:

CD-EF

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Sports Sciences

Instance: 2017/2018 - SP

Active?	Yes
Course/CS Responsible:	Sport Sciences

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
PDCD	1	Plano em vigor a partir de 2009	1	-	5	45	135

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students

Objectives

Promote the development of advanced knowledge and competencies for the use of biomechanical concepts, methods and instruments, both in evaluation and research.

Students will dominate the physiological and biomechanical background knowledge and will be able to operate systems of kinematical, anthropometric, dynamometric, and surface electromyography. Students will be also able to apply the concepts and instruments to the evaluation and analysis of the muscle-tendon complex, during the performance of locomotion and sports abilities, with particular emphasis on injuries prophylaxis and appropriateness of sports materials, equipment and techniques.

Learning outcomes and competences

In accordance with the purposes of the curricular unit, the contents expressed at the Syllabus were organized to allow starting for the presentation, explanation and exemplification of the mechanical laws that rule the human movement. Doing so, it makes clear for the students the relevance of these contents for coaching (development, correction and optimization) of the gesture mechanically optimized and less prone to injuries occurrence, as well as for the respective evaluation (of the technical quality).

The emphasis will be focused on the internal biomechanical evaluation, namely in the role of mono and biarticular muscles, energy transfer between segments, and in the stretch-shortening cycle exercises of the muscle-tendon complex, in an objective and accurate way, and using the most advanced techniques in applied biomechanics. Progress from the graduation basic scientific education to the applied laboratorial education will be emphasized and made clear.

Working method

Presencial

Program

1. Introduction to the complex evaluation and research in Biomechanics;
2. Methods of biomechanical evaluation;
   2.1 Kinemetry
      2.1.1. Ultrasounds
   2.2. Anthropometry
   2.3. Dynamometry
      2.3.1. Evaluation of Internal and external loads
      2.3.2. Inverse Dynamics;
   2.4. Electromyography;
3. Applications;
4. Evaluation and quantification of mechanical loads;
5. Muscle Architecture;
   5.1. Mono and Biarticular Muscles;
6. Energy Transfer;
7. Stretch-shortening cycle in the muscle-tendon complex;
8. Applications.

Mandatory literature

Winter David A.; Biomechanics and motor control of human movement. ISBN: 0-471-44989-X
Nigg Benno Maurus 340; Biomechanics of the musculo-skeletal system. ISBN: 0-471-94444-0
Enoka Roger M.; Neuromechanics of human movement. ISBN: 0-7360-0251-0
Basmajian John V.; Muscles alive. ISBN: 0-683-00414-X
Robertson D. Gordon E., et al.; Research methods in biomechanics. ISBN: 0-7360-3966-X

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theoretical/expositive teaching with resolution of problems based on students autonomous work. Laboratorial based teaching for the application of the theoretical concepts, and interpretation of the observed results.

Practical laboratorial work conducted by the students under supervision of the teachers.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

designation	Weight (%)
Trabalho escrito	100,00
Total:	100,00

Calculation formula of final grade

Evaluation Mode:

Distributed with final exam.

Access to Final Classification:

Students are admitted to the exam if with a minimum of 10 points (in a 0 to 20 scale) on the Laboratorial Work.

Attendance to classes according to law is also required.

Calculus of the final classification:

Mean value of the classifications obtained at the Laboratorial Work and the final exam.

Special tests and tasks:

Bibliographic review based work.

Improvement of the final classification and Special Evaluation:

Final exam.

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