Synopses & Reviews
Here is the ONLY text to bridge the gap between current motor control theory and research, and its application to clinical practice. Motor Control prepares therapists to examine and treat patients who have problems related to balance, mobility and upper extremity function, based on the best available evidence supporting the clinical practice. A systems theory of motor control and a clinical or "task-oriented" approach to examination and intervention are presented. The perfect BALANCE of features: / Functional approach provides a practical model of rehabilitation. / Specific examples of theoretical models apply theories to clinical practice. / Drawings, charts, tables and photographs clarify postural control and functional mobility. New features provide added FUNCTION: / Chapter 6 presents factors affecting the control of movement and the types of patients likely to have these impairments. / Upper extremity assessment and intervention techniques are addressed from occupational therapy and physical therapy perspectives. / Laboratory activities and case studies demonstrate key concepts.
Synopsis
This fully revised edition stresses the scientific and experimental bases of new motor control theories, and explains how principles can be applied to clinical practice. The book presents many theories of motor control, but focuses on a systems theory of motor control and a clinical or "task-oriented" approach to examination and intervention. Features include: laboratory activities to demonstrate concepts; a new chapter on impairments that constrain functional movement in patients with neurologic pathology; a revised section on manipulatory function disorders; and case studies to help readers apply concepts to patients with different diagnoses. All chapters include an outline, key terms, learning boxes, and a summary.
Table of Contents
Section I. THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK / Motor Control: Issues and Theories / Motor Learning and Recovery of Function / Physiology of Motor Control / Physiological Basis of Motor Learning and Recovery of Function / Conceptual Framework for Clinical Practice / Constraints on Motor Control: An Overview of Neurological Impairment Section II. POSTURAL CONTROL / Normal Postural Control / Development of Postural Control / Aging and Postural Control / Abnormal Postural Control / Clinical Management of the Patient with a Postural Control Disorder Section III. MOBILITY FUNCTION / Control of Normal Mobility / A Life Span Perspective of Mobility / Abnormal Mobility / Clinical Management of the Patient with a Mobility Disorder Section IV. REACH, GRASP AND MANIPULATION / Normal Reach, Grasp and Manipulation / Reach, Grasp and Manipulation: Changes across the Life Span / Abnormal Reach, Grasp and Manipulation / Clinical Management of the Patient with Reach, Grasp and Manipulation Disorders, Susan Duff, Anne Shumway-Cook, Marjorie H. Woollacott