Description
Biomechanics consists of lectures and labs. The course is subdivided into three topic areas. The first area is general biomechanics during which students will receive basic information on force, loading, stress, strain, energy, work, elasticity, and basic mechanics as it applies to biological systems. The second area deals with joint mechanics of the upper extremity, lower extremity and vertebral column and gait. The third topic area concentrates on tissue mechanics. In this section, students receive information on the mechanics of bone, cartilage, tendons/ligaments, nerves and muscle and how these tissues respond to loading and aging. The lab consists of cadaver dissection of the extremity, back, thorax, abdomen, pelvis, head and neck as well as the viewing of radiographs and MRIs.