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Kids have specific motor skills that should be mastered at various ages. Similar to babies meeting milestones, “big kids” should learn to hop, skip, jump rope and climb stairs by a particular age. PT provides play activities to motivate the child to learn these skills. Some children have more serious motor deficits that cause an
inability to sit or walk. Because these are also considered gross movements, PT teaches these children to sit, stand, transfer into a wheelchair or bed, and walk.
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Kids have specific motor skills that should be mastered at various ages. Similar to babies meeting milestones, “big kids” should learn to hop, skip, jump rope and climb stairs by a particular age. PT provides play activities to motivate the child to learn these skills. Some children have more serious motor deficits that cause an
inability to sit or walk. Because these are also considered gross movements, PT teaches these children to sit, stand, transfer into a wheelchair or bed, and walk.
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Often the cause of a child’s inability to perform in gross motor activities/play is due to areas of weakness. PT frequently focuses on building strength in the trunk in order to have a stable base off of which the extremities can be more efficient. We find specific areas of weakness through a thorough evaluation and provide activities that specifically target those muscle groups. Hopping, running, or stair climbing may seem to be only a problem with leg weakness, which when it may actually be directly related to the child’s “core” strength (meaning pelvis, abdominals, or back) that contributes to failure in these areas as well as falls and balance trouble.
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Many kids lack the trunk and ankle strength to provide themselves stability in standing or sitting positions. PT works with children on various static and dynamic surfaces (mats, balls, and wobble boards) to teach balance reactions which should be automatic, but that is sometimes a deficit in kids. To have coordination, the child must have sufficient strength, balance, and the ability to motor plan their body to match the demands of the task at hand.
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