University of Essex

SE206-5-AU-CO:
Applied Movement Science

The details

Year: 2023/24

Department: Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences (School of)

Campus: Colchester Campus

Term: Autumn

Level: Undergraduate: Level 5

Status: Current

Start date: Thursday 05 October 2023

End date: Friday 15 December 2023

Credits: 15

Last updated: 19 October 2023

Requisites for this module

Pre-requisites: (none)

Co-requisites: (none)

Pre and / or co-requisites: (none)

Prohibited modules: (none)

Key module (requisite for): SE303

Key module for

BSC C600 Sports and Exercise Science,
BSC C600JS Sports and Exercise Science,
BSC C600NS Sports and Exercise Science,
BSC C602 Sports and Exercise Science (Including Year Abroad),
BSC C606 Sports and Exercise Science (Including Placement Year),
BSC C611 Sports and Exercise Science (Including Foundation Year),
MSCIC690 Sports and Exercise Science (Including Placement Year),
MSCIC691 Sports and Exercise Science (Including Year Abroad),
MSCIC699 Sports and Exercise Science,
BSC C603 Sports Therapy,
BSC C604 Sports Therapy (Including Placement Year),
BSC C605 Sports Therapy (Including Year Abroad),
BSC C607JS Sports Performance and Coaching,
BSC C607NS Sports Performance and Coaching

Module description

Clients requiring the services of Sports Scientist, Sports Therapist, and Coaches all have one thing in common. They need HELP in MOVEMENT - either for injury prevention, or performance enhancement, or both.

This module will equip you with a knowledge base on movement principles to know why injury and performance can be influenced by movement flaws. Using these knowledge and specific movement principles, you will learn to develop intervention strategies such as movement retraining and neuromuscular exercises, to reduce injury risk, aid rehabilitation, and optimise performance. In a practical, you will collect your own data and perform scientific experiments to understand and characterize the effect of footwear on running injuries.

Module aims

This module aims to provide you with an understanding of basic movement principles to enable you to better design training programs, to either reduce injury risk and/or optimise performance.

Module learning outcomes

On successful completion of this module, the student will be able to:
1. Understand the biomechanical principles behind acute and chronic sporting injuries, and apply these principles towards injury prevention strategies.
2. Understand the neuromechanical alterations in response to injuries, and how such alterations can facilitate or disrupt its recovery.
3. Understand the biomechanical principles of selecting neuromuscular exercises, and applying these principles to optimally select exercises for injury prevention, rehabilitation, and performance enhancement.
4. Understand the biomechanical principles of athletic manoeuvres, and apply these principles towards developing performance enhancing strategies.
5. Understand the biomechanical principles of how different sporting apparels and/or assistive devices can influence athletic performance and injury risk.

Module information

No additional information available.

Learning and teaching methods

10x 1 hr lectures 10 x 1 hr support sessions 1.5hr face to face practical session 1 x 2 hr online support session 10 x1 hr self-directed learning (articles, videos, quizzes)

Bibliography

Blazevich, A. (2017) Sports biomechanics: the basics?: optimising human performance. 3rd edition. London: Bloomsbury. Available at: https://app.kortext.com/Shibboleth.sso/Login?entityID=https://idp0.essex.ac.uk/shibboleth&target=https://app.kortext.com/borrow/571404.
Neumann, D.A. et al. (2017) Kinesiology of the musculoskeletal system: foundations for rehabilitation. Third edition. St. Louis, Missouri: Elsevier. Available at: https://app.kortext.com/Shibboleth.sso/Login?entityID=https://idp0.essex.ac.uk/shibboleth&target=https://app.kortext.com/borrow/397629.
McGill, S.M. (1998) ‘Low Back Exercises: Evidence for Improving Exercise Regimens’, Physical Therapy, 78(7), pp. 754–765. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1093/ptj/78.7.754.
Low Back Stability: From Formal Description to Issues for Pe...?: Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews (no date). Available at: https://journals.lww.com/acsm-essr/Fulltext/2001/01000/Low_Back_Stability__From_Formal_Description_to.6.aspx.
HEIDERSCHEIT, B.C. et al. (2011) ‘Effects of Step Rate Manipulation on Joint Mechanics during Running’, Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 43(2), pp. 296–302. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1249/MSS.0b013e3181ebedf4.
Nigg, B. et al. (2015) ‘Running shoes and running injuries: mythbusting and a proposal for two new paradigms: “preferred movement path” and “comfort filter”’, British Journal of Sports Medicine, 49(20), pp. 1290–1294. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2015-095054.
Weyand, P.G. et al. (2010) ‘The biological limits to running speed are imposed from the ground up’, Journal of Applied Physiology, 108(4), pp. 950–961. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1152/japplphysiol.00947.2009.
Quatman, C.E. (2009) ‘The anterior cruciate ligament injury controversy: is “valgus collapse” a sex-specific mechanism?’, British Journal of Sports Medicine, 43(5). Available at: https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsm.2009.059139.
Edwards, W. Brent (2018) ‘Modeling Overuse Injuries in Sport as a Mechanical Fatigue Phenomenon.’, Exercise & Sport Sciences Reviews, 46(Issue 4). Available at: https://doi.org/10.1249/JES.0000000000000163.
Dos’Santos, T. et al. (2018) ‘The Effect of Angle and Velocity on Change of Direction Biomechanics: An Angle-Velocity Trade-Off’, Sports Medicine, 48(10), pp. 2235–2253. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-018-0968-3.
POWERS, CHRISTOPHER M. KAI-YU HO. YU-JEN CHEN. SOUZA, RICHARD B. FARROKHI, SHAWN. (2014) ‘Patellofemoral Joint Stress During Weight-Bearing and Non-Weight-Bearing Quadriceps Exercises.’, Patellofemoral Joint Stress During Weight-Bearing and Non-Weight-Bearing Quadriceps Exercises., 44(Issue 5). Available at: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=s3h&AN=95825163&site=eds-live.

The above list is indicative of the essential reading for the course.
The library makes provision for all reading list items, with digital provision where possible, and these resources are shared between students.
Further reading can be obtained from this module's reading list.

Assessment items, weightings and deadlines

Coursework / exam	Description	Coursework weighting
Coursework	Online MCQ (Moodle)	100%
Exam	Main exam: Remote, Open Book, 180 minutes during January
Exam	Reassessment Main exam: Remote, Open Book, 180 minutes during September (Reassessment Period)

Additional coursework information

Coursework is 100% MCQ.

Exam format definitions

Remote, open book: Your exam will take place remotely via an online learning platform. You may refer to any physical or electronic materials during the exam.
In-person, open book: Your exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer to any physical materials such as paper study notes or a textbook during the exam. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
In-person, open book (restricted): The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer only to specific physical materials such as a named textbook during the exam. Permitted materials will be specified by your department. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
In-person, closed book: The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may not refer to any physical materials or electronic devices during the exam. There may be times when a paper dictionary, for example, may be permitted in an otherwise closed book exam. Any exceptions will be specified by your department.

Your department will provide further guidance before your exams.

Overall assessment

Coursework	Exam
50%	50%

Reassessment

Coursework	Exam
50%	50%

Module supervisor and teaching staff

Supervisor: Dr Bernard Liew, email: bl19622@essex.ac.uk.

Teaching staff: Dr Bernard Liew

Contact details: School Undergraduate Office, email: sres (Non essex users should add @essex.ac.uk to create the full email address)

Availability

Available to incoming Essex Abroad / Exchange students: Yes

Available to Outside Option: No

Available to Audit: Yes

External examiner

Name: Dr Jen Burbage

Institution: University of Portsmouth

Academic role: Associate Head (Students)

Name: Prof Joanne Hudson

Institution: Swansea University

Academic role: Professor

Resources

Teaching materials: Available via Moodle

Lecture recording: Of 42 hours, 25 (59.5%) hours available to students:
17 hours not recorded due to service coverage or fault;
0 hours not recorded due to opt-out by lecturer(s), module, or event type.

Further information

Department website: Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences (School of)

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