Fine motor control

Fine motor control
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Fine motor control is the coordination of muscular, bone (skeletal), and neurological functions to produce small, precise movements. The opposite of fine motor control is gross (large, general) motor control.

Fine motor control is the coordination of muscular, skeletal, and neurological functions to produce small, precise movements. The opposite of fine motor control is gross (large, general) motor control.

Fine motor control
Fine motor skills can be defined as coordination of small muscle movements which occur e.g., in the fingers, usually in coordination with the eyes. In application to motor skills of hands (and fingers) the term dexterity is.

Fine motor control
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Limb kinetic apraxia is the loss of fine motor control that may occur after a stroke. The person cannot manage tasks involving fine motor control, for example, tying a shoelace or buttoning a shirt.

Decreased fine motor control coordination and tremor may cause difficulties with writing, keyboard operation, or manipulation of small objects. Soft, monotonous speech may impair communication skills.

Muscles are rigid, posture may be abnormal, and fine motor control is impaired.
Athetoid. It is marked by slow, writhing, involuntary movements.
Hypotonic. Muscles are floppy, without tone.
Ataxic. Balance and coordination are impaired.
Dystonic.

Possibly more stiffness and loss of fine motor control (finger dexterity) than weakness (hand grip)
Brain imaging with CT or MRI
Myelopathies (involving upper or lower motor neuron dysfunction or both) ...

The loss of fine motor control makes it hard to button and zip clothes, and even to step into a pair of pants. A physical therapist can point out techniques that make daily activities easier. These suggestions also may help: ...

They will not improve speech or the ability to swallow, prevent falls, or improve fine motor control. In fact, drug-related side effects such as sedation and rigidity may increase the risk of falls and decrease the intelligibility of speech.

Inability to lift arms and hands completely, or numbness and tingling
Difficulty with fine motor control (eg, buttoning a shirt)
Muscle weakness in legs, difficulty walking
Loss of bladder control ...

The motor disorder may range from difficulties with fine motor control to severe spasticity (see MUSCLE SPASTICITY) in all limbs.

paralysis
hearing loss
visual impairment or blindness
deteriorating fine motor control
eventually may lead to a vegetative state ...

Difficulty walking (for example, one foot or leg may drag)
Difficulty with fine motor control (for example, difficulty with writing or buttoning a shirt)
Difficulty speaking, swallowing or eating
Excessive drooling
Seizures ...

Trouble walking or balancing
Muscle weakness
Problems flexing neck
Dizziness
Problems with fine motor control (eg, buttoning a shirt)
Spastic movements
Bowel or bladder problems
Weakness below waist or in all four limbs ...

Manifesting itself in many different ways, apraxia occurs when the cerebral hemispheres of the brain malfunction in such a way that a person is unable to control specific types of fine motor control.

Motor symptoms include a loss of fine motor control leading to clumsiness, poor balance and tremors. Behavioral changes may include apathy, lethargy and diminished emotional responses and spontaneity.

Physical therapy can improve fine motor control and overall body strength. Occupational and speech-language therapy can help breathing, speech, and swallowing difficulties.

The system that depends on vestibular function, vision, and proprioception to maintain posture, navigate in one's surroundings, coordinate motion of body parts, modulate fine motor control, and initiate the vestibulooculomotor reflexes.

Have a lower level of athletic abilities compared to other children of the same age
Show evidence of fine motor control problems, such as untidy writing.
Consequences of developmental coordination disorder ...

See also: Symptom, Weakness, Trauma, Ataxia, Injury