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Cor$cal control of hand func$on
From child to adult
Maribel Ródenas Mar.nez Pediatric Physiotherapist
Reach and grasp an object located visually, grasping, is a cor<cal phenomenon.
Grasping involves the coordina<on of sensory, cogni<ve and motor skills that are emerging in children development
Hand-‐object interac<on
Motor control: moving the fingers independently. Sensory guide of hand movements. Ability to transform the object characteris<cs (observed visually) in an adequate hand configura<on.
Fingers independent movement
Sensory informa<on
USE-‐DEPENDENT ORGANIZATION
Visual informa<on
The somatosensory feedback is essen<al for learning a new movement
Key moments in motor development
Don’t forget the ICF’s view
A new way to understand, treat and evaluate children, assessing: • What can they really do? • Under which circumstances they do…? • What do they need “to be able to do”? • How can we help them to achieve their own goals?
Don’t forget the ICF’s view
How to transfer all this theory into prac<ce?
Let´s talk about it
@mrbrodenas @Fisioinfancia