Carr and Shepherd: Motor Relearning Approach

Question 1

What is she? Who is she?

Answer 1

Factors that are involved with learning are also involved with relearning.

Question 2

What factors should be included in the Carr and Shepherd Approach

Answer 2

• Identification of a Goal
• Inhibition of any unnecessary activity that does not relate to normal movement
• The ability to adjust during activity to the effects of gravity and balance
• Proper body alignment
• proper motivation
• incorporate internal or mental practice as well as external or physical practice
• feedback
• knowledge of results

Question 3

Closed Motor Skill

Answer 3

skill that is performed under a stable and unchanging environment

Question 4

Knowledge of Results

Answer 4

Providing a patient with external feedback regarding a patient’s performance of the task.

• can be positive or negative in nature.
• goal of influencing the learner

Question 5

Open Motor Skill

Answer 5

Skill that is performed under a consistently changing environment

Question 6

Transfer of Learning

Answer 6

A patient must be able to transfer the skill or motor task into different environments.