Unit 3: Week 1

Question 1

Motor control

Answer 1

ability to regulate or direct the mechanism essential to movement

Question 2

Motor Performance

Answer 2

observable behavior or the execution of a specific motor skill or task

Question 3

5 motor components of motor performance

Answer 3

speed : slow moving or fast
accuracy : precision of mvmt
efficiency : economy of effort = fewer unnecessary movements (parkour)
consistency : metronome
adaptability : can you do it in multiple environments

Question 4

why do we use motor performance components in treatment

Answer 4

it provides measurable data to assess progress, the efficasy of interventions, and identify areas for improvement

Question 5

Motor Learning in Older Popularion

Answer 5

process that leads to a relatively permanent change in and individuals capacity to execute a motor skill or task

changes due to practice or experience rather than growth or aging

Question 6

phases of motor learning

Answer 6

cognitive

associative

autonomous

Question 7

Motor changes with aging

Answer 7

decreased muscle mass, slow reaction times, reduced joing mobility

Question 8

how does motor learning direct treatment

Answer 8

enables development of effective treatment plans, skill acquisition, and long term retention of motor skills

Question 9

aging changes effect on motor control

Answer 9

reduced movement efficiency, balance and coordination challenges, and increased risk of falls

Question 10

sensory changes with aging

Answer 10

vision blurs and auditory, tactile, and proprioceptioin systems decrease

reduced visual acuity, decreased hearing sensitivity

Question 11

decreased hearing effect on motor control

Answer 11

difficulty navigating environements
cant maintain balance,
increased reliance on other sensory systems

Question 12

perceptual changes with aging

Answer 12

alterations in the processing and interpretation of sensory information due to aging

includes the brains ability to make sense of info from sensory organs like vision, hearing touch

Question 13

perceptual changes impact on motor control w aging

Answer 13

impaired ability to adapt to changing environments

challenges in perceiving and interpreting sensory cues

Question 14

cognitive changes with aging

Answer 14

decreased memory , attention, and executive function (decision making, planning, task switching

Question 15

impact of aging cognitive changes on motor control

Answer 15

difficulty learning new skills (needs more repitition)
challenges in adapting to new envmts
increased reliance on familliar routines (BAD)

Question 16

Brain injury

Answer 16

stroke , tbi,

Question 17

neurodegenerative diseases

Answer 17

PD
MS
Alzheimers

Question 18

Developmental disorders

Answer 18

cerebral palsy
autism spectrum disorder, or developmental coordination disorder

Question 19

Neurological factorrs affect on motor learning

Answer 19

impaired neural plasticity

difficulty acquiring and retaining motor skills

altered movement strategies

Question 20

Stroke (CVA) signs

Answer 20

hemiparesis

sensory deficits

cognitive impairments

spasticity

Question 21

strategies for motor learning for pts w stroke

Answer 21

task specific training.

constraint induced movement therapy: tie back unaffected limb to get them to use the affected one

mental practice: tell your body that youre doing the activity

Question 22

PArkinsons disease signs

Answer 22

bradykinesia

rigidity

cognitive decline

postural instability

Question 23

strategies for motor learning for pts w parkinsons

Answer 23

external cueing (visual, auditory, tactile - can help overcome initiation of tasks kinda by distracting them)

High intensity exercise (challenge but safe bc IT PROMOTES NEUROPLASTICITY)

goal directed training

Question 24

Cerebral Palsy signs

Answer 24

muscle weakness
spasticity
impaired motor planning
sensory defecits

Question 25

strategies for motor learning for pts w cerebral palsy

Answer 25

task oriented training (practicing specific task over and over)

strength exercises

sensory integration therapy (helps improves processing of information to enhance motor planning)

Question 26

can a stroke 20 yrs ago affect treatment/plan for a patient

Answer 26

YUP