PT6231
PT 6231 - Clinical Biomechanics (5 Cr.)
Family Medicine and Community Health (11735)
TMED - Medical School
PT 6231 - Clinical Biomechanics (5 Cr.)
Course description
Principles of biomechanics. Forces/structures internal/external to body responsible for normal human movement. Muscle, joint, and tissue mechanics. Joint-specific normal function, whole body posture, gait mechanics. Focuses on normal mechanics as foundation for abnormal mechanics and pathology. Lecture, laboratory.
prereq: Intro calculus, physics, registered PT student
prereq: Intro calculus, physics, registered PT student
Minimum credits
5
Maximum credits
5
Is this course repeatable?
No
Grading basis
AFV - A-F or Audit
Laboratory
Lecture
Requirements
000030
Credit will not be granted if credit has been received for:
00598
Fulfills the writing intensive requirement?
No
Typically offered term(s)
Every Fall