“Optimization of Movement: A Dynamical Systems Approach”

Summary and discussion of Guccione et al. (2019)

Guccione et al.¹ argue for a paradigm shift in how physical therapists conceptualize and approach the movement system. They critique the current definition of the movement system as overly broad and tautological, reducing it to a label that encompasses all body systems without adding meaningful specificity or clinical utility. Instead, they propose viewi…