Cueing

Question 1

What’s cueing

Answer 1

A type of treatment technique that uses visual, auditory or kinaesthetic feedback to allow a movement pattern to be accessed and used In a functional way

Question 2

What are the principles of cueing

Answer 2

Primary motor cortex has a primary role in the responsible for the execution of movement, there are 2 significant areas we are interested in which are the supplementary motor area involved in internally generated, automatic movement and the promoter area which is involved in sensory guided movement

Question 3

What system is impaired in Parkinson’s

Answer 3

The supplementary motor area is impaired but the pre motor area remains intact therefore automatic subconscious posture and movement is lost but abnormalities can often be overcome by voluntary effort use of PMA so external cues can be used as a coping strategy in treatment

Question 4

What cues are there

Answer 4

Auditory- clicking sound, metronome produces beat

Visual cues- stepping over a line