Major focus area

Occupational Therapy -> Sensory

Short description

Sensorimotor Strengthening combines sensory integration techniques with motor skill exercises to enhance both sensory processing and physical capabilities. This intervention is particularly effective for individuals with developmental delays, neurological disorders, or those recovering from injury who exhibit both sensory processing issues and motor skill deficits.

Long description

Sensorimotor Strengthening focuses on improving the individual's ability to receive, process, and respond to sensory information through coordinated motor actions. This holistic approach helps individuals better manage and integrate sensory inputs, such as tactile, vestibular, and proprioceptive stimuli, with motor outputs like balance, coordination, and strength.

Therapeutic activities typically include:

- Proprioceptive Activities: Such as pushing, pulling, or lifting weights, which enhance body awareness and muscle strength.
- Vestibular Exercises: Like swinging or spinning, which improve balance and spatial orientation.
- Tactile Stimulation: Using various textures to touch and manipulate, which helps desensitize and improve tactile integration.

These exercises are designed to be engaging and are often structured as games or play-based activities to maintain the individual's interest and motivation. The therapy sessions are carefully monitored and adapted to the individual's responses, gradually increasing in complexity and intensity as their sensorimotor skills improve.