Older Adults

Older adults test 1 

8 cards   |   Total Attempts: 188
  

Cards In This Set

Front Back
Postural Control
Involves controlling the body's position in space for purpose of orientation and stability
Postural Orientation
Ability to maintain appropriate relationship between body segments and between the body and environment to perform a task
Postural Stability
Ability to control COM in relationship to the base of support in a given sensory environment
Musculoskeletal components for systems for postural control
ROMSpinal FlexibilityMuscle propertiesbiomechanical relationships
Neural components of systems for postural control
Neuromuscular synergies sensory/perceptual processeshigher level processes
Normal Postural Control
Quiet stanceAdaptive or reactive control-response to perturbation or disturbance of balanceanticipatory control
Motor Control of Quiet Stance
-Alignment-Muscle tone-Postural tone
Motor Control of perturbed stance
-muscle synergies-anteroposterior stability-mediolateral stability -multidirectional stability