Schema

Authors

Affiliations

Nate Yomogida, B.S., SPT

Doctor of Physical Therapy

B.S. in Kinesiology

Chloë Kerstein, B.S., SPT

Doctor of Physical Therapy

B.A. in Neuroscience

Schema: serve to provide a basis for movement decisions and are stored in memory for the reproduction of movement¹

Schema can be divided into Recall schema and recognition schema

• Recall schema: the relationship among past parameters, past initial conditions, and the movement outcomes produced by these combinations¹
• Recognition schema: the relationship among past initial conditions, past movement outcomes, and the sensory consequences produced by these combinations¹

References

1.

O’Sullivan SB, Schmitz TJ, eds. Improving Functional Outcomes in Physical Rehabilitation. 2nd ed. F.A. Davis Company; 2016.