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What are the two main functional goals of postural control?

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postural orientation and equilibrium (stability)

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stability and orientation demands will vary with the _________ and the _________

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task
environment

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what 3 main body s/f contribute to successful postural control?

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  • sensory process
  • motor processes
  • cognitive processes
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T or F: deficits in one area (sensory, motor, or cognitive processes) can predict dysfunction

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false
think individual with diabetic neuropathy can still have decent balance

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what is the biomechanical definition of balance

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the ability to control the COG over the BOS

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________ is the key variable being controlled by the CNS

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COM

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______- continuously moves around COM to keep COM within BOS

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center of pressure (COP)

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what are the six requirements for postural control

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biomechanical constraints
task dynamics
sensory strategies
orientation in space
movement strategies
cognitive processing

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biomechanical constraint includes…

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DOF
force production
BOS
COG location
limits of stability

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Task dynamics include…

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COG location
limits of stability
task demands

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sensory strategies include…

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sensory integration
sensory reweighting

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orientation in space includes…

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perception
gravity, surfaces, vision
verticality

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movement strategies include…

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steady state
anticipatory
reactive

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cognitive processing includes…

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attention
learning
confidence, fear, self-efficacy, and motivation

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an important biomech constraint is the ______ and ______ of the BOS

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size and quality

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limits of stability def

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max distance a person can intentionally displace their COG

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what are the limits of stability determined by?

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  • BOS size
  • ROM
  • ability to produce force
  • ability to detect sensory info
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stability limits can be represented as what shape?

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cone

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do women or men have a higher COG? children or adults?

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men
children

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what are the 5 points of alignment?

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mastoid process
ant. shoulder
hip joints
ant. to knee joint
ant. to ankle joint

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why is staying in alignment ideal?

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because the body is maintained in equilibrium with least amount of energy expenditure

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what are the consequences of poor alignment?

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kyphosis
sway back (will affect COP and postural control, if someone pushes you, you’ll have less room to compensate and fall)

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what muscles are tonically active in alignment due to COG

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erector spinae
ilioposas
glut med
gastroc
soleus
TFL

lesser:
abs
tib ant
bicep femoris

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T or F: only COM position influences stability

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F - velocity does as well. increased speed, increases displacement

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what influences the area of sway tolerated for successful task completion
the task
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what is the motor control definition of balance
the coordination of sensorimotor strategies to stabilize the body's COM during both self-initiated and externally triggered disturbances in postural stability
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in a well lit environment with a firm base of support, healthy person's rely on _________________ (70%), ___________ (20%), and _________ (10%)
somatosensory vestibular vision
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must ____ and ______ sensory environment in a task specific manner
integrate weight
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if walking on a crazy carpet pattern, what system will you rely less on? SS, vestibular, or vision?
vision
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if you are a polar bear walking on slippery ice, what system will you rely less on? SS, vestibular, or vision?
somatosensory
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if you are an astronaut floating in space, what system will you rely less on? SS, vestibular, or vision?
vestibular
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The ability to ___________ body parts with respect to gravity, the support surface, visual surround and internal references is a critical component of postural control
orient
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what elements do you need to have a reference frame for verticality
- somatosensory (support surface) - vestibular (gravity) - vision (environment)
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orientation deficit
- disruptions in the internal representations of either visual or postural verticality - automatic postural response not aligned with gravity - postural instability
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what are the 2 vestibular receptors that provide a gravito-inertial frame of reference
semi-circular canals utricle and saccule
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semi-circular canals
head position and movement
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utricle and saccule
horizontal and vertical acceleration and deceleration
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T or F: the vestibular signals alone can provide a true picture of the gravito-inertial frame of reference
false
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what 2 components of vision provide a frame of reference for verticality
- vestibular ocular reflex, smooth pursuit, saccades - peripheral (ambient) & central (focal) vision
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what are some limitations to vision being a reference for verticality
not always necessary or accurate
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what are the orientation functions for somatosensory receptors to provide verticality
- position and motion info relative to supporting surface (horizontal) - relationship of body segments to one another
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what are some limitations to using somatosensory receptors as a verticality reference
moving surfaces or non-horizontal surfaces
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sensory input from ___________ reduces postural sway
cutaneous receptors *think surfers
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most functional tasks require sensory information to be used in _________ and _________ manner
feedforward feedback
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sensory availability impacts _______ during steady state standing
postural sway *think Lin's lab
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when do we have more sway during stead state standing?
when somatosensory info is challenged when only one system is available
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When you have a wide BOS, how does postural sway change with eyes open versus closed
it doesn't change much
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for reactive postural control, what type of info is critical
somatosensory
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when support surface is rotating, what info is important
vestibular
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early in learning, what do you weight more? then with automaticity, what do you weight more?
vision somatosensory
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what are some multiple task dependent synergies for balance control
ankle hip combination change in support (step)
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ankle syngergies are for what kind of stability
ant post
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hip synergies are for what kind of stability
ant post m/l
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ankle strategy is observed when?
low velocity, small preturbations firm surface conditions begins with distal muscle activations
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hip strategies are observed when
large, fast preturbations small BOS compliant surfaces proximal muscles activate first
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how does the hip recover stability ML?
lateral movement of pelvis hip abductors and adductors
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can muscles be part of multiple synergies
yes
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why are synergies important?
allow for activations of synergies in a feedback manner to create context specific adjustments allows us to simplify movements more flexibilty
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what does anticipatory postural control rely on?
feed forward control
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what are two synergies of anticipatory postural control?
preparation (feed forward) compensation (feedback)
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what are some clinical implications for anticipatory postural adjustments
external support practice facilitate anticipatory control
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increasing stability demands has what effect on attention demands
increases
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what are some ways to decrease sway by using vision
focus on visual target while performing a visual task
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what are two critical factors that can modify postural control performance
confidence fear

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