Digital Technology in The Training of Future Kinesiotherapists

Abstract

Digital technology has permeated all fields of activity, therefore it is absolutely necessary to use it in the education system as well. Today`s students should benefit from the conveniences offered by the digital world; the information activity must thus be permanently adapted to the digital evolution, so that the future specialists can face the demands of society. Kinesiotherapy and Special Motricity students, future kinesiotherapists, need solid knowledge of human anatomy, this knowledge being a support for their whole activity. Digital technology can supplement the traditional  way of learning human anatomy. Various apps have been designed for learning human anatomy, among them Complete Anatomy. Created in 2009 by 3D4Medical, now part of Elsevier, Complete Anatomy is an application that offers an alternative to physical anatomical models, through interactive anatomical models; the application can be installed on various devices: laptop, tablet, smartphone and can be accessed anytime and anywhere the student is, both during class/lab and outside them, for individual study. Using the Complete Anatomy app, muscle actions can be visualized; movement analysis being important in the training of future kinesiotherapists. In addition to detailed 3D anatomical models, the app also provides anatomical information and a video library. For the research, the group of subjects was made up of first-year students from the Faculty of Physical Education, Sport and Kinesiotherapy, specialization in Kinesiotherapy and Special Motricity, Romanian-American University of Bucharest. Following the use of a questionnaire, it was found that, regardless of the experience of previous use or not of some applications in learning, students are eager to use digital technology for learning human anatomy through the Complete Anatomy application.