The student's technical competence and conceptual understanding are emphasized. This course consists of a series of lectures, demonstrations and tutorials designed for students desiring a knowledge of physiological concepts as they apply to human beings. Pathomechanics of human movement resultant from disease, abuse or trauma. Etiology, testing and correction of functional disorders with special reference to balance, posture, and gait. This course introduces the methods available for reducing musculoskeletal injuries in the workplace.
Students apply the course material to ergonomic assessments performed in industrial environments.
The adjustments made by the physiological regulatory systems in response to common human activities will be identified and discussed. This will include an examination of limiting factors within each system. This is a two-semester course. An introduction to the research process in modern integrative biology and biomedical sciences. The course explores, through lectures, tutorials and practica, the theory and practice of scientific experimentation and communication.