CODE 57753 ACADEMIC YEAR 2024/2025 CREDITS 2 cfu anno 1 SCIENZE E TECN. ATTIVITA' MOTORIA PREV. E ADATTATA 8747 (LM-67) - GENOVA SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR ING-INF/06 LANGUAGE Italian TEACHING LOCATION GENOVA SEMESTER 1° Semester MODULES Questo insegnamento è un modulo di: PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES IN CHILDHOOD TEACHING MATERIALS AULAWEB OVERVIEW The course is designed to provide an introduction to biomechanics with emphasis on understanding whole body movements. These concepts are meant to provide the basis of understanding the biomechanics of physical activity. Applications of these concepts in fields such as athletic training, physical therapy, sports science, and human factors will be discussed. A specific focus will be maintained on the specific movement patterns related to different stages of life (infants, adults, elderly). AIMS AND CONTENT LEARNING OUTCOMES Upon completion of the course, it is expected that students should be able to: Identify the fundamental mechanical principles involved in human movement Apply biomechanical principles to improve performance and/or reduce injury Apply biomechanical principles to understand movement patterns that characterize different stages of life Know the instrument available to evaluate kinetic and kinematic performance Perform basic 2D biomechanical analysis of different human movements from video Summarize and interpret findings from articles published in biomechanics journals AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES By the end of the course the student should be able to: Apply the basic principle of mechanics to the human movement Apply the biomechanics principle to improve performance and/or reduce injuries Describe movement patterns through the life span Use the available instruments to measure kinematic and kinetic performance Execute a 2D biomechanical analysis from video sequences Define a research/rehabilitation protocol exploiting the instrumentation for movement analysys TEACHING METHODS Frontal classes and activities in the movement analysis lab. In case of certification of specific learning disability, disability or other special educational needs, please contact both the Department contact person, Prof. Nicola Girtler, and the lecturer at the beginning of the lectures to agree on teaching and exam methods which, in compliance of the teaching objectives, take into account individual learning methods and provide suitable compensatory/dispensatory tools recognized by the University SLD Student Service. SYLLABUS/CONTENT Reminders on kinematic Reminders on kinetic Instrumentation for measuring kinetic and kinematic performance Stereophotogrammetry: calibration, acquisition, and reconstruction Errors: instrumental, anatomical landmarks mislocation, and soft tissue artifact Experimental protocols Electromyography: physiology of the signal, recording and acquiring, analyzing and interpreting Force Platform: force transducers, processing force platform signals, center of pressure, combining force platform data Inertial Sensors: accelerometer, gyroscope, magnetometer, calibration, IMU Experimental activity in a movement analysis lab Analysis movements, force and posture (equilibrium) and their neural control (muscle activities, etc.) at different stages of life and during different sport activities/exercises Introduction to the personal project RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY Materials and readings will be distributed via the course website. Additional readings: G. Legnani, G. Palmieri (2016) - Fondamenti di Meccanica e Biomeccanica del Movimento. Città Studi Ed. Boccardi - Cinesiologia. Società Editrice Univers Cappello, A. Cappozzo, P. di Prampero - Bioingegneria della postura e del movimento. Patron Ed. 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 Hall S. (2012) - Basic Biomechanics (6th ed). New York, NY, McGraw-Hill. Hamill J., Knutzen K. (2008) - Biomechanical basis of human movement (3rd ed). Philadelphia, PA, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Knudson D. (2007) - Fundamentals of Biomechanics (2nd ed). New York, NY, Springer Nordin M., Frankel V. (2012) - Basic Biomechanics of the Musculoskeletal System (4th ed). Philadelphia, PA, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Ozkaya N., Nordin M., Goldsheyder D., Leger D. - Fundamentals of Biomechanics: equilibrium, motion, and deformation (3rd ed). New York, NY, Springer TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD ANDREA CANESSA Ricevimento: on demand, by e-mail contact at: andrea.canessa@unige.it Teacher office: via All’Opera Pia 13, building E, second floor. Office direct phone number: 010-3532789 LESSONS LESSONS START I semester. Class schedule BIOMECHANICS AND BIOENGINEERING EXAMS EXAM DESCRIPTION The final exam will consist in a oral exam where the student will present her/his research project previously defined with the teacher during the lessons. ASSESSMENT METHODS The oral exam will focus mainly on the topics covered during the lectures and will aim to evaluate not only if the students has reached an adequate level of knowledge, but has acquired the ability to critically analyze problems related to biomechanics and motion analysis that will be placed during the examination.
