SSEH3345 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Sense Of Balance, Weight Distribution, Sensory Processing
16 Jun 2019
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Locomotion - ability to move from place to place. Many types - rolling, creeping, bum shuf ing, crawling and walking. Type and onset of locomotion is highly variable. Neurologically, we were born without the ability. Gradually improve/development: sensory factors - not fully developed. Hence, sensory information cannot be utilised effectively: neurological factors - cannot send ef cient motor information. Infant movement is re exive and uncontrolled: musculoskeletal factors. Muscles are too weak relative to fat mass. Bones not fully ossi ed (newborn has 305 bones while adult has 206: body proportions. Top heavy - most body mass in head and trunk (in babies) 1 month - head and neck control developing (lifting head) 2 months - upper trunk thoracic region - (lifting head and chest) 3-4 months - lower trunk lumbar region - (rolling and sitting) 4-5 months - gaining control and strength in outer extremities (pushing onto all fours) Stability is achieved when - happen around 6 months.
