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# Principles of Practice Design Assisted movements produce different feedback than unassisted movements. * Learners are less attentive when passively led through movements. * Manual guidance removes the opportunity for learners to detect and correct their own movements. Given these concerns,...

# Principles of Practice Design Assisted movements produce different feedback than unassisted movements. * Learners are less attentive when passively led through movements. * Manual guidance removes the opportunity for learners to detect and correct their own movements. Given these concerns, practitioners should use manual guidance sparingly. Research shows that while high frequency manual guidance improves performance, it negatively affects retention. * (Sidaway et al., 2008; Winstein, Pohl, & Lewthwaite, 1994; Wulf et al., 1998) Marked performance improvements may be seen during practice or treatment, but long-term maintenance of these improvements is unlikely. * (Sidaway et al., 2008) Manual guidance may be helpful in some situations such as injury prevention, skill development, and safety, but unassisted practice should begin as soon as possible.