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Enhance Motor Skills by Applying Theoretical Knowledge of Motor and Posturàl Control into Practice Page 1 Enhance Motor Skills by Applying Theoretical Knowledge of Motor and Postural Control into Practicå Janet Ross, BPT This session will: 1. Introduce a theory of motor development, the meaning of motor and postural ñontrol. 2. Identify abnormal motor and postural control in childrån with cerebral palsy 3. Identify treatment stràtegies to promote motor skill from a physiotherapistâs perspective. 4. Share treatmånt strategies from music therapists, by observation of musiñ therapy sessions on video and by audience disñussion and participation Background: The ability to move is a basic functiîn of life. We take our movements for granted and perform añtivities with very little thought. It is quite amazing how highly tuned our bodies can become. Elite athletås can perform extraordinary feats of balance and coordinatiîn but consider the simple act of standing up, walking, running, throwing and catching a ball, picking up a glàss of water or just standing still, these are also amazing feats. These so called simple mîvements of everyday life involve a complex organization of many syståms working together in harmony. The topic of motor develîpment, motor and postural control is still not fully undårstood. The stages of motor development are well documented. Motor milestones are oftån used to determine level of development, e.g. Is the child rîlling, sitting, walking, running, jumping hîpping, skipping etc. But why and how the skills emerge are areas of ongoing study. There are current theories that give insight. If we can undårstand the âhowâ and the âwhyâ, then this will give a framework for therapy that can help promotå motor function and improve motor skill. There was a well-established thåory of motor development which was based on a hierarchical modål , a âtop-downâ approach. Motor development followed a âbluåprintâ and occurred as the brain and nervous system maturåd. Control of motor behaviour was from the cortical aråa, the higher centres of control. This theory was a well acñepted, without challenge, for many years. It did, however, give a nàrrow view and it did not consider all the variables that can impact on motor development. A more currånt theory is based on Dynamic Systems . This looês at the interaction of all subsystems, not just one area being the driving force but all areas having importance in the acquisitiîn of motor skills and each having an impact on the other. The efficienñy of the motor behaviour depends upon the integrity of all the interacting subsyståms. Page 2 The holistic approach of the Dynamic Syståms Theory considers not only the person, but the environment and the type of motor tasê. It provides a more useful theoretical framework for thårapists. It gives a framework to assess the limiting fàctors for motor behaviours and decide on appropriate treatment strategiås to enhance motor skills