Reach and Grasp and Release Flashcards
What are two important movement/physical development milestones for a 4-month-old?
Holds head steady without support when you are holding him
Holds a toy when you put it in his hand
Uses his arm to swing at toys
Brings hands to mouth
Pushes up onto elbows/forearms when on tummy
What are two important movement/physical development milestones for a 6-month-old?
Rolls from tummy to back
Pushes up with straight arms when on tummy
Leans on hands to support herself when sitting
two systems are developing
Intrinsics heavily innervated with muscle spindle receptors which contribute to skill via:
coordinate forces - tactile and proprioceptive input
rapidly correcting for errors
providing stability for our digits.
we need stability in the hand inorder for the
fingers to move in refined motor movements.
What does this mean, why do we need it for fine motor skills?
Stable base for movement of the arm
Stable base for movement of the hand
without a stable base
Why do we need Normal postural reflex mechanism for fine motor skills
normal postural reflex keeps you upright so you don’t fall out of your seat. y
How does Normal head, trunk and visual control affect fine motor skills
you can’t control your head and vision you won’t be able to develop hand-eye coordination
How does Equal balance between flexors and extensors affect fine motor skills
if you have hightone and constantly flexed, you won’t be able to reach out for forks and self feed. Need an equal balance for controlled smooth movement.
How does Trunk stability affect fine motor skills
if I need my hands to hold myself up, I won’t be able to self feed
How does Trunk mobility (i.e. crossing body midline)
have to do with fine motor skills
I need to know midline in order to cross it and utilize volition to play
How does Pelvic mobility/stability impact fine motor skills
maintaining the sitting position and able to reach forward.
How does Stable base for movement of the arm and hand affect fine motor skills
proximal stability for distal mobility. need stability in arm and hand.
General term for actions involving reaching for and grasping of objects
Transport
Grasp
Object manipulation
Role of Vision in Prehension
Preparation and initiation of movement
Transport of hand to object
Grasp of object
What a kid sees right in front of them will help them
get that object to them with grasp, reaching out and manipulation
Manipulative Prehension
Develops from innate motivation to explore and manipulate the environment.
Depends on the development of reach and grasp/release
Volitional Patterns develop from
proximal to distal
What is the sequence that fine motor skills develop from
controlled reach
to controlled grasp
to controlled release
to controlled manipulation.
In preparation for reaching, functions can be either:
automatic : moving side to side, rolling
graded : movement that combine stability and function
How to we prepare babies for function
prone, works on shoulder stability to be able to function later.
shoulder stability - prepare through weight bearing
elbow mobility and control - reaching and against gravity
forearm rotation and control - grabbing things and pulling to the mouth
wrist control - weight bearing on hands.
Why is side lying good to work on reach and grasp
baby is able to see better. and your working gravity assisted