Motor Control and Exercise Physiology
Code
MF03
Credits
6
Teacher in charge
Pedro Soares Branco
Teaching language
Portuguese
Objectives
This curricular unit aims to extend students knowledge in Exercise Physiology and in the principles of Motor control. (The contents of unit includes) The unit content includes: the bioenergetics of movement and the mechanisms and impact of muscle tiredness (fatigue) (central and peripheral); the neuromuscular and cardiovascular adaptations to exercise; the structural components of exercise and respective application principles; Physiology and exercise methodology and its use within physiotherapy; Skills for the assessment and Prescription of exercise, (exercise assessment and prescription skills) including the types and components of a training session and the assessment of physical capacities.
Prerequisites
Subject matter
Syllabus
· Overview of the Neurophysiology of the motor function, vision & hearing function;
· Motor control in relation with the central and peripheral nervous system
· Motor control and the process of ageing;
· Physiology and exercise methodology: use within physiotherapy;
· Bioenergetics for movement;
· Central and Peripheral tiredness;
· Neuromuscular and cardiovascular adaptations to exercise;
· Principles and components for the application of exercise;
· Assessment and Prescription of exercise;
· Types and components of a training session;
· Assessment scales of physical capacities and Functional Assessment Scales
· Computarized Posturography applications for assessment and intervention;
Bibliography
- ACSM;ACSM´s Resource Manual for guidelines for exercise testing and prescription, Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins, 3rd edition, 1998
- Powers, S. Howley, E. ;Fisiologia do exercício: Teoria e aplicação ao condicionamento e ao desempenho, Manole, 2000
- Enoka, R;Neuromechanics of human movement, Human Kinetics, 3rd edition
- Winter, D. A. ;Biomechanics and motor control of human movement, John Wiley & Sons., 2005
Teaching method
Teaching and Learning
Teaching and learning strategies includes:
- Lectures and Seminars
- Case based clinical scenarios
- Clinical Skills Lab;
- Self-directed Learning
Evaluation method
Assessment Methods
- Multiple choice written Test of 2-hour length (100%).
To complete this curricular unit the students must have a classification of a minimum of 50% in the test.
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