What this subject covers
Forces, levers and motion applied to the human body.
This is where physics meets the body. It explains why a joint hurts in one position and not another, and why a movement pattern that looks fine is costing the patient more than it should.
The syllabus, unit by unit
The complete syllabus for this subject runs to 8 units and 14 topics. Resources are being written to cover all of it, not only the parts that get searched for most.
| Unit | Covers | Size |
| 1 | — | 5 topics |
| 2 | Structure and function of cervical spine, | 3 topics |
| 3 | General structure and function | 1 topics |
| 4 | Explain the shoulder complex in terms of Structure and components of the shoulder... | 1 topics |
| 5 | Explain The hip complex in terms of : structure and function of the hip joint; hip... | 1 topics |
| 6 | Define Posture | 1 topics |
| 7 | Explain the normal gait cycle | 1 topics |
| 8 | — | 1 topics |
Learn the topic
Each of these is written once and used everywhere it applies, so what you read here is what a clinician on placement reads too.
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