MODULE 2 Non-Loco Flashcards
Movement that moves around the axis of the body (the spine) rather than movement which takes the body through space.
Non-locomotor movement
Essential body movements that do not include traveling
Non-Locomotor Abilities
They are stability abilities that include movements of limbs or body parts, and sometimes even the whole body
Non-Locomotor Abilities
They are sometimes referred to as axial movements, as in ‘revolving around an axis’ .
Non-Locomotor Abilities
It is a pendular motion of a body part that can move forward and backward or side to side.
Swing
Is a full rotation of the body around a vertical or horizontal. Full, half or quarter turns
Turn
It is a short quick vibrating movement in a body part or the whole body.
Shake
It is a flex of a body part at a joint.
Bend
Extending a body part or the whole body
Stretch
To shift of the body weight forward, backward, side to side or in a circular pathway
Rock or Sway