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Is Your Motor Running?
"The Balancing Act"
Major Motor Milestones
All Mixed Up
100

Stimulus: Pressure in palm of hand

Response: Flexion of fingers causing a strong grip

What is palmar grasp reflex?


100

Failure to initiate or sustain movements through the entire range is a deficit of what stage of motor control? 

What is Mobility


100

Walking up and down a ramp challenges this balance system

What is Somatosensory or Proprioceptive?


100

According to Therapy Ed, this is when a child first rolls from Supine to Prone

What is 8 months? 


100

This is the Neural Tube defect caused by a lack of Folic Acid during pregnancy

PNSIA   IIABFD

What is Spina Bifida? 


200

Stimulus: Touch on Cheek

Response: Turning of head to same side and sucking

What is the Rooting Reflex?


200

LOB during weight-shifting is a deficit of what stage of motor control? 

What is Controlled Mobility 

200

This reflex helps to stabilize the body while the head is moving, as well as coordination of the trunk during upright postures

What is the vestibulospinal reflex? 



200

This is the age when Object Permanence develops

What is 9 Months? 


200

This is the changes of the organs and body systems to reach their adult form; usually occurs by 25-30 years old

RNTMOAIUT

What is MATURATION?

300

Stimulus: Head turned to one side

Response: Arm and leg on face side are extended, arm and leg on scalp side are flexed

What is the Asymmetrical Tonic Neck Reflex?


300

This type of feedback is given while a task is being performed

What is Concurrent Feedback?


300

This postural control allows us to maintain our balance when we duck at a ball heading our way

What is Reactive Postural Control?


300

This is the stage of motor control that is necessary for crawling to occur

What is Controlled Mobility? 


300

This is the substance the covers lungs to reduce surface tension in fully developed lungs

FRTTSNUCAA

What is SURFACTANT?

400

Stimulus: Touch skin along side of spine from shoulders to hip

Response: Lateral flexion of the trunk to side of stimulus

What is the Galant Reflex?


400

This is extrinsic feedback about the nature or quality of the movement pattern produced

What is Knowledge of Performance? 


400

Protective Reactions are collectively known by this term

What are Parachute Reflexes? 

400

This is the age range when an infant first laughs

What is 4-6 months? 


400

This occurs due to trauma of the lower plexus C8-T1 during child birth

PLMKEUK LPYSA

What is Klumpke Palsy?

500

Stimulus: Head positioned in extension

Response: Arms extended, legs flexed

What is the Symmetrical Tonic Neck Reflex?


500

These are the three stages of Motor Learning

What are Cognitive Stage, Associative Stage, and Autonomous Stage?



500

This Reaction involves flexing one leg and rotating it across the pelvis to the opposite side causing the child to roll sideways segmentally

What is Body on Body Righting? 


500

This is the age when an infant ay start responding to their name 

What is 12 months?


500

This newborn skeletal concern is known as Club Foot

•Foot in PF, Forefoot Adduction, and Supination

ALTSEPI   SRVNUEQIOAU

What is TALIPES EQUINOVARUS?

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