Module 1 Flashcards
main objective of functional competence
help patients do what they want to do in the best way possib;e
modification of synapses, sprouting of new fiber, neurotransmitter and receptor change
neuroplasticity can be occured by all of these
failure to drive specific brain function can lead to functional degraduation
use it or lose it
training that drives a specific brain function can lead to an enhancement of that function
use it and improve it
the nature of the training experiences dictates the nature of the plasticity
specificity
induction of plasticity requires sufficient repetition
repetition matters
induction of plasticity requires sufficient training intensity
intensity matters
different forms of plasticity occur at different times during training
time matters
the training experience myst be sufficiently salient ro induce plasticity
salience matters
training induced plasticity occurs more readily in younger brains
age matters
plasticity in response to one training experience can enhance the acquisition of similat bheaviors
transference
plasticity in response to one experience can interfere with the acquisition of other behaviors
interference
constraint-induced movement therapy: restricting use of uninvolved limb to emphasize the use of the involved limb
use it or lose it & use it and improve it
motor skill acquisition rather than ‘use’ is necessary for changes in neuronal activity
skilled vs. unskilled movement
performance of functional task
Specificity
High-Intensity Locomotor training
Intensity matters
best way to measure intensity
rating of perceived exertion, monitor heart rate (70-85% HR Max), Talk test (mod - talk but not sing; vig: only few words before breath)
intervene in the acute phase if medically stable; associated with greater functional gains than delayed treatment; delays in treatment also associated with development of compensatory strategies that may interfere with treatment
Time matters
making practice meaningful, motivation and attention are required to engage in a task; pt oriented goals
salience matters
mechanisms of neuroplasticity are reduced in the aging brain, the brai ncan still change with experience, but may be slower and/or not as signfiicant in older versus younger brains
age matters
plasticity within one set of neural circuits promotes concurrent or subsequent plasticity
(ie. exercise promotes angiogenesis and the expression of neurotrophins to enhance neuronal growth and survivial)
transference
plasticity within a given neural circuitry to impefe the induction of new, or expression of existing, plasticity within that same circuitry
interference
you cannot see ____! IT is the underlying processes that contribute to performance, you infer whether ___ is normal/abnormal from preformance
motor control
goal-oriented, voluntary, and developed as a result of practice
motor skill
recognizable beginning and ending (kicking a ball, swinging a bat)
discrete
no recognizable beginning/ending; skill initiated by performer and ended by performer (cycling, walking, running, swimming)
continuous
discrete movements strung together (playing piano, gymnastic routine)
serial
supporting surface, objects, people in motion (tennis, steering a car)
open
supporting surface, people are stationary, object
closed
the movement/action that you can see
motor performance
the patterning of head,body, and/or limb motions relative to the environmental context; space-time pattern
coordination
process of change that a person passes through as they grow and mature
motor development
motor perofrmance arises from an infinite variety of possible combinations (degrees of freedom) of joints, muscles, and nerves
theories of motor behavior: biomechanics