The Forces of Movement | Neuromuscular Child Movement Assessment Book

Neuromuscular Child Movement Assessment Book - The Forces of Movement Edition

"The Action Behind the Milestone"

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Every movement—whether in a newborn finding balance, an astronaut floating in microgravity, or the rotation of a planet—follows the same law: gravity organizes movement.

Forces of Movement reveals the hidden mechanics that unite biology, physics, and cognition. Michelle Turner introduces the Turner Equations, a revolutionary framework showing how rotation, buoyancy, and gravitational opposition create all functional systems—human or artificial.

This book bridges decades of clinical observation with mathematical precision, offering a new foundation for how we understand balance, coordination, and learning. From early developmental milestones to advanced applications in robotics and AI, Turner demonstrates that movement is not reaction—it’s organization.

Readers will learn:

How gravity and rotation form the root of neuromuscular development.
Why “midline interruption” predicts cognitive and emotional challenges.
How to measure biological efficiency through the Forces of Function.
Why current physics—and AI—fail without biological gravity.
How Turner’s laws extend from the child’s first breath to interplanetary motion.

This is not a manual—it’s a new physics of life itself.
Forces of Movement will reshape how we view medicine, rehabilitation, education, and artificial intelligence by uniting them under one law of organization

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What's in the Book?

I. Foundation

What is Optimal Development
Purpose of the Neuromuscular Child Movement Assessment
Why Parents and Professionals Need a Universal Understanding
The Movement Lesson™ Deviation Scale (1–4)
Functional Movement vs. Motion, Movement, and Locomotion

II. Mechanics of Movement

Structure of Development
Origins of Movement
Muscle Interaction
Internal Rotation / Perpetual Motion
Controlled Reaction & Action
Cognitive Response to Stimuli

III. Functional Principles

The Four Pillars: Force • Rotation • Weight Transfer • Transition
Skeletal Buoyancy & Rotational Binding Force
The Turner Primitives: Initiation • Transition • Contact • Recovery • Efficiency
Functional Movement as the Basis for Cognition
Movement Lesson Principle: Forces Create Function — Function Creates Cognition

IV. Forces of Movement (The Six Forces)

Gravity – the only non-optional force
Momentum – the force of acquisition and locomotion
Push/Pull – counterbalancing forces that initiate direction
Convergence – uniting visual, fine, and gross motor coordination
Torque – rotational propulsion and internal synchronization
Controlled Movement – precision through gravity and counter-force

V. Integration & Assessment

Forces of Movement Milestone Integration Across Deviations
Gravity-Based Neuromuscular Assessment
Infant Movement Deviations (full-term, trauma, NICU)
Movement Lesson Assessment Protocol
Baseline for Movement: Turner Index

VI. Applied Practice

Reflexes: Primitive and Gravitational
Midline & Vision Development
Human Sub-senses (Balance, Counterbalance, Rotation, Gravity, Acceleration, etc.)
Movement Lesson Daily Plans & Case Studies

VII. Principle Essays

Rotation Is the Law of Life
Forces Create Function — Function Creates Cognition
Functional Movement as Cognitive Design (Theory 22)
Rotational Integrity (Theory 23)

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