The Physiological and Biomechanical Process of Motor Retraining For Movement Dysfunction

Abstract

The aim of this work is to consider how normal and abnormal processes of biomechanics occur in relation to neuronal movement processes within the primary motor cortex (PMC); and also to consider how kinetic therapy can potentially be used to develop movement retraining strategies within neuronal movement to further biomechanical function processes. The work will also be looking at how the understanding of a pathological condition and its effects on normal biomechanics from a motor control perspective are essential for considering movement retraining strategies for the clinician, whilst also taking into account the importance of patient education for the increased understanding of normal and abnormal movement processes in effective symptom management. For the purpose of clinical illustration, this work will be considering lumbar disk herniation and its direct effect on neuronal transmission in sciatica and other nerve impingement conditions. This will be discussed in relation to the potential alteration of neuronal imprinting within the PMC. Neuronal imprinting and its relevance to biomechanical movement processes will be discussed in relation to general functionality. Kinetic retraining strategies will be examined in this work, considering whether-by retraining normal biomechanical movement patterns-kinetic therapy can strengthen cortical movement representations within the PMC to affect actual biomechanical movement processes.