Motor Control and Learning
| Code | School | Level | Credits | Semesters |
| PHRS4026 | Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Sciences | 4 | 20 | Spring UK |
- Code
- PHRS4026
- School
- Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Sciences
- Level
- 4
- Credits
- 20
- Semesters
- Spring UK
Summary
This course considers:
Motor control; theories and implications
Motor learning and recovery of function
Systems theory
Neural correlates of motor control and learning
Pathological constraints on motor control
Optimising motor learning
Functional human movements
Target Students
Physiotherapists with a BSc degree interested in studying the nature of movement, how movement is controlled and motor control problems producing functional movement disorders.
Classes
The content will be delivered though lectures, seminars, and workshops as well as practical sessions.
Assessment
- 100% Assignment: Written report (3,000 words)
Assessed by end of spring semester
Educational Aims
This course aims to provide an overview of the current knowledge of how functional movement is produced and organised by the individual. Current theories of motor control, motor learning, and compensation and recovery after neurological insult will be introduced and discussed. Normal and abnormal control processes as they relate to functional movements in health and disease will also be introduced and discussed. The course will enable students to incorporate the foundations of best research evidence, informed practice, rehabilitation science, and motor control and learning theories applicable to rehabilitation of movement.Learning Outcomes
Demonstrate a critical awareness and systematic evolution of motor control theories as they relate to the production and organization of functional movements in health and disease.
Demonstrate a critical awareness and systematic evolution of motor learning and discuss the similarities and differences between, learning, performance, and recovery of function.
Critically evaluate current research and advanced scholarship in body structures and functions that contribute to the control and learning of functional movements.
Discuss how factors related to the individual, the task, and the environment affect the organization, control, and learning of functional movements.
Discuss the utility and limitations of a problem-solving approach to the evaluation and management of motor control impairments resulting from neurological disorders.
Demonstrate originality and criticality in the application of knowledge and techniques to create and interpret knowledge in areas of motor control and motor learning within the context of rehabilitation of movement.