This Article Full Text (PDF) References Alert me when this article is cited Alert me if a correction is posted Citation Map Services Email this article to a friend Similar articles in this journal Alert me to new issues of the journal Add to Saved Citations Download to citation manager Request Permissions Request Reprints Add to My Marked Citations Citing Articles Citing Articles via HighWire Citing Articles via Google Scholar Citing Articles via Scopus Google Scholar Articles by Major, R. E Articles by Butler, P. B Search for Related Content PubMed Articles by Major, R. E Articles by Butler, P. B Social Bookmarking                   What's this?

Discussion of segmental stability with implications for motor learning

Orthotic Research and Locomotor Assessment Unit, Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic and District Hospital, Oswestry

Penelope B Butler

The Movement Centre, Acres, Newport, County Mayo

Consideration of the degree of natural stability of an articulated structure can give insight into the required control demands and the energy cost of movement. This paper considers the human structure from this fundamental biomechanical position and goes on to hypothesize a method by which control demands might be minimized. Some consequences for motor learning are explored.

Clinical Rehabilitation, Vol. 9, No. 2, 167-172 (1995)
DOI: 10.1177/026921559500900212


CiteULike    Connotea    Del.icio.us    Digg    Reddit    Technorati    What's this?

This article has been cited by other articles:

				P. B Butler A preliminary report on the effectiveness of trunk targeting in achieving independent sitting balance in children with cerebral palsy Clinical Rehabilitation, April 1, 1998; 12(4): 281 - 293. [Abstract] [PDF]