KIN5539H: Advanced Disordered Movement and Neurorehabilitation

The course provides an overview of topics relevant to the field of neurorehabilitation and is designed for students conducting fundamental research in motor control and learning, and/or students beginning research in neurorehabilitation. This course builds on student knowledge in areas of kinesiology, neuroscience, and/or other health related disciplines. Students will develop knowledge about how injury to the central nervous system affects the control of movements, and approaches that rehabilitate motor dysfunction. The course is divided into three sections. First, we will review foundational principles of the motor system that include neuromotor control, neuroplasticity and motor learning. Second, we will discuss normal and abnormal movement in the context of posture, mobility, and reaching and grasping. We will also examine how changes in movements are measured, using clinical, kinematic and brain-based tools. Third, we will discuss therapeutic approaches that aim to rehabilitate motor dysfunction.

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