Section 2: Recent Article Summary 1. Find a journal article on one of the four topic areas that is more recent (2018 or later). Provide a brief summary of the article in terms of the new knowledge it provides to the field.
Module 4 Reading Assignment
5% of final course mark
KIN 4161 Occupational Biomechanics
Wayne Albert
Completion Details
Introduction
The purpose of this assignment is to:
• Read a review article of the field of occupational spine biomechanics
• Answer questions on that reading related to the key take home messages
• Find a more recent article and summarize it
There are 2 sections to this assignment:
• Section 1: Take Aways for Topic Areas
• Section 2: Recent Article Summary
Instructions
Section 1: Take Aways for Topic Areas
1. Review these topics areas:
a. Acute Spine loading
b. Repetitive Spine Loading
c. Repetitive Lifting
d. Cumulative loading
2. Keep the topic areas you just reviewed in mind as you read the provided reading (link to reading provided in the D2L course):
a. Potvin J.R. (2008). Occupational spine biomechanics: A journey to the spinal frontier. Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology, 18:891-899.
3. Identify the key take away message (current state of understanding) for each of the topic areas.
Section 2: Recent Article Summary
1. Find a journal article on one of the four topic areas that is more recent (2018 or later). Provide a brief summary of the article in terms of the new knowledge it provides to the field.
Formatting for Deliverables
IMPORTANT: This assignment has 2 deliverables.
Deliverable 1: Take Aways for Topic Areas
Use the following format for this deliverable:
• Cover page
• Use each topic area as a heading o Provide key take aways from the article under each section heading
• Arial 12-point font
• Single space
• APA referencing style should be used throughout, including a References page
• Write assignment in Word
• Save as a PDF document called:
o KIN4161_ Module 4 Reading Assignment_Take Aways for Topic Areas.pdf
Deliverable 2: Recent Article Summary
Use the following format for this deliverable:
• Cover page
• Arial 12-point font
• Single space
• This summary should be no longer than 300 words
• APA referencing style should be used throughout, including a References page containing the reference to the article and a link to the article, if possible
• Write assignment in Word
• Save as a PDF document called:
o KIN4161_Module 4 Reading Assignment_Recent Article Summary.pdf
Grading
Please refer to the rubric linked in the Module 4 Reading Assignment section of the Module 4: The Spine:
Lower Back Pain screen in D2L for details about the specific expectations for this assignment.
