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Decks in this class (21)

Intro Slides
What 3 things does human movement...,
Degrees of freedom,
Motor equivalence
26  cards
Task Analysis
What three processes contribute t...,
Motor skill definition,
Ability
25  cards
Information processing
What occurs during preparation,
What occurs during planning and o...,
Stabilization occurs in what step...
24  cards
Attention
Attention,
Focused attention,
Divided attention
34  cards
Sensorimotor Processing
Sensory integration,
Sensory weighting refers to _____...,
In what way does sensorimotor pro...
47  cards
Motor Learning
Therapists help to teach ______ m...,
Motor learning encompasses both _...,
Motor learning is the study of
44  cards
Effective Practice
T or f the more practice the better,
Involving patients in goal settin...,
Self efficacy
13  cards
Plasticity
0  cards
Theories
0  cards
Individual Constraints
Motor control is ________ and dys...,
Primary impairment,
Secondary impairment
55  cards
Postural Control
What are the two main functional ...,
Stability and orientation demands...,
What 3 main body s f contribute t...
64  cards
Aging and Postural Control
What two factors contribute to aging,
What are the primary factors for ...,
What are other secondary factors ...
39  cards
Peds
Novel skills emerge from ________...,
____________ develops simultaneou...,
Development of postural control i...
56  cards
Neural Basis of Posture Control and Gait
What parts of the brain are used ...,
What happens if there is only spi...,
What happens if there is decerebr...
41  cards
Atypical Postural Control
Abnormal postural control results...,
What are the subcategories under ...,
Steady state balance includes
32  cards
Typical Mobility
What is walking,
During walking _________ enables ...,
What are two factors that challen...
40  cards
Aging and Mobility
What kind of posture do older adu...,
What are some temporal distance f...,
What are some kinematic changes o...
28  cards
Development of Locomotion
What are the things that a child ...,
When does stance stability develop,
When does adaptability develop
40  cards
Atypical Gait
What are some significant correla...,
Describe paralysis paresis weakness,
What are some observed deviations...
46  cards
R2G
How much head rotation do we use ...,
What encodes the postion of the h...,
What kinematics vary according to...
36  cards
Atypical R2G
Is reach to grasp innate or learned,
In ages 0 2 months do children ha...,
What constrains reflexive graspin...
25  cards

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Motor Control

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