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.
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.
Preface vii SECTION I. Theoretical Framework Motor Control: Issues and Theories 1(25) Motor Learning and Recovery of Function 26(24) Physiology of Motor Control 50(41) Physiological Basis of Motor Learning and Recovery of Function 91(19) A Conceptual Framework for Clinical Practice 110(17) Constraints on Motor Control: An Overview of Neurological Impairments 127(36) SECTION II Postural Control Normal Postural Control 163(29) Development of Postural Control 192(30) Aging and Postural Control 222(26) Abnormal Postural Control 248(23) Clinical Management of the Patient With a Postural Control Disorder 271(34) SECTION III Mobility Function Control of Normal Mobility 305(33) A Life Span Perspective of Mobility 338(30) Abnormal Mobility 368(29) Clinical Management of the Patient With a Mobility Disorder 397(50) SECTION IV Reach, Grasp, and Manipulation Normal Reach, Grasp, and Manipulation 447(24) Reach, Grasp, and Manipulation: Changes Across the Life Span 471(26) Abnormal Reach, Grasp, and Manipulation 497(20) Clinical Management of the Patient With Reach, Grasp, and Manipulation Disorders 517(44) Susan Duff Anne Shumway-Cook Marjorie H. Woollacott References 561(32) Glossary 593(6) Index 599
