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Children have trouble learning to climb or descend stairs or hills and apprehensive walking or crawling on uneven or unstable surfaces.
the vestibular system: when head is upright posture or tilted .
Dysfunction in this system in two different two ways.
Signs of vestibular system:
Children fear movement or avoid having their feet come off the ground .
Difficulty climbing on age-appropriate playground equipment
Becomes carsick or dizzy easily
Avoids swings
Avoids elevators or escalators
Aim of vestibular system:
To train movement eyes and head , body
To practice balancing in everyday situations
To practice head movements that cause dizziness.
Generally, to encourage the re-building of confidence in easy, relaxed, spontaneous movement
To improve single leg standing
To practice jumping, crossing chairs, claiming.
To improve swinging activities
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