HK 458: Rehabilitation Biomechanics

Course Description

This course is for students who are interested in occupational therapy, physical therapy, and prosthetics and orthotics. General principles for application in injury prevention and rehabilitation will be taught. Students will learn how to use biomechanical models to estimate joint compression forces and muscle forces, and use this information to design training and rehabilitation programs for people with musculoskeletal and neuromuscular injury. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours.