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Learning new gait patterns is enhanced by specificity of training rather than progression of task difficulty.
Krishnan, Chandramouli; Dharia, Aastha K; Augenstein, Thomas E; Washabaugh, Edward P; Reid, Courtney E; Brown, Scott R; Ranganathan, Rajiv.
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  • Krishnan C; Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA; Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA; Michigan Robotics Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA; School of Kinesiology, University of Michigan, A
  • Dharia AK; Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
  • Augenstein TE; Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA; Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
  • Washabaugh EP; Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA; Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
  • Reid CE; Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
  • Brown SR; Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
  • Ranganathan R; Department of Kinesiology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA.
J Biomech ; 88: 33-37, 2019 May 09.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30905405
The use of motor learning strategies may enhance rehabilitation outcomes of individuals with neurological injuries (e.g., stroke or cerebral palsy). A common strategy to facilitate learning of challenging tasks is to use sequential progression - i.e., initially reduce task difficulty and slowly increase task difficulty until the desired difficulty level is reached. However, the evidence related to the use of such sequential progressions to improve learning is mixed for functional skill learning tasks, especially considering situations where practice duration is limited. Here, we studied the benefits of sequential progression using a functional motor learning task that has been previously used in gait rehabilitation. Three groups of participants (N = 43) learned a novel motor task during treadmill walking using different learning strategies. Participants in the specific group (n = 21) practiced only the criterion task (i.e., matching a target template that was scaled-up by 30%) throughout the training. Participants in the sequential group (n = 11) gradually progressed to the criterion task (from 3% to 30% in increments of 3%), whereas participants in the random group (n = 11) started at 3% and progressed in random increments (involving both increases and decreases in task difficulty) to the criterion task. At the end of training, kinematic tracking performance on the criterion task was evaluated in all participants both with and without visual feedback. Results indicated that the tracking error was significantly lower in the specific group, and no differences were observed between the sequential and the random progression groups. The findings indicate that the amount of practice in the criterion task is more critical than the difficulty and variations of task practice when learning new gait patterns during treadmill walking.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Reabilitação / Marcha / Aprendizagem Limite: Adult / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2019 Tipo de documento: Article

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Reabilitação / Marcha / Aprendizagem Limite: Adult / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2019 Tipo de documento: Article