Inductive and deductive processes in developing new strategies for neurological physiotherapy

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dc.contributor.authorIrwin-Carruthers S.H.
dc.date.accessioned2011-05-15T16:03:52Z
dc.date.available2011-05-15T16:03:52Z
dc.date.issued1989
dc.description.abstractMovement disturbances originating in the central nervous system remain the most challenging problems encountered by physiotherapists. Therapeutic approaches over the years have varied from those which ignore the neurological background completely to those which assume rigidly determined hierarchical mechanisms. Some approaches have ignored the automatic postural changes which not only accompany but even precede movement; others have discounted the cognitive component inherent in functionally directed movement. Analysis of the components and sequencing of functional movement has only recently assumed importance. This paper sketches the development of neurological physiotherapy over the years, looking in particular at developmental and distributive models of functional movement. Deductive and inductive strategies are proposed which may result in more effective treatment models. These strategies are based on recent findings related to movement science and on accurate analysis of normal and abnormal movement patterns.
dc.description.versionArticle
dc.identifier.citationSouth African Journal of Physiotherapy
dc.identifier.citation45
dc.identifier.citation3
dc.identifier.issn3796175
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/12825
dc.subjectarticle
dc.subjectbody posture
dc.subjectfacilitation
dc.subjecthuman
dc.subjectneurologic disease
dc.subjectneurophysiology
dc.subjectphysiotherapy
dc.subjectsensorimotor function
dc.titleInductive and deductive processes in developing new strategies for neurological physiotherapy
dc.typeArticle
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