Development of Postural Control Flashcards
Term: predictive movements in response to a stimuli
Reflexes
Almost all reflexes should be integrated by ____ to ____ months.
9 to 12
Name 3 conditions that have retention of primitive reflexes.
deficiency in the brain that affects the normal development of motor control
CP
TBI
Genetic syndromes
Emergence of postural control is ascribed to complex interactions between _______ and _____________ systems.
neural
musculoskeletal
Term: automatic responses to sensory input that act to keep the body parts in alignment, maintain equilibrium and prevent injury
- of primary importance with static and dynamic balance
Postural reactions
Postural reactions appear between ____ to ____ months, with few exceptions, persist throughout life.
2 to 18
Name the 3 types of postural reactions.
Righting (vertical and rotational)
Equilibrium (tilting and postural fixation)
Protective
Term: orientation of the head to vertical OR body parts are restored to normal alignment following rotation
Righting reactions (vertical and rotational righting)
Vertical righting onset occurs from ____ to ____ months.
Birth
2 months
Type of Vertical Righting: tip body any direction –> head rights to vertical
Optical righting
Type of Vertical Righting: occlude vision and tip body any direction –> head rights to vertical
Labyrinthine righting
Rotational righting onset occurs from ____ to ____ months.
4 to 6
Type of Rotational Righting: turn head to one side –> body log rolls
Neck righting on body
Type of Rotational Righting: rotate one body segment –> body rolls segmentally
- considered a mature response
Body righting on body
Neck righting on body is usually not seen after ____ months.
12
Type of Reactions: extension of the limbs when balance is challenged
Protective reactions
The downward protective reaction onset is ____ months.
4
The forward protective reaction onset is ____ to ____ months.
6 to 7
The sideways protective reaction onset is ____ months in sitting.
7
The backward protective reaction onset is ____ to ____ months in sitting.
9 to 10
Type of Protective Reaction: child thrust feet first toward surface –> extension/abduction of legs
Downward
Type of Protective Reaction: child thrust head first toward surface –> extension/abduction of arms
Forward