Unit 1: Classification and Taxonomy of Movement

Question 1

How do we as clinicians know what tasks we should practice with our clients that have neurological deficits?
How do we know when to grade the tasks that we are having our clients perform?
How do we know how much to grade them?

Answer 1

Understand the attributes of the tasks, then consider which tasks are the least and most difficult so that we can properly grade the task that we want to perform with our client
-The order in which we grade tasks may vary depending on the clients abilities and goals

Question 2

Easiest Type of Task

Answer 2

Involves an individual with a non-moving BOS in a predictable environment

Question 3

Most Challenging Tasks

Answer 3

Involve having an individual with a moving base of support in an unpredictable environment

Question 4

Question for us as Clinicians:

Answer 4

What do we progress first? The BOS or the environment (it depends on the clients abilities and goals)

Question 5

Q: A child is performing an aerial cartwheel and the environment is not moving but their BOS is. Continuous or Discrete?

Answer 5

Discrete (because there is a definite end to the task)

Question 6

Q: An individual is doing multiple back handsprings and the environment is stable but the BOS is moving. Continuous or Discrete?

Answer 6

Continuous (because it requires momentum and speed and must be consciously stopped by the individual, similar to walking, running, or jogging)

Question 7

Q: An individual is hitting a golf ball and he is stable with his feet planted. Closed or Open?

Answer 7

Closed (because there are no opponents to consider and they are practicing the same skill over and over in the same environment; If they used a different variable it would be open because there would be planning and different motor patterns)

Question 8

Q: A child is performing an aerial cartwheel and the environment is not moving but their BOS is. Mobility or Stability?

Answer 8

Mobility (because the child’s BOS is moving