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Course: Kinesiology II

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Course title Kinesiology II
Course code FYT/FTA21
Organizational form of instruction Exercise + Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 2
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Konečný Petr, doc. MUDr. Ph.D., MBA
  • Mlíka Radek, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Introduction, terminology. Movement system as a whole. Movement stereotypes, coordination. Movement support system (ligaments, cartilage, bone, joints). Movement segment, Intervertebral discus. Muscle system - muscle tone, spasm, trigger point, contraction types. Muscle fibre types. Basics of motor control I. Motor unit. Spinal level, brain stem level. Basics of motor control II. - Cerebellum, BG, cortex. Motor learning. Kinesiology and patho-kinesiology of postural system. Kinesiology and patho-kinesiology of gait. Kinesiology and patho-kinesiology of respiration. Kinesiology of orofacial area. Kinesiology of spine, thorax and abdominal wall. Kinesiology of cervical spine and TM complex. Kinesiology of lumbar spine and pelvis. Hip and knee kinesiology. Kinesiology of ankle and foot. Arches of the foot. Kinesiology of shoulder girdle. Kinesiology of elbow and hand. Handgrips. Posture, locomotion.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming)
Learning outcomes
Selected categories of general kinesiology - mechanical principles of movement as a function; kinematics - osteokinematics, arthrokinematics - movement classification with the aspect of mathematical-physical analysis and clinical morphological applications; kinetics - movement analysis via the aspect of power vectors.
Students will be able to use theoretical knowledge in clinical applications of individual mechanical movement principles in clinical practice.
Prerequisites
unspecified
BIO/FTA01 and LBF/FTB01 and OPD/FTB01 and NAN/FTB01 and FYT/FTB02 and FYT/FTA03 and FYT/FTA01

Assessment methods and criteria
Mark, Oral exam, Seminar Work

Attendance at seminars and practicals, active involvement, seminar paper
Recommended literature
  • Bartoníček, J., Heřt, J. (2004). Základy klinické anatomie pohybového aparátu. Maxdorf.
  • Čihák, R. (2016). Anatomie 3. Praha: Grada.
  • Dylevský, I. (2009). Speciální kineziologie. Praha:Grada.
  • Frost, R. (2013). Aplikovaná kineziologie: základní principy a techniky. Olomouc: Fontána.
  • Frost, R. (2013). Applied Kinesiology: A Training Manual and Reference Book of Basic Principles and Practices. Berkeley: North Atlantic Books.
  • GROSS, Jeffrey M., Joseph FETTO a Elaine ROSEN SUPNICK. (2005). Vyšetřování pohybového aparátu. Triton.
  • HOFFMAN, S. J., HARRIS, C. Introduction to kinesiology: studying physical activity.
  • Kapandji, A. I., Saillant, G., & Honoré, L. (2008). The physiology of the joints. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone.
  • Kolář, P. (2013). Clinical rehabilitation. Praha: Galén.
  • Tichý, M. (2000). Funkční diagnostika pohybového aparátu. Praha: Triton.
  • Vařeka, I., & Vařeková, R. (2009). Kineziologie nohy. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci.
  • Véle, F. (2006). Kineziologie: přehled klinické kineziologie a patokineziologie pro diagnostiku a terapii poruch pohybové soustavy. Praha: Triton.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Health Sciences Study plan (Version): Physiotherapy (2019) Category: Health service 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Palacký University Olomouc, date of update: 29.10.2025 23:58. Data created for academic year 2025/2026