Coordination and Balance Assessment Flashcards

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ability of CNS to control/direct the neuromotor system in purposeful movement/postural adjustment; accomplished by selective allocation of muscle tension across appropriate joint segments

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motor control

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ability to execute smooth, accurate, and controlled movement; involves multiple joints and muscles activated in the appropriate timing and sequence for efficient movement

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coordination

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3
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all forces acting on the body are balanced such that the COM is within the bodys BOS

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balance

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4
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measurement of how a person performs certain tasks and fulfills their various roles in life

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functional assessment

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5
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compares and makes corrections between intended movement and actual movement, involved in feedforward and feedback control

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cerebellum

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6
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what tracts control voluntary movement and which control involuntary movement

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voluntary: corticospinal (pyramidal)
involuntary: extrapyramdial tracts (5)

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7
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how does the cerebellum act indirectly to contribute to coordination

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connections with primary motor cortex and descending extrapyramidal tracts

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compares and makes corrections between intended movements and actual movement; fine tuning movement; involved in feedforward and feedback control

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cerebellum

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9
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what area of the brain is heavily involved in motor learning and motor programming via connects with memory centers in temporal lobe

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cerebellum

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10
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list impairments associated with cerebellar pathology

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  • ataxia
  • gait ataxia
  • asthenia/hypotonia
  • dysdiadochokinesia
  • dysmetria
  • dysarthria
  • dyssynergia
  • nystagmus
  • intention tremor
  • delayed reaction/movement time
  • rebound phenomenon
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11
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uncoordinated movement

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ataxia

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12
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damage to where in cerebellum would cause ataxia in the limbs

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hemispheres (more lateral)

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13
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damage where in cerebellum would cause ataxia in trunk

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vermis (central)

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14
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presents with wide BOS, staggering, path deviations, flinging of limbs

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gait ataxia

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15
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generalized muscle weakness

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asthenia

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16
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low tone

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hypotonia

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17
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inability to perform rapid alternating movements

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dysdiadochokinesia

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18
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inability to judge distance between points (over or underestimation)

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dysmetria

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19
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movement decomposition

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dyssynergia

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20
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tremor that occurs with movement

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intention tremor (cerebellum lesion)

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21
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involved in initiation and regulation of movement; planning and execution of complex motor patterns; provides input to regulate normal motor tone

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basal ganglia

22
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helps with automatic movements (reciprocal arm swing, blinking) and postural adjustments; indirect and direct pathways allow for excitatory or inhibitory influences on motor thalamus and primary motor cortex

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basal ganglia

23
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impairments associated with basal ganglia pathology

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  • bradykinesia/akinesia
  • rigidity (cogwheel and leadpipe)
  • resting tremor
  • chorea/athetosis
  • dystonia
  • hemiballismus
24
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how does age effect coordination and balance

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  • decreased strength due to sarcopenia (decreased fast twitch fibers and oxidative capacity of muscles, loss of antigravity mm)
  • slowed reaction time (impacts speed accuracy tradeoff, cognitive changes lead to decreased dual task performance)
  • decreased ROM
  • postural changes (FHF, FSP, altered lordotic curves, increased hip/knee flexion, wider BOS)
  • impaired postural control
25
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examples of CNS lesions that can produce changes in motor control that affect coordination and balance

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stroke, parkinsons, MS, huntington’s, CP, cerebellar tumors, central vestibular pathology, TBI

26
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list the elements of coordination

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  • agility: body
  • dexterity: hand
  • speed, distance, and direction of movement
  • timing of movement
  • muscle tension needed to produce coordinated/balanced motions
  • intralimb and interlimb coordination
  • eye-hand coordination
27
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what does Romberg EC test

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somatosensation

28
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alternate or reciprocal movements, movement composition, movement accuracy, fixation or limb holding patters, UL/BL tasks, B/L asymmetrical tasks/ multilimb tasks

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non-equilibrium tests

29
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ability to maintain equilibrium in both static and dynamic positions

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postural control and balance testing

30
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postural control and balance assessment is the integration of what

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  • sensory system input (visual, vestibular, proprioceptive)
  • motor system synergies - output
  • CNS control - input and output
31
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what makes up sensorimotor integration

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vision
proprioception
vestibular function

32
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what clinical test is used to assess VOR

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head impulse/thrust test

33
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stabilizes the body, multiple reflexes working together, information from vestibular system used to guide postural reflexes for body righting

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vestibulospinal reflex (VSR)

34
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input from neck proprioceptors; assists with eye movement; low gain; important during vestibular therapy; may be adaptable with therapy; assesses where your head is on your neck

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cervico-ocular reflex (COR)

35
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what nuclei help maintain where our head is on our neck (COR)

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C1-3

36
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input from neck proprioceptors; helps stabilize the body; works at low gain

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cervicospinal reflex (CSR)

37
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how to measure sensorimotor integration

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  • romberg/sharpened
  • balance master
  • clinical test for sensory interaction in balance
  • mCTSIB
38
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what are the 3 strategies used to control COM over BOS

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ankle strategy
hip strategy
stepping strategy

39
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occurs in quiet, static standing; lower level of sway; disturbances in COM are small and within LOS; recruitement from distal to proximal mm

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ankle strategy

40
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what muscles are activated with a forward sway for ankle strategy

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posterior muscles: gastroc/soleus, HS, paraspinals

41
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what mm are activated by backward sway for ankle strategy

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anterior muscles: anterior tibialis, quads, abdominals

42
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shifts in COM by flexing or extending the hips; provides mediolateral stability in static/perturbed standing; recruited when sway frequency is faster, larger disturbance of COM within BOS, small or compliant surface; proximal then distal mm recruited

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hip strategy

43
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what mm are activated with forward sway hip strategy

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abdominals –> quads

44
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what mm are activated with backward sway hip strategy

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paraspinals –> HS

45
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upper or lower limbs reach or step out to align COM within BOS when fast, large perturbations occur or when ankle/hip strategies fail; protective; CNS continually uses feedback to monitor and adapt posture using these strategies

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stepping/reach strategies

46
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weakness in antigravity mm will influence recruitment of strategies; observe responses in static and perturbated stance; perturbate in both AP and ML directions to note ability to restabilize

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standing control

47
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observe in quiet sitting noting symmetry in BOS; observe sway responses; note pelvic position in regard to rotation and elevation; observe for grasping and hooking strategies

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seated control

48
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backward sway in sitting would active what mm

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hip flexors, abs and neck flexors

49
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forward sway in sitting should activate what mm

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extensors throughout

50
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create opportunities to randomly destabilize; raise arms overhead, lift feef from the surface when in sitting; ball toss; common to see deficits in reaction times, motor recruitement

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anticipatory control

51
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perform secondary cognitive or motor tasks while observing static and dynamic posture; remember the theory of cognitive reserve from motor control

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dual task control