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Fine Motor and Motor Planning Skills

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Are you aware of the relationship between the development of fine motor skills and motor planning skills? Researchers took a closer look at the motor planning in 6- to 11-year-old children. Motor planning is the ability to create an idea, plan an action and execute that action. It is a complex process that requires cognitive […]

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Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy Helps with Motor Planning and Head Control

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Do you work with children who have unilateral cerebral palsy? If so, you are familiar with constraint-induced movement therapy (CIMT) and hand-arm bimanual intensive therapy (HABIT). A recent study was published in the Journal of Pediatric Physical and Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics that quantified the changes in joint movement control and motor planning of the […]

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Motor Planning, Autism, and Catching Skills

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Previous research has demonstrated common motor skill deficits associated with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) which may be related to decreased planning and control of sensory motor skills.  A recent study examined motor planning, autism and the skill of catching a ball to determine more specific information regarding impairments. Methodology of the Study on Motor Planning […]

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What is motor planning?

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What is motor planning? Motor planning is the ability to create an idea, plan an action and execute that action. It is a complex process that requires cognitive thought, sensory input and a motor action. Why is motor planning important? We need to use motor planning for many activities of daily life. A clear example […]

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Hand-Arm Bimanual Intensive Therapy and Motor Planning

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Hand-Arm Bimanual Intensive Therapy and Motor Planning Pediatric Physical Therapy published research on hand-arm bimanual intensive therapy and motor planning.  Functional near-infrared spectroscopy neuroimaging was used on 9 children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy pre and post 50 hours of HABIT training (hand-arm bimanual intensive therapy).  Further evaluation of bimanual coordination and motor performance was completed […]

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Motor Planning and Cerebral Palsy

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Motor Planning and Cerebral Palsy The Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology recently published longitudinal research on motor planning and cerebral palsy.  Motor planning is the ability to plan out all the steps required for a motor action and carry out each step in the correct order.  It is important to have efficient motor planning […]

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Move Like Me – Motor Planning, Coordination and Body Awareness

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The Move Like Me download includes action poses for children to practice motor planning, crossing midline, body awareness, timing, rhythm, coordination and physical activity.  This is a NO PREP activity.  Simply print and play or project onto the whiteboard or tablet.  There are 4 poses per page ranging from easy to hard. The first 12 […]