Atypical Development Flashcards
Eli Duncan test
You feel resistance to bending and bottom pops up showing Rec Fem spasticity
Typical impairments in children with hypotonia
0 or on "floppy" side Locked joints Stair ambulation difficult Frog-leg type contractures Sometimes you have to bombard them with sensory input Poor secretion clearance Higher risk for colds, flu, pneumonia W sitting Open mouth posture
W sitting
Precludes you from transitional motion
Puts hips in a terrible position
As you grow you should become less anteverted (rotated forward) but this position biases in that direction
Typical impairments in children with athetosis
Basal ganglia affected
Children are very bright Broad movements Joints may be hypermobile Shoulder sublux also an issue due to hooking arm for stability in wheelchairs Poor breath support W sitting for stability Switches on power chairs near the head Poor articulation of speech BE PATIENT
Typical impairments in children with ataxia
Still photos present as typical bc it’s difficulty during MOVEMENT
Risk takers Wide BOS High-guard Steppage gait Drunk gait Dysmetria Tremor during reach
Relies on vision for balance and postural alignment; therefore, not free to scan the environment
Visual system with severe nystagmus
Decreased visual perception
Typical impairments in children with hypertonia
Tendency to use hyperext
Poor isolated voluntary control
Extensor lag in quads
Decreased ability to generate force in certain mm
Weak oblique mm present with “flared out” ribs
Breathy talking
May have drooling; more in spastic quadriplegia
