OCC2014 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Motor Unit, Contracture, Kinematics
28 Jul 2018
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Physical capacity musculoskeletal capacity functional motion occupational performance. Occupational performance is the central focus of occupational therapy. When a person has a limit in their musculoskeletal capacity, leading to the inability to generate and/or sustain the stability or movement needed to perform their occupations. When using measurement in this model, it is referring to impairment. Based on the priniciples of kinetics (cause of motion e. g. muscle contraction) and kinematics (describing movement quality of movement e. g. smooth/jerky movement), using treatments that use principle of physics (gravity, force, energy, mass, levers etc. Active (muscles causing the movement) or passive (external force) motion underlies all occupational performance. Without motion it would be very difficult to engage in any task (meaningful or otherwise). All occupations involve people stabilising and moving their bodies. The complexity of the occupation may require differing amounts of stabilising and moving. Opening a jar without any assistive devices the most demanding: 2.
