positive, reinforcing what pt can do on both physical & psychological levels
2) help pts achieve their highest level of function
3) direct the entire human being in each treatment & not a specific problem or body segment
-use diagonal mvmts based on synergistic patterns
-ex: rhythmic initiation, rhythmic stabilization, contract relax, hold relax
movement approach: Alexander technique - answer✔-based on theory that in each human there
exists an integration mechanism that produces more optimal coordination & functioning
-cornerstone of this technique: position of head & neck (pt learns to activate primary locus of
control here)
-palpatory & verbal feedback given as new positions & mvmt patterns are learned
-best learned slowly & w/ positive reinforcement
-often used w/ TMJD
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