Intro Slides

Question 1

What 3 things does human movement emerge from?

Answer 1

person, task, environment

Question 2

degrees of freedom

Answer 2

number of independent factors affecting a range of states in which a system can exist
or: number of different directions a joint can move

Question 3

motor equivalence

Answer 3

multiple ways muscles/joints can act to solve a movement problem

Question 4

what 3 systems interact to coordinate human movement

Answer 4

sensory/perceptual
motor/action
cognitive

Question 5

motor control

Answer 5

how the neuromuscular system functions to enable coordinated movement

Question 6

motor performance

Answer 6

movement behavior observed at a point in time

Question 7

what 2 things are used to assess motor performance

Answer 7

outcome measures
performance measures

Question 8

“what”

Answer 8

outcome measures

Question 9

“how”

Answer 9

performance measures

Question 10

a patient is performing a gripping task. you times how long they could hold it. is this an outcome or performance measure?

Answer 10

outcome

Question 11

motor learning

Answer 11

persistent change in performance that occurs with practice and can be observed during acquisition, performance enhancement, and reacquisition

Question 12

how do you assess motor learning

Answer 12

through changes in performance, persistency, consistency, stability, and adaptability

Question 13

motor development

Answer 13

human development related to motor control and learning from infancy to old age

Question 14

motor skill is an interaction between what two things

Answer 14

motor learning and motor development

Question 15

a motor skill involved proficiency of a task with what four criteria

Answer 15

goal oriented
involves body or limb movement
voluntary
develops with practice

Question 16

4 physical therapy goals for a skill

Answer 16

consistent
flexible
efficient
safe

Question 17

primary musculature classification

Answer 17

gross or fine
large versus small muscles

Question 18

is walking with crutches gross or fine?
signing a check?

Answer 18

gross
fine

Question 19

task organization classification

Answer 19

discrete, serial or continuous
single movement vs. series of single movements vs. repetitive movement

Question 20

is walking discrete or continuous? sit to stand? transferring from bed to wheelchair?

Answer 20

continuous
discrete
serial

Question 21

environment classification

Answer 21

closed or open?
stable vs changing

Question 22

what 3 things should you think about when observing the performance environment?

Answer 22

surface, object, people

Question 23

regulatory conditions

Answer 23

environmental features that shape or mold a task

Question 24

non-regulatory conditions

Answer 24

environmental conditions which do not directly influence movement characteristics

Question 25

is the height of a basketball rim regulatory or non-regulatory? crowd noise?

Answer 25

regulatory
non-regulatory

Question 26

gentiles taxonomy factors (5)

Answer 26

environment:
- stationary
- in-motion
action:
- stability
- mobility
- object manipulation