Movement Analysis Flashcards
Symmetry
agreement of external kinetics in kinematics of movement
Amplitude
Extend or range of movement used to complete a task
6 core tasks
Sitting
Sit to stand
Standing
Walking
Step up down
Reach grasp manipulate
Sitting task instruction
Please sit upright with your feet flat on the floor for 30 seconds
Sit to stand instructions
Please stand up try not to use your hands
Standing instructions
Stand comfortably for 30 seconds
Walking instructions
Walk at your comfortable speed to marked spot 10 m away turn around and come back
Step up step down instructions
Please step up onto the step with both feet leading with your right leg. Try not to use your hands now step back downwards, leading with the right leg.
Reach grasp, manipulate instructions
Set with eyes focused on the cup in front of you with your arms resting on your lap below
Lift your arm off your lap and please reach for the cup with your right arm grass the cup lift the cup and pour its contents into the receptacle without spilling any, and return the cup to the table
Movement analysis framework
Initial conditions
Preparation
Initiation
Execution
Termination
Expected outcome achieved?
Initial condition
Includes evaluation of the environment and observing starting posture
Movement preparation
Does the individual understand the instructions are requirements of a task
How do they prepare for the task?
Initiation
Initiation of movement is the instant, when the displacement of a segment begins
Execution
Period of actual segment movement
Termination
Instant when the motion stops
