By coordination we understand the action of coordinating, of putting different elements to work together in order to obtain a specific result for a joint action. Any individual or object that fulfills the role of coordinator in a given situation, has the main task of planning, organizing and ordering the various tasks of those who will be part of a process in order to generate certain results and, consequently, succeed in established goals. Coordination can occur in a planned and voluntary way, as well as unexpectedly and spontaneously according to each specific situation.
The ability to coordinate is visible in many aspects of human life, as well as in nature. Undoubtedly, terms like this make us imagine primarily business and professional spaces in which it is of utmost importance to achieve adequate coordination between the different parts that make up the institution or company (for example, the administrative part with the accounting, the artistic, the advertising, planning, etc.) to achieve a satisfactory performance.
However, coordination can occur in countless situations and spaces since it can have different types of purposes, methodologies, resources and organizational systems. So much so that we can find examples of coordination when two people write a speech together, when they meet in a bar, when they decide to participate in some social activity, etc. This is so because coordination implies the implementation of attitudes, tasks and activities in such a way that a common and beneficial objective can be achieved for both parties.
Furthermore, coordination is visible not only at the individual level, but also at the social level. In this sense, common work and joint organization of projects of various kinds is an almost inherent rule of societies. The creation of institutions and civil societies, the development of work plans, and social organization are all examples of human coordination.
Muscle coordination
Muscle or motor coordination, as it is also called, is a concept that is used regularly to account for the ability of the skeletal muscles of our body to effectively synchronize following certain parameters of movement and trajectory.
It is worth noting that the movements happen efficiently and by coordinated contraction of our muscles and the rest of the elements that make up our limbs.
Meanwhile, the cerebellum is in charge of regulating the information that comes from the body. It coordinates it with stimuli that come from the brain and that is what allows us human beings to display precise and fine movements. Also, the cerebellum is responsible for regulating muscle tone.
Always, to specify a movement we will need a muscle group, while it must present a given speed and intensity to specify this or that action. So, it will be necessary at first to learn and automate them and then the regulation of the cerebellum.
There are several types of coordination: general dynamics (allows walking on all fours), hand-eye (makes it easier to throw objects) and bimanual (allows typing or the performance of a musical instrument).
Without wanting to turn this into a gender issue, it is important to highlight that there are differences at the gender level with regard to the coordination that each gender manifests. Thus, women stand out with greater efficiency when it comes to manual and precision tasks, while men are more precise when it comes to displaying motor skills that are directed at a target, such as throwing a ball or intercepting a projectile. .
We can find various pathologies in terms of muscle coordination. For example, a percentage that approaches 10% of school-age children present disorders in their motor coordination development, being then common to see them tripping over their own feet, colliding with others, and unable to hold objects or who walk unsteadily.
There is also ataxia, which is a common coordination pathology that is accompanied by complications in gait and balance. Usually this generates disorderly movements and hinders rapid movements.
Likewise, people with mental illnesses tend to have problems when it comes to coordination.
