Maribel Ródenas Martínez

1. Cor$cal
control
of
hand
func$on
From child to adult
Maribel
Ródenas
Mar.nez
Pediatric
Physiotherapist

2. 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

3. 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.

4. Fingers
independent
movement
Sensory
informa<on
USE-­‐DEPENDENT
ORGANIZATION
Visual
informa<on

5. The
somatosensory
feedback
is
essen<al
for
learning
a
new
movement

6. Key
moments
in
motor
development

7. Don’t
forget
the
ICF’s
view

8. 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

9.
How
to
transfer
all
this
theory
into
prac<ce?
Let´s
talk
about
it
@mrbrodenas
@Fisioinfancia