Motor Control

Question 1

What is Motor Control?

Answer 1

Control of both movement and posture

Fluid interrelationships
Stability and mobility
Proximal & distal musculature
Agonists & antagonists
Balance
Parameters of movement - spatial, temporal...

Question 2

What are primary UE impairments resulting from a UMN lesion from a stroke?

Answer 2

• Changes in muscle strength (weakness)
• Changes in muscle tone/postural control
• Changes in muscle activation (central coordination)
• Changes in sensation

Question 3

What are secondary UE impairments caused by UMN lesion from stroke?

Answer 3

• Orthopedic changes
• Changes in muscle and soft tissue length
• Pain
• Edema

Question 4

What does the Modified Ashworth Scale assess?

Answer 4

The “gold standard” for measuring spasticity. As MODIFIED: measure of muscle tone/resistance to passive movement.

“Measures resistance during passive soft-tissue stretching”