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“Normal” is not the issue: It is “effective” goal attainment that counts

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 February 2010

J. H. Carr
Affiliation:
School of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Sydney, N.S.W. 2141, Australia.
R. B. Shepherd
Affiliation:
School of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Sydney, N.S.W. 2141, Australia.

Abstract

Adaptive motor patterns that emerge after a neuromusculoskeletal lesion reflect not only the primary lesion, but also the dynamic characteristics of the musculoskeletal linkage and environment in which the action is performed. Although these patterns may be optimal, they may also be ineffective as goal-directed actions; effectiveness may only be regained if training addresses primary deficits and ensures practice without gross biomechanical adaptations.

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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1996

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