Program Overview

KINESIOLOGY

Program Overview

The word Chinesiology originates from Greek and means study of the movement. Therefore, the teaching of chinesiology provides the student with knowledge about the functioning of bones, muscles, joints system and the observation of human body in the major postural changes.

Aims and Content

Learning Outcomes

To acquire the basic principles of nursing care in prevention, care and rehabilitation in pediatrics. To know the physiological bases of psychomotor, psychological and cognitive development, movement, verbal and nonverbal communication, language and learning. Know the general interventions for prevention, care and rehabilitation of neuropsychiatric diseases, especially in cooperation with the multiprofessional infantile neuroscience team, with other pediatric disciplines and other health professions. To know the general notions of chinesiology as the science of movement, the functional properties of the different tissues of the locomotor apparatus and the segmental movement and articulatory biomechanics. To know the clinical frameworks and the main causes of psychomotor and mental delay and the neuropsychiatric interventions of prevention, therapy and rehabilitation.

Aims and Learning Outcomes

At the end of the course the student will be able to:

• observe patient and recognize reference points and axial deviations
• know the major joints of the human body and their movements according to the system of planes and axles
• know the major muscles, contraction modes, synergies and actions
• know the carrying out of the major movements and the human gait

Teaching Methods

20 hours of lessons divided into 18 frontal hours and 2 hours of experience and interactive workouts in the gym.

Syllabus/Content

• levers, planes, axles
• generalities of joints and muscles
• contraction and synergy modes
• use of the goniometer
• muscle strength measuring scale
• patient observation, reference points and axial deviations
• chest and diaphragm
• upper limb
• lower limb
• gait and postural passages

Recommended Reading/Bibliography

• H.M Clarkson – G.B. Gilewich "Valutazione chinesiologica – Esame della mobilità articolare e della forza muscolare"- Edi –Ermes editore
• S. Boccardi - A. Lissoni – "Cinesiologia" - Società Editrice Universo (3 volumi)
• Kendall – McCreary - "I muscoli - Funzioni e test con postura e dolore" - Verducci editore
• I.A. Kapandji - "Fisiologia articolare" - Editore Marrapese
• teacher's installment

Teachers and Exam Board

• ANDREA INGENITO

Exam Board

• EUGENIA DUFOUR (President)
• RICCARDA BARBIERI
• FRANCESCA MARIA BATTAGLIA
• ELISA DAVINI
• LAURA FORNONI
• ANDREA INGENITO
• LINO NOBILI (President and Coordinator of Integrated Course)

Lessons

Class Schedule

The timetable for this course is available.

Exams

Exam Description

The written exam includes 31 questions with multiple answers divided into blocks of topics:

• Biomechanics (1)
• notions on muscles (3)
• joints (5)
• joint and muscle balance (3)
• patient observation (3)
• muscle testing (8/9)
• postural passages and grasps (7)

Assessment Methods

Each correct answer will receive 1 point. If the student will answer to each question he will receive the laud.

Exam Schedule

• 20/01/2026 | 08:00 | GENOVA | Orale
• 03/02/2026 | 08:00 | GENOVA | Orale
• 24/02/2026 | 08:00 | GENOVA | Orale
• 23/06/2026 | 08:00 | GENOVA | Orale
• 14/07/2026 | 08:00 | GENOVA | Orale
• 08/09/2026 | 08:00 | GENOVA | Orale
• 29/09/2026 | 08:00 | GENOVA | Orale

Program Details

• CODE: 68665
• ACADEMIC YEAR: 2025/2026
• CREDITS:
• SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR: MED/48
• LANGUAGE: Italian
• TEACHING LOCATION: GENOVA
• SEMESTER: 2° Semester
• MODULES: Questo insegnamento è un modulo di: NURSING, MOTRICITY AND REHABILITATION IN THE PEDIATRIC AGE
• TEACHING MATERIALS: AULAWEB