Motor Control Study Guide

Question 1

motor control def:

Answer 1

ability to regulate and direct mechanisms essential to movement
- control of movement already acquired

Question 2

tone

Answer 2

resistance of a muscle to elongation or stretch

Question 3

levels of tone:

Answer 3

flaccid: no tone
hypotonic: low tone
normal
spasticity: abnormal tone
rigid: extreme tone

Question 4

what are the ranges for the modifed ashworth scale?

Answer 4

0
1
1+ 
2
3
4
9

Question 5

what is a 9 on the modified ashworth scale:

Answer 5

unable to test

Question 6

what is a 0 in the modified ashworth scale:

Answer 6

no increased in muscle tone

Question 7

so on the MAS you can assume a 0 would present what tone and a 9 would present what tone?

Answer 7

0 = flaccid 
9 = rigidity

Question 8

coordination def:

Answer 8

ability to produce controlled purposeful movements

Question 9

problems that occur with coordination:

Answer 9

syngery : can’t isolate bc working as group
coactivation: the atognist and antagonist working at same time
timing problems:

Question 10

incoordination def:

Answer 10

extraneous, uneven or inaccurate movement

Question 11

incoordination is cuased by :

Answer 11

trauma to muscles or peripheral nerve damage

Question 12

motor learning def:

Answer 12

the study of acquisition and/or modification of movement

Question 13

motor learning is associated with what two things?

Answer 13

practice and experience

Question 14

what does motor learning led to?

Answer 14

permanent change in behavior or capacity to respond

Question 15

difference between motor learning and motor control

Answer 15

motor control = already acquired

motor learning = how we acquired it

Question 16

in what three moments does motor learning occur:

Answer 16

in normal development (lil baby fetus)
after pathology (lil boo boo)
in novel situations (like wtf happened)

Question 17

motor learning requires what :

Answer 17

practice and feedback

Question 18

what are the three stages of motor learning?

Answer 18

cognitive - loss attention
associative - finer attention
autonomic - no need to attend to

Question 19

what are four factors influencing motor learning:

Answer 19

feedback
practice
stages
type of task

Question 20

difference between training and learning:

Answer 20

training = temporary
- provides solution to problem
learning = permanent
- you find solution to problem

Question 21

concurrent feedback

Answer 21

feedback during the movement

Question 22

terminal feedback

Answer 22

feedback at the end of the movement

Question 23

intrinsic feedback

Answer 23

feedback from individuals sensory system

Question 24

extrinsic feedback

Answer 24

feedback from environment aka therapist biofeedback

Question 25

knowledge of result:

Answer 25

knowledge of what the movement produces = outcome

Question 26

knowledge of performance

Answer 26

movement pattern or process during tasks = how well you are doing it

Question 27

feedback

Answer 27

guidance, reference for correction and motivation