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Error-Free Motor Learning with Balance Training

Salvador Bondoc, OTD, OTR/L, CHT, FAOTA

March 27, 2013

Question

Does the motor learning need to be "error-free" with balance training?

 

Answer

No.  Error-free is a relative concept.  When we see a person stumble all over the place and they are hurting themselves, of course that is the unsafe range.  But then if they take a step because they just stood up and they lose their balance, it does not mean that they are going to lose their balance forever or in the future.  As we know with frequent exposure in varying contexts, our CNS will eventually adapt.  That is why it is very important for us to think about treatment interventions in which we are exposing the client frequently to the same conditions that we want them to learn.  Whenever there is an error that happens, it is okay.  We just have to figure out why is this error happening, what is it that we can do so that error will not occur again or a patient, in the event of an error, could anticipate and recover without hurting themselves.

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salvador bondoc

Salvador Bondoc, OTD, OTR/L, CHT, FAOTA

Dr. Salvador Bondoc is an occupational therapist specializing in rehabilitating the upper extremity with 25+ years of clinical and academic experience. He has published and presented nationally and internationally on topics including shoulder rehabilitation, orthotics, neurological hand, and occupation-based UE rehab. Currently, he is the Dean of Chatham University’s School of Health Sciences and serves as a Board Member of the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education.


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