Optimizing motor planning Flashcards

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What is a newer 3rd category of UMN dysfunction

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Adaptive features: can include synergies and maladaptive strategies

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How do adaptive features develop

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in response to an individuals attempts to move w/in the constraints of their impairment

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What are the 2 kinds of primary impairments

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Negative

positive

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What are negative impairments

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hemiplegia/hemiparesis
sensory loss
fatigue
decreased mvmt and speed 
decreased motor praxis
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5
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what are positive impairments

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if you display these you have the disorder
spasticity
aaxia
intention tremor
resting tremor
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6
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What are the 2 primary ways of motor learning

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Implicit

Explicit

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What is explicit learning

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conscious encoding of specific facts, tasks, rules, and events

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How to facilitate explicit motor learning

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provide task-relevant feedback and cues that are more generalizable

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What is implicit motor learning

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unconscious change in behavior resulting from repetition w/in a stable context

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How to facilitate implicit moor learning

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structuring the environment to create consistent cues and frequent opportunities for practice

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What is the dynamical systems theory based in

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mathematics

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what are basic concepts of the dynamical systems theory

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they are self-organizing
systems exist to solve problems that are internal or external challenges
have the capacity to self-organize to meet the challenge
seek the most efficient solutions to self organize

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What are the most efficient solutions in dynamic systems

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those w/ the least amount of degrees of freedom (# of components that are free to vary)

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What are OTs interested in in dynamical systems

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the disequilibrium that occurs when a dynamic system is disrupted

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how is the dynamical systems organized

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Heterarchical not hierarchical
not a specific order and spinal levels strucutres aren’t responsible for direct mvmt commands
not bottom up or top down

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What is the ecological systems theory

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human dev. is influenced by different types of environmental systems

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What does the ecological systems theory help us understand

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Why we behave differently when we compare our behavior in the presence of family and at wok/school.

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18
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Why was the motor program theory developed

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to limit the degrees of freedom during motor performance

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What are the 2 distinct concepts of the motor program theory

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  1. a motor program is a memory based schema that controls coordinated movt.
  2. Attractor is a preferred pattern w/in a motor control system that leads to a consistent pattern of performance (practice makes perfect)
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What is the goal of the motor program theory

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to create a stable yet flexible attractor state

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21
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What are generalized motor programs

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prestructured sets of central commands that govern a particular class of actions (muscle memory)

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22
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What is EXCITE

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extremity constraint induced therapy evaluation

largest systematic outcomes study in history of stroke rehab

23
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what was the goal in developing a modified cimt protocol

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to decrease cost and increase accessibility while maintaining the outcomes of cimt

24
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How does CIMT work with the dynamic systems theory

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ots can provide external challenge through structuring constraints during task related performance

25
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What is bilateral arm training

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technique in which pts perform repetitive identical movts w/ both arms simultaneously

26
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What do the most relevant improvements in motor skills result from

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implicit learning

27
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For improvements to occur pts must what

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be actively engaged and attempting to move for a functional purpose

28
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What did robots in therapy indicate

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support for motor learning

29
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What is more effective than exercise to individual muscles

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Tx that continuously challenges and assists the pt. to perform task-driven movts

30
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Treatment approaches for stroke

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CIMT
mCIMT
Bilateral arm training
Robotics and virtual reality Mirror therapy

31
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What is mirror therapy used for

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to improve motor function

32
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What are the 4 main factors of optimal motor performance

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  1. 5 mechanical requirements for movt execution
  2. Kinesthetic understanding of foundational movt strategies
  3. postural adjustments
  4. task demands and capabilities
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What are the 5 mechanical requirements for movt execution

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joint mobility
dissociation
optimal postural alignment
freedom from other secondary impairments
capacity to generate muscle contraction
34
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What is joint mobility

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capacity of limbs to be moved passively around a joint

35
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What is jt mobility necessary for

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active movt and functional performance

36
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What is dissociation

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underlying potential for adjacent body segments to move independently from another

37
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what does optimal posture alignment do

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allows a person to efficiently maintain balance against the force of gravity, to freely dissociate adjacent body segmnts and move arms and legs o a s table foundation at the body core

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What is the importance of the pelvis

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serves as a corner stone to allingment of the trunk and limbs

39
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what does anterior tilt do

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accentuate lordosis
abdominal shortening of extensors
weakness of abs

40
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What will posterior tilt do

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decrease normal lordotic curve of lumbar spine resulting in kyphotic posture

41
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What do stroke pts exhibit in sitting

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excessive posterior pelvic tilt

excessive lateral pelvic tilt

42
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What do strke pts exhibit in stading

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greater weight bearing to unaffeted side

43
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What are the two categories of UMN dysfunctions

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Primary: impairments related directly to the lesion
Secondary: preventable deficits that develop over time in response to immobility, inactivity, or asymmetries in postural alignment (decreased JROM, pain, edema)

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What to do with freedom from other secondar impairments

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address edema, pain, and complex pain syndromes

45
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What is viewed as the ultimate goal in neuro rehab

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capacity to generate muscle contraction q

46
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What is the criteria for dev. stronger motor memories

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learner has opportunity to practice
practice occurs in a natural setting
variable rather than repetitive and blocked practice
learner develops an intrinsic feedback sstem

47
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Individuals with impairments in postural adjustments will have what

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fear of falling when changing positions

48
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What are individuals with impairments in postural adjustments liekly to develop

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adaptive strategies that become maladaptive long term

49
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What is the goal of task based interventions

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generalization
pt. will develop an underlying strategy for performing an infinite variety of tasks that require motor skills (take thigns they learned and use in a different setting)

50
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What should the therapist do as the coach

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structure practice sessions
provide instructions
develop pts. ability to actively analyze performance
focus attention

51
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What are 4 factors to consider prior to interventions

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pelvic/trunk alignment/mobility
spasticity
scapular and glenohumeral alignment
scapular mobility

52
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What are some interventions to promote movt in the arm and hand

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FES
Mental practice
mirror therapy
priming 
kinesotaping
53
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Muscles that are spastic are what

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hyperresponsive to quick stretch (stretch fast, increases spasticity)

54
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How to have functional use of the arm and hand

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prevent learned non-use (use my arm program, breakfast group)
Dev. effective motor programs or reach and grasp
match task demands to the persons capability