Issue-Motor Cntrl Gait-Balance

Catalog description

The course has been designed to advance the practitioner's knowledge base and clinical decision-making skills in dealing with issues related to gait and lower extremity control. This course will examine: 1) contemporary theories of motor control as related to the acquisition, organization and control of locomotor skills; 2) changes in gait and lower extremity control across the lifespan; 3) effects of pathology on gait and lower extremity control; 4) qualitative and quantitative measures of gait; and 5) current treatement approaches used in rehabilitation. Literature from both clinical and experimental research provides the basis for classroom discussion designed to explore the implications of information for clinical practice.