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“Constraint” versus “choice” in preferred movement patterns

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 February 2010

Kenneth G. Holt
Affiliation:
Applied Kinesiology Program, Sargent College of Allied Health Professions, Department of Physical Therapy, Boston University, Boston, MA 02215: Center for the Ecological Study of Perception and Action, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269. holt@sarvx1.bu.edu
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Abstract

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Movement patterns in impaired gait are not selected by a smart central nervous system (CNS), but arise by virtue of mutual constraints of task, limitations in personal dynamics available for the task, and optimality criteria. An oscillatory model of gait cycle is presented that exemplifies this control and coordination scheme. Preferred gait patterns may be based on physical principles rather than CNS “coordinative rules.”

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