AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

The student should gain an understanding of the mechanical and anatomical principles that govern human motion and develop the ability to link the structure of the human body with its function from a mechanical perspective.

By the end of the course students are able to Identificare i principi meccanici fondamentali relativi al movimento umano, describe motion with precise, well-defined mechanical and biomechanical terminology, apply mechanical laws of applied physics to human movement, solve biomechanical problems using the laws of applied physics, and understand how musculoskeletal structures affect human movement.

TEACHING METHODS

Frontal lessons

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

Linear and angular kinematics:

               reference planes and axis of rotation;

               linear, rectilinear and curvilinear motion;

               angular motion;

               basic techniques for kinematic analysis;

               equations of constant acceleration and projectile motion;

               interpretation of kinematic data.

               Rigid body kinematic

               Degrees of freedom, Kinematic couples, Body joints          

Linear and angular kinetics:

               Newton’s laws of motion and gravitation;

               centre of mass of a body;

               type of forces

               free-body diagrams;

               moment arms and levers;

               Reaction forces

               Static, Application of static to the human body

               Moment of inertia, Angular momentum, Rigid body dynamics

               Antropometry

               momentum and impulse;

               work, energy and power, stability and balance;

               interpretation of kinetic data.

Human movement in a fluid medium:

               buoyancy, drag, lift and propulsion.

Upper and lower body musculoskeletal tissue mechanics:

               stress, strain, modulus and viscoelasticity;

               response of tissues to mechanical overload in injury and conditioning;

               degradation of tissue mechanics.

Biomechanics exercises: shoulder, elbow, hip and knee.

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

Materials and  readings will be distributed via the course website.

Additional readings:

1. Giovanni Legnani e Giacomo Palmieri. "Fondamenti di Meccanica e Biomeccanica del Movimento",2016. Città Studi Edizioni.
2. Boccardi, Cinesiologia , società editrice Univers
3. Cappello, A. Cappozzo, P. di Prampero, “Bioingegneria della postura e del movimento”, Patron Editore
4. McGinnis, P. (2013). Biomechanics of Sport and Exercise With Web Resource and MaxTRAQ 2D Software Access (3rd ed.). Champaign, P.Grimshaw, A. Lees, N. Fowler, A. Burde, “Sport and Exercise Biomechanics”, Taylor & Francis
5. Hall, S. (2012). Basic Biomechanics (6th ed.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill.
6. Hamill, J., & Knutzen, K. (2008). Biomechanical Basis of Human Movement (3rd ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
7. Knudson, D. (2007). Fundamentals of Biomechanics (2nd ed.). New York, NY: Springer.
8. Nordin, M., & Frankel, V. (2012). Basic Biomechanics of the Musculoskeletal System (4th ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
9. Ozkaya, N., Nordin, M., Goldsheyder, D., & Leger, D. Fundamentals of Biomechanics: Equilibrium, motion, and deformation (3rd ed). New York, NY: Springer