I know in young children regardless of cognitive skills it's the motivation to move that you can facilitate. I've seen children labeled in the profoundly mentally retarded range walk.
Elizabeth H. Thiers, OTR/L [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ron Carson Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2003 12:12 PM To: Lehman, David Subject: Re[4]: [OTnow] Parkinson's disease / Alzheimer's Hello David: thanks for taking time to write and explain. you've created another area of interest. is it really possible to facilitate gait without cognition. in all my dumbness, this just doesn't seem possible. Ron ================================================= Tuesday, December 2, 2003, 11:29:36 AM, you wrote: LD> I agree that either disease can manifest itsel throughout areas for LD> movement control (PD = basal ganglia, AD = pre-motor cortex?), and yes I LD> agree that memory deficits can eventually lead one to "not remember" how LD> to move.......just be careful using terms like remembering, for gait can LD> be facilitated at a level of the CNS that is not cognitive, whereas a LD> more complex skill may require cognition.......I guess what I am trying LD> to say is that the neuroanatomical areas are different, yet, yes, some LD> functional decline may be similar between the 2 pathologies.....BUT, I LD> am not so sure that means you can refer to your first question about LD> treating based on diagnosis and now say, since PD and AD show similar LD> deficits, then we can trEAT THEM ONE IN THE SAME LD> ?????? LD> David A. Lehman, PhD, PT LD> Associate Professor LD> Tennessee State University LD> Department of Physical Therapy LD> 3500 John A. Merritt Blvd. LD> Nashville, TN 37209 LD> 615-963-5946 LD> [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, visit: http://otnow.com/mailman/listinfo/otlist_otnow.com The OTnow Mail Archive: www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ===============================================
