This unit includes an overview of skeletal muscle structure and function, mechanisms of injury and repair, exercise-induced muscle injury, muscle pain mechanisms, muscle neurophysiology and motor control issues with particular reference to neuromuscular control of spinal movement. The structure and mechanics of tendons, pathomechanics of tendon injury with particular reference to the Achilles' tendon and rotator cuff is reviewed. The biomechanics of the shoulder girdle, classification of shoulder pathology, clinical and radiological diagnostic methods and differential diagnosis of disorders of the shoulder girdle and lateral epicondyalgia are reviewed. -- Course Website
Instructor: Winthrop Professor Kevin Singer
