ORTO1200 Biomechanics Course description

Biomechanics is an important basis for understanding the body's normal and pathological movement patterns. The focus will be on gait and movement relevant to prosthetics and orthotics. Important topics include the observation of gait, calculation of forces and their effect on the body and the movement pattern of the different segments of the body. The module also includes analysis of data from the movement laboratory.

The table below shows the subjects covered by module, with credits specified:

• Biomechanics (10 credits)
• Total credits: 10 credits

The student must have been admitted to the study programme.

After completing the module, the student is expected to have achieved the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge:

Knowledge

The student has

• knowledge of special pathology of relevance to prosthetics and orthotics with a focus on prevalence, etiology, pathological processes, symptoms and clinical signs in the following areas: diseases of the musculoskeletal system, rheumatic diseases, neurological diseases, heart diseases, vascular diseases, mental disorders, infectious diseases, endocrine disorders, skin disorders including pressure sores, oncology, congenital pathology and lifestyle diseases
• knowledge of injury mechanisms, inflammatory and healing processes
• knowledge of the principles underlying other healthcare professions- treatment of relevant diseases and conditions
• knowledge of war injuries and consequential conditions

The work and teaching methods used vary between seminars, skills training, lectures, digital resources, student cooperation and self-study.

Ingen arbeidskrav

Exam content: The learning outcomes

Exam form: Individual multiple choice- and short answer exam, 2 hours

None

Grade scale A-F

Automatic grading of multiple choice tasks. For short-term answers an internal and an external examiner will assess a minimum of 20 % of the exam papers. Two internal examiner's will assess the remaining papers.