(Feeding Therapy) Smaller muscle coordination needed to perform appropriate motor movements for swallowing.

(Occupational Therapy) Fine motor skills require the control or coordination of small muscles, involving the hands, often times hands and eyes are coordinated together to complete tasks using small muscles. Occupational therapists address fine motor skills through therapeutic activities for practice and teaching, strengthening, adaption of tasks and/or materials (i.e. pencil grip), and education of specific techniques.

Belongs to the following disciplines:

• Occupational Therapy
• Feeding Therapy