Descending Tracts

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Doctor of Physical Therapy

B.S. in Kinesiology

Doctor of Physical Therapy

B.A. in Neuroscience

Spinal Cord Cross section1

Spinal Cord Cross section1

Primary Tracts

Lateral Corticospinal Tract (LCST)

Lateral Corticospinal Tract (LCST)

Medial Corticospinal Tract (ACST)

Medial Corticospinal Tract (MCST)

Medial Vestibulospinal tract

Medial vestibulospinal tract

  • (positioning of head and neck)

Lateral & Medial Vestibulospinal Tracts

Lateral and medial vestibulospinal tracts work together to achieve posture and balanceosullivanNationalPhysicalTherapy2022?.

Lateral and medial Reticulspinal Tract

The lateral and medial reticulospinal tracts work together to perform: - Posture1 - Balance1 - Automatic gait related movements1

Rubrospinal Tract

  • Movement of limbs1

References

1.
O’Sullivan SB, Schmitz TJ, Fulk GD, eds. Physical Rehabilitation. 7th ed. F.A. Davis Company; 2019.

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