Motor Learning

Question 1

what is task oriented training?

Answer 1

training that is as close to the task as possible

Question 2

what is the goal of rehabilitation?

Answer 2

to regain optimal motor performance of everyday tasks/ activities, specific and relevant to the individual’s lifestyle and context/ stage of rehab

Question 3

what are the important steps in task specific training?

Answer 3

1. functional task analysis
2. practice the essential components (part practice)
3. practice the whole task (whole practice)
4. transfer of learning to relevant contexts

Question 4

What are the components of functional task analysis?

Answer 4

essential components, kinematic deviations, compensations, potential underlying impairments

Question 5

what is an essential component?

Answer 5

breaking a whole task into component movements

Question 6

what do you look at with the essential components?

Answer 6

are the components what you would expect them to be?
are there any kinematic deviations?
are there any compensations?

Question 7

what are the potential underlying impairments that can cause the deviation in the essential components?

Answer 7

1. Pain
2. ROM
3. strength
4. coordination
5. sensation
6. motor control

Question 8

what is Part Task practice?

Answer 8

practice the essential movement components

Question 9

what is the goal of part task practice?

Answer 9

to get better at performing the whole task

Question 10

in part task practice, you set up practice to:

Answer 10

require appropriate type of muscle contraction relevant to the task and/or simulate the load demands of the task

Question 11

what are the skills & strategies used in part task practice?

Answer 11

1. handling/ guidance
2. choice of training position and set up of the environment
3. augmented feedback through the various sensory systems

Question 12

what are the various sensory systems that provide augmented feedback through?

Answer 12

• visual
• proprioceptive
• tactile
• vestibular
• auditory

Question 13

why is augmented feedback good?

Answer 13

helps patient know if theyre performing the task correctly

Question 14

what does part task practice reduce?

Answer 14

the factors limiting performance

Question 15

what does part task practice allow to be managed?

Answer 15

1. relevant primary impairments e.g. pain, sensory loss
2. secondary impairments/ adaptive changes e.g. muscle shortening

Question 16

what is the goal of WHOLE task practice?

Answer 16

strengthen muscles and develop control of movement while practicing the whole task

Question 17

what do you set up practice to achieve in WHOLE task practice?

Answer 17

1. correct selectivity and timing of muscle activation
2. appropriate muscle force to meet task demand

Question 18

what physio strats and skills can you incorporate in WHOLE task practice?

Answer 18

manual, verbal, technical applied in the context of function

Question 19

what is the decision to practice a skill as a whole/ in parts, based on?

Answer 19

the complexity and organisation characteristics of the skill

Question 20

define complexity?

Answer 20

number of parts or components and the degree of information processing that characterise a skill

Question 21

SKILL COMPLEXITY AND ORGANISATION
organisation:

Answer 21

the relationships among the component parts of the skill

Question 22

does skill have a low or high level of organisation?

Answer 22

high when its component parts are spatially and temporally interdependent (rely on eachother)

Question 23

what is a low level of organisation?

Answer 23

when the component parts are relatively independent

Question 24

when do you practice the WHOLE skill when assessing the levels of complexity

Answer 24

if the skill is low in complexity and high in organisation (components rely on eachother)

Question 25

when do you practice the PART method ?

Answer 25

if skill is high in complexity and low in organisation (relatively independent)`

Question 26

what are the 3 classification of skills?

Answer 26

1. discrete skills
2. serial skills
3. continuous skills

Question 27

what practice method is best for Discrete skills?

Answer 27

whole

Question 28

what practice method is best for serial skills?

Answer 28

part

Question 29

what practice method is best for continuous skills?

Answer 29

whole or part practice

Question 30

define a discrete skill?

Answer 30

specific start and finish

Question 31

define serial skill

Answer 31

discrete movements done in a continuous way

Question 32

define a continuous skill

Answer 32

no defined start/ finish e.g. walking