Poster Session  |   August 2016
Deficits in Proprioception Measured in Children With Somatodyspraxia
Virginia Way Tong Chu, PhD, OTR/L; Stefanie Bodison, OTD, OTR/L
Author Affiliations
  • University of Illinois at Chicago
  • University of Southern California
Article Information
Complementary/Alternative Approaches / Sensory Integration and Processing / Assessment/Measurement
Poster Session   |   August 2016
Deficits in Proprioception Measured in Children With Somatodyspraxia
American Journal of Occupational Therapy, August 2016, Vol. 70, 7011500062p1. doi:10.5014/ajot.2016.70S1-PO5120
American Journal of Occupational Therapy, August 2016, Vol. 70, 7011500062p1. doi:10.5014/ajot.2016.70S1-PO5120
Abstract

Date Presented 4/8/2016

We demonstrate new quantitative methods for assessing proprioception. These assessments show that some children with dyspraxia have difficulties with force perception and joint position sense. Quantitative assessments enable therapists to accurately isolate proprioceptive difficulties in children.

Primary Author and Speaker: Virginia Way Tong Chu

Additional Author and Speaker: Stefanie Bodison