Motor control : translating research into clinical practice /

"In recent years, there has been a growing emphasis on evidence-based clinical practice, which is characterized by the integration of the best available research with expert clinical judgement and patient preferences regarding assessment and treatment of motor control problems. However, the int...

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Main Authors: Shumway-Cook, Anne, 1947- (Author), Rachwani, Jaya (Author), Woollacott, Marjorie H., 1946- (Author), Santamaria, Victor (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer, 2023
Edition:Sixth edition.
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Table of Contents:
  • Part 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 ; Constraints on motor control: an overview of neurologic impairments ; A conceptual framework for clinical practice
  • Part 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
  • Part III: Mobility functions. Control of normal mobility ; Development of mobility ; Aging and mobility ; Abnormal mobility ; Clinical management of the patient with a mobility disorder
  • Part 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.