Sensorimotor FOR Flashcards
Dynamic hands-on treatment approach guiding OTs in assessment and intervention of pediatric clients experiencing posture and movement impairments
Neurodevelopmental Treatment FOR
It also focuses in prevention, remediation and re-education of movement within a functional context.
Neurodevelopmental Treatment FOR
Neurodevelopmental Treatment FOR is also known as ?
Sensorimotor FOR
Who: Sensorimotor FOR
Berta and Dr. Karel Bobath
Refer to motor in action in the anatomical planes of the body
Planes of movement
Refers to the arrangement of bodily segments relative to each other with the reference to the force of gravity, base of support and nature of the task
Alignment of the body
Refers to the joint flexibility at a joint
ROM
Area of the body that is in contact with the support surface
Base of support
Intimate interaction between muscle and joint properties
muscle strength
Involves controlling the body’s position in space for the dual purposes of stability and orientation
Postural control
ability to maintain an appropriate relationship between body segments and between the body and envt for a task
postural; orientation
movement of the body in space requires of shift weight off the center of mass in one of various planes of movt
weight shifts and mobility
Primary impairments:
- Atypical movements
- Impaired mm activation
Secondary impairments:
- limit participation in life roles
- affects client;s level of disability by adding extra physical cognitive or emotional difficulties that further affect a persons ability to cope with the primary impairments
