This unit covers topics that include an introduction to research in sport, clinical and occupational biomechanics; computer modelling methods in motion analysis; creation of three-dimensional segments; creation of technical, anatomical and joint coordinate systems; force and electromyography measurement in motion analysis; methods to estimating joint loading; interpretation of three-dimensional movement data in normal walking and running; and interpretation of three-dimensional movement data in pathological movement patterns (osteoarthritis, cerebral palsy, amputee and neurological damage, recurrent hamstring injuries). -- Course Website
Instructor: Associate Professor Jacqueline Alderson
Prerequisites: enrolment in honours or postgraduate study in Sport Science, Exercise and Health
