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What is one of the primary roles of motivation in motor learning?

  • To decrease errors in performance
  • To ensure physical fitness
  • To develop cognitive strategies
  • To maintain a high level of engagement in practice (correct)
  • How does postural control contribute to motor learning?

  • It reduces the likelihood of making errors
  • It eliminates the need for feedback
  • It enhances memory retention
  • It enables the maintenance of balance and orientation (correct)
  • What is a significant drawback of repeated feedback on error correction?

  • It requires more cognitive effort
  • It has no impact on motivation
  • It promotes independent evaluation of actions
  • It can lead to dependency during learning (correct)
  • Which aspect of memory is crucial for motor learning?

    <p>The retention and reproduction of learned movements (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a characteristic of extrinsic feedback in motor learning?

    <p>It provides information about individual progress (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does motor control primarily focus on?

    <p>Regulating mechanisms essential for movement (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following factors does NOT influence motor learning?

    <p>Social interactions (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary goal of interventions in motor learning?

    <p>To facilitate sensory and cognitive strategies (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to Fitts and Posner's theory, which stage is essential for mastering a new skill?

    <p>Cognitive stage (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What aspect of balance control do interventions aim to develop?

    <p>All aspects of balance control (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of information is crucial for selecting and controlling movement?

    <p>Sensory information from the environment (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the term 'motor learning' specifically refer to?

    <p>Acquisition of movement leading to permanent change in performance (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is emphasized in balance training?

    <p>Progressively challenging tasks (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What characterizes the Cognitive Stage of motor learning?

    <p>Learners develop strategies and understand the task. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    During which stage of motor learning is improvement most rapid?

    <p>Cognitive Stage (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a key feature of the Associative Stage?

    <p>Learners focus on refining a particular movement pattern. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is meant by 'automaticity' in the Autonomous Stage?

    <p>The ability to perform movements without consciously thinking. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How do practice characteristics influence motor learning?

    <p>Extended rest periods during practice can enhance learning transfer. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What role does active participation play in motor learning?

    <p>It directly influences the outcomes of learning. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which statement about the Associative Stage is correct?

    <p>This stage may last from days to months. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the significance of verbal instruction in motor learning?

    <p>It helps in maintaining attention and directs observation during tasks. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary role of the active subsystem in spinal stability?

    <p>To create torque for movement and control (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which element is NOT part of the passive subsystem for spinal stability?

    <p>Muscles (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the thoracolumbar fascia resemble?

    <p>A belt-like structure (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is a characteristic of the local stabilizing system identified by Bergmark?

    <p>Contributes to both movement and control (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which muscle groups contribute to the muscular box of spinal stability?

    <p>Abdominals and glutes (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary role of local muscles in the lumbar region?

    <p>Maintain spinal segment stability (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why is it incorrect to identify a single muscle as the greatest contributor to spinal stability?

    <p>No muscle operates independently for stability (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which characteristic is true for global stabilizers?

    <p>Have antagonist muscles in the opposite direction (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following muscles is an example of a local stabilizer?

    <p>Transversus abdominis (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which aspect of spinal stability involves neural elements?

    <p>Neuromuscular control (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of muscle action is responsible for preventing movement?

    <p>Isometric contraction (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of muscle fibers primarily make up stabilizing muscle systems?

    <p>Slow-twitch fibers (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which statement best describes global movers?

    <p>They focus on explosive contractions across multiple joints (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of local stabilizers?

    <p>Produce significant movement (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main function of global stabilizers during movement?

    <p>Provide eccentric control (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which global muscle is classified as a polyarticular mover?

    <p>Abdominal obliques (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary function of slow-twitch muscle fibers?

    <p>Supporting postural stabilization (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following describes the color of fast-twitch muscle fibers?

    <p>Pink or white (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What consequence occurs when the lumbar spine is in a flexed posture?

    <p>Spinal extensor muscles are inhibited (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which factor is NOT associated with postural dysfunction?

    <p>Increased fitness levels (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Fast-twitch muscle fibers are characterized by which of the following?

    <p>Low number of muscle spindles (C), High fatigability (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the impact of having a neutral lumbar spine?

    <p>It allows for effective muscle stabilization (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which action is primarily associated with fast-twitch muscle fibers?

    <p>Executing quick, powerful movements (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What can significantly increase the risk of injury to spinal structures?

    <p>Flexed lumbar spine posture (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Flashcards

    Motor control

    The ability of the nervous system to control and coordinate muscle movement for functional tasks.

    Motor learning

    The process of acquiring and improving motor skills through practice and experience, leading to lasting changes in movement performance.

    Postural control

    The ability to maintain balance and stability during movement, involving sensory, motor, and cognitive processes.

    Movement emerges from interactions

    The interaction between the individual, the task they are performing, and the environment in which they are moving.

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    Nature of deficits in performance

    Analyzing the limitations in movement performance to identify the underlying causes of difficulty.

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    Optimal strategies tailored to the individual

    Tailoring strategies and interventions based on the unique needs of a patient to achieve improved movement performance.

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    Development of sensory, motor, and cognitive strategies

    Using sensory, motor, and cognitive strategies to improve balance and control during functional activities.

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    Fitts and Posner's theory of motor learning

    A theory that describes the stages involved in learning a new skill, from the early, awkward stages to the final, proficient stage.

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    Motivation in Practice

    The force that drives someone to engage in an activity.

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    Possibility of Making Errors

    Analyzing a task to identify key movements for learning, minimizing errors.

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    Memory in Motor Learning

    The process of storing and remembering learned movements.

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    Feedback in Motor Learning

    Information that guides learning, motivates progress, and helps understand performance.

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    Cognitive Stage of Motor Learning

    The learner focuses on understanding the task, developing strategies, and evaluating their performance. It involves high cognitive activity, like paying close attention and using instructions, feedback, and demonstrations.

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    Associative Stage of Motor Learning

    The learner has mastered the basics and refines their skills through practice. Variability decreases, and improvement slows down. Verbal instructions become less important as the learner focuses on perfecting the movement pattern.

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    Autonomous Stage of Motor Learning

    The skill is performed automatically, requiring minimal cognitive effort. The learner can focus on strategy and multitask. Interference from other tasks is reduced.

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    Verbal Instruction in Motor Learning

    Providing clear instructions, feedback, and demonstrations are essential for directing learners' attention and improving their understanding of the task.

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    Distributed Practice in Motor Learning

    Spreading out practice sessions with rest periods helps learners retain information and avoid mental and physical exhaustion, which can lead to errors.

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    Variability in Practice in Motor Learning

    Varying the practice conditions, such as changing the environment or introducing new challenges, helps learners adapt their skills to different situations and improves transfer of learning.

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    Active Participation in Motor Learning

    Learners actively participate in practice through repetition and experimentation, which directly influences their learning progress. The more time spent actively practicing, the better the results.

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    Practice Time in Motor Learning

    The amount of time dedicated to practice has a direct impact on learning outcomes. More practice time generally leads to better skill acquisition.

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    What is spinal stability?

    The ability of the body to maintain a stable spine while allowing for efficient and powerful movement.

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    What are the parts of the spinal stability system?

    The nervous system, bones, ligaments, and muscles work together to control and stabilize the spine.

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    What is the role of passive tissues in spinal stability?

    Bones and ligaments provide passive support, but are limited in their ability to stabilize the spine.

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    What is the role of active tissues in spinal stability?

    Muscles are responsible for providing the force to move the spine, control movement, and prevent unwanted movement.

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    What is the muscular box?

    A group of muscles that work together to create a strong structural core, including the abdominals, back muscles, diaphragm, pelvic floor muscles, and hip girdle muscles.

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    What is the thoracolumbar fascia?

    The thoracolumbar fascia is a strong, fibrous layer that connects muscles of the spine to the abdominal wall muscles, helping to stabilize the spine.

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    What are the two types of muscles involved in spinal stability?

    Bergmark classified the active system into 'local' muscles that specifically stabilize the spine, and 'global' muscles. that create larger movements.

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    Is there one muscle responsible for spinal stability?

    Spinal stability involves a complex interplay of many muscles, and no single muscle is solely responsible for stability.

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    Local Stabilizer Muscles

    Muscles that attach directly to vertebrae, help stabilize spinal segments, and prevent excessive movement.

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    Global Stabilizer Muscles

    Muscles that generate force for movement, don't attach directly to vertebrae, and span multiple segments.

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    Global Mobilizer Muscles

    Large, powerful muscles that create large movements, attach to multiple joints, and have opposing muscles to create motion.

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    Slow-Twitch Muscle Fibers

    Muscle fibers that contract slowly and are resistant to fatigue. They primarily make up local stabilizer muscles.

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    Deep Muscle Layers

    Deep muscle layers responsible for precise movements, including maintaining posture and stabilizing joints.

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    Eccentric Control (Muscle Function)

    Muscles that enable smooth, controlled movements, often working against gravity or external forces.

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    Fast-Twitch Muscle Fibers

    Muscles that contract quickly and generate high force. These are often involved in quick, powerful actions.

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    Concentric Control (Muscle Function)

    Muscles that contract to initiate a movement, often working against gravity or another force.

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    Fast-twitch muscles

    These are superficial muscles, long in length, with large lever arms. They produce large amounts of torque and gross movements, like running or jumping.

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    Slow-twitch muscles

    These are deep muscles, shorter in length, focused on subtle control. They help with stability and intersegmental motion for tasks like posture.

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    Neutral zone

    The state where your lumbar spine is in a neutral position, allowing muscles to provide optimal stabilizing strength and prevent overload on passive tissues.

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    Flexed posture's impact

    This occurs when the lumbar spine is flexed, leading to muscle inhibition, making passive tissues take over. This increases the risk of injury.

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    Lack of postural education

    A lack of awareness or knowledge about proper posture.

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    Sedentary lifestyle's impact

    A sedentary lifestyle can contribute to muscle weakness, tightness, and poor core stability.

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    Contributing factors to postural dysfunction

    Conditions like muscle weakness, tightness, and poor core stability can negatively impact your posture.

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    Ergonomic workstations

    Ergonomic design of workstations can help prevent postural issues.

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    Study Notes

    Motor Control and Motor Learning

    • Motor control is the ability to regulate movement mechanisms. The central nervous system (CNS) coordinates individual muscles and joints into functional movement.
    • Sensory information from the environment and body influences movement. Perceptions of self, task, and environment affect movement behavior
    • Motor learning involves acquiring and re-acquiring movement and coordination to permanently change performance.
    • Balance training practices progressively challenging tasks to facilitate skilled movement.

    Movement Emerges From Interactions

    • Movement is a result of the interactions between an individual, the task, and the environment.
    • Factors within each influence movement organization.

    Motor Learning Principles

    • Effective motor learning identifies deficits to tailor optimal strategies for performance change.
    • Interventions aim to develop sensory, motor, and cognitive strategies in meeting postural control demands.

    Key Features of Motor Learning Mechanisms

    • Primary Driver: performance-based, external feedback. Utilizes knowledge of performance to assess individual progress.
    • Instructive: strategy-based, explicit. Focuses on performance-based strategies during learning.
    • Reinforcement: outcome-based, based on success and knowledge of results.
    • Use-dependent: task-specific. Repetition for massed practice in achieving motor tasks.
    • Sensorimotor Adaptation: recalibration through implicit learning. Prediction errors are addressed during recalibration. Brain regions such as the cerebellum handle sensorimotor adaptation.

    Fitts and Posner Theory of Motor Learning

    • The theory outlines the stages of learning a new skill: cognitive, associative, and autonomous.
    • Cognitive stage involves understanding the activity.
    • Associative stage involves refining and improving the effectiveness of skill execution.
    • Autonomus stage implies that skills become automatic and require minimal attention.

    Motor Learning Stages

    • Cognitive stage: understanding the task, developing strategies, evaluating the task. This stage requires high levels of attention, instructions, feedback, and demonstrations.
    • Associative stage: refining skills, less variability in performance, slower improvement, days-months of practice depending on individual and intensity.
    • Autonomous stage: skills become automatic, minimal attention required, less interference from concurrent tasks.

    Motor Learning Influencing Factors

    • Verbal Instruction: crucial for learning, and observation of practice are essential.
    • Practice Characteristics & Variability: distributed practice with rest improves transfer of learning and prevents fatigue. The total practice time is also a factor. Motivation is crucial.
    • Active Participation & Motivation: crucial to maintain engagement and progress.
    • Possibility of Making Errors: Analyzing tasks and activities to minimize errors, practice, and improve accuracy are essential.
    • Postural Control: maintaining balance and orientation is fundamental for effective motor learning.

    Memory and Feedback

    • Memory is key in motor learning for retention and reproduction.
    • Feedback in motor learning provides motivation, reinforces activity development, and informs progress. It must be administered carefully and not excessively. Providing feedback on individual progress motivates to create a mental representation of the specific activity.

    Core Stability

    • Core stability exercises stimulate neuromuscular recruitment, ensuring a stable spine for efficient movement.
    • Interactions include neuromuscular control (neural elements), passive subsystem (osseous and ligamentous elements), and active subsystem (muscular elements).

    Anatomical Core: Passive Tissues

    • Bones, cartilage, and ligaments comprise the passive tissues; they have a limited role in stabilizing the spine.

    Anatomical Core: Active Tissues

    • Muscles provide the torque necessary for movement (concentric), control (eccentric), or prevent movement (isometric).

    Anatomical Core: Stability Functions

    • Anticipatory postural adjustments help prepare the body to anticipate subsequent forces and adapt for creating interactive movement by adjusting the body's position to control the exposure to force and the load applied to a joint

    Anatomical Core: Stages of Exercise Management

    • Section 1: Segmental control and active recruitment over global mobilisers (transversus abdominus, pelvic floor, diaphragm).
    • Section 2: Maintaining segmental control and activation, introducing closed-chain exercises at low velocity and low load.
    • Section 3: Maintaining segmental control, introducing open-chain exercises at high velocity and load. Movement of adjacent body segments can be used to stress core structures.

    Muscle Types (Slow-Twitch and Fast-Twitch)

    • Slow-twitch (ST) fibres: postural control and stabilizing muscle systems. Short, for intersegmental motion control.
    • Fast-twitch (FT) fibres: global muscle systems, gross movements, and large torque. Long lever arms, suited for large forces and explosive movements. Colour: red (ST), white (FT), and pink (intermediate).

    Anatomical Core: Neutral Zone

    • Lumbar spine in neutral position for effective muscle support. Spinal extensor muscles inhibit in a flexed position increasing risk.

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