Developmental & Postural Control Flashcards
Term: Continuous development of multiple sensory and motor systems, which manifest behaviorally in a discontinuous step-like progression of motor milestones
Development of postural control
Term: Requires development of postural activity to support primary movement
Emergence of postural skills
List the 2 systems that interact to allow for the emergence of postural skills
- Neural
- MSK
List the 2 limiting factors of the emergence of postural skills
- Immature postural system
- Lack of reflex inhibition
Term: Predictive movement in response to a stimuli
Reflex
Integration of reflexive reactions is correlated with acquiring _______ ________
motor, skills
Persistance of reflexes beyond the age of _____ may signal brain abnormalities
6 mo
Almost all reflexes should be integrated by _______
9 - 12 mo
Term: Automatic responses to sensory input that act to keep the body parts in alignment, maintain equilibrium and prevent injury
Postural Reactions
List the age that postural responses emerge
2 - 18 mo; most persist throughout life
List the 3 types of postural reactions
- Righting (vertical/rotational)
- Equilibrium (tilting/postural fixation)
- Protective
Reaction: Orientation of the head to vertical OR body parts are restored to normal alignment following rotation
Righting Reaction
List the 2 types of righting reactions and when they emerge
- Vertical [Birth - 2 mo]
- Rotational [4 - 6 mo]
List the age at which neck righting is no longer seens
12 mo
Body righting is considered a mature response
Reaction: Extension of the limbs when balance is challenge
Protective Reaction