KINE 3340 Chapter Notes - Chapter 17: Hip Fracture, Proprioception, Brainstem

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The shift to a lifespan approach to motor development. Piaget terminated his theory of cognitive development well before adulthood. Rapid increase in relative number of people over age of 65, group have increase 1% each decade since 1940 except 1980s, during those 10 years 25 increase. Increasing number of seniors means more special services, nutritional services, housing arrangements, medical care and recreational and educational opportunities. In u. s. 2 times more ppl over 65, 8 times more ppl over 65-74, 16 times more ppl 75-84 and. Complex process, synthesis of incoming sensory info, awareness of the position of the body"s parts in space, and surround environment. As info is synthesized an appropriate movement response is created to control body"s positioning. Dependent on vision, our vestibular abilities, proprioception (knowledge of the position of the body"s part in space), muscle strength and our ability to react quickly to external stimuli. With increasing age these abilities decrease causing deficit in ability to balance.

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