PWR PWR Moves Fundamentals & Amplitude Training

Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

Up, Rock, Twist, Step

Answer

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

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

Loss of anti-gravity extensor activation and stooped posture

Answer

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

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

Intense, salient, and repetitive

Answer

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

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

Weight shifting and trunk mobility deficits

Answer

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

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

Bigger and with greater effort than feels natural

Answer

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

(PWR) Parkinson's Wellness Recovery Moves Certification Practice Test