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Four Major Criteria Essential to Movement

Equilibrium ~ Locomotion ~ Musculoskeletal Integrity ~ Neurological Control 

 

 

Neurological Control requires the ability to receive and send messages telling the body how and when to move.

 

Neurological Control includes:

 

                        Proprioception: the sense and awareness of how and where our bodies are positioned in                                                                space.

                                                       

                        Visual Reference: the ability to see, to have what we see interpreted accurately.

 

                        Auditory System (vestibular response): hearing contributes to our ability to balance and to our                                                         ability to achieve spatial orientation, it also contributes to our ability to move                                                         and maintain a sense of balance.

 

                        Sensorimotor input: the ability to receive sensation from one’s own body and from the                                                                            environment around us and interpret it.

 

 

 

 

Equilibrium is the ability to assume an upright posture and maintain balance.

 

 

 

Locomotion is the ability to initiate and maintain rhythmic stepping

 

 

 

Musculoskeletal Integrity requires normal bone, joint, and muscle function.

 

 

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