Applying principles of motor learning and control to upper extremity rehabilitation
Keywords:
Motor Learning, Upper extremityAbstract
This article's goal is to provide a concise summary of the fundamental ideas behind motor control and learning. Several models of motor control, ranging from ancient to modern, are discussed in this article, with a particular focus on the systems model. The concepts of motor learning, such as the acquisition of skills, the assessment of learning, and the strategies that encourage skill acquisition by studying the numerous parts of practise scheduling and the use of feedback, are presented here. To assist the reader in comprehending these ideas and how they may be used in clinical settings, a fictitious patient case is presented at the beginning of the article and is carried forward throughout its whole.
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