Physical Therapy -> Praxis

Praxis

Praxis is planning and sequencing a movement; it’s the ability to think about what you want to do (ideation), how you will do it (motor planning), and then using muscles to do it (execution). To plan and sequence a movement, we need our brain to take in information from all our senses and organize it. After it's organized, we are able to perform a task. A new task is hard until we practice it over and over again. Eventually, a task will be loaded into our brain and we will barely think about doing it. For example: Brushing your teeth or walking up steps. At first, these tasks are hard and look clumsy, but eventually we just do it without thinking.

Minor focus areas

Skilled interventions

  • Praxis and Motor Planning

    Praxis and Motor Planning focus on improving the cognitive processes involved in planning and executing movements. These activities help individuals develop the skills necessary for performing complex tasks efficiently.
    Therapeutic activities typically include:
    • Sequencing Tasks: Activities that require following a series of steps, such as obstacle courses.
    • Problem-Solving Drills: Engaging in tasks that require adapting movements to changing conditions.
    • Creative Movement: Encouraging spontaneous movement creation to enhance flexibility in motor planning.

Activity List(s)

Related Disorder(s)

  • Neurological Conditions - Types of neurological conditions may include: Alzheimer’s Disease, Dementias, Brain Cancer, Epilepsy and Other Seizure Disorders, Mental Disorders, Parkinson’s and Other Movement Disorders, and Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA).