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Lecturer(s)
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Course content
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1.Introduction, terminology. 2.Movement system as a complex. 3.Movement stereotypes, coordination. 4.Movement support system (ligament, cartilage, bone, joints) 5.Movement segment, intervertebral disc. 6.Muscle System - muscle tonus, spasm, trigger point, types of contractions. 7.Basics of motoric control. 8.Kinesiology of the spine, chest, abdominal wall. 9.Kinesiology of the cervical spine 10.Kinesiology of the temporomandibular complex. 11.Kinesiology of lumbar spine, pelvis. 12.Kinesiology of the hip and knee. 13.Kinesiology of the ankle, legs. Foot arch. 14.Kinesiology of the shoulder girdle. 15.Kinesiology of the elbow, hand. Grips. 16.Posture. 17.Locomotion. The total hours for the course is 54, of which in-person classes 30 and home-prep classes 24.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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unspecified
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Learning outcomes
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Selected categories from general kinesiology: Mechanical principles of movement as a function. Kinematics. Kinetics. Neurophysiology of movement.
Acquiring professional kinesiological knowledge from the area of individual body segments and systems necessary for quality diagnostics and therapy of patients with movement deficits.
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Prerequisites
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BIO/PTA01 and KFA/PTA01 and OPD/PTB01 and LBF/PTB01 and NAN/PTB02
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Oral and practical skills exam. Seminar paper.
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Recommended literature
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Frost, R. (2013). Applied Kinesiology: A Training Manual and Reference Book of Basic Principles and Practices. Berkeley: North Atlantic Books.
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HOFFMAN, S. J., HARRIS, C. Introduction to kinesiology: studying physical activity.
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Kapandji, I. A. (2011). The physiology of the Joints. Edinburg: Churchill Livingstone.
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Kolář, P. (2013). Clinical rehabilitation. Praha: Galén.
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