PWR Moves Fundamentals & Amplitude Training Flashcards

What are the four foundational PWR! Moves used in the PWR! Moves Certification program?

Answer: Up, Rock, Twist, Step

The four PWR! Moves are PWR Up, PWR Rock, PWR Twist, and PWR Step, each targeting critical movement impairments in Parkinson's disease.

PWR Up is primarily designed to address which movement challenge commonly seen in Parkinson's disease?

Answer: Loss of anti-gravity extensor activation and stooped posture

PWR Up targets anti-gravity extensor activation to counteract the flexed, stooped posture characteristic of Parkinson's disease.

The neuroplasticity principles underlying PWR! Moves require that exercise be which of the following?

Answer: Intense, salient, and repetitive

PWR! is grounded in evidence that neuroplastic changes require exercise to be intense, salient (meaningful), and highly repetitive.

PWR Rock primarily addresses which functional impairment seen in Parkinson's disease?

Answer: Weight shifting and trunk mobility deficits

PWR Rock focuses on weight shifting and trunk mobility across multiple planes, which is essential for bed mobility, transfers, and balance.

Amplitude training in PWR! requires patients to move in which way?

Answer: Bigger and with greater effort than feels natural

Amplitude training requires exaggerated, effortful 'big' movements to recalibrate the brain's reference for normal movement size.

PWR Step is specifically designed to improve which functional activity?

Answer: Gait initiation, stepping patterns, and weight transfer

PWR Step directly targets the stepping mechanics, weight transfer to one limb, and gait initiation deficits common in Parkinson's disease.

PWR Twist targets which Parkinson's-related impairment?

Answer: Axial rigidity and reduced rotational mobility of the trunk

PWR Twist addresses axial rigidity — the loss of trunk rotational mobility that impairs turning, gait arm swing, and bed rolling in Parkinson's.