Physio-Neuro Therapy
Physio-neuro therapy is a novel concept, which is derived from the realization that the individual’s intellect converses inside itself through neuronal paths. For children with learning challenges, the paths do not bond appropriately. Therefore, physio-neuro therapy entails re-training the paths. Research has shown that re-training enhances brain functionality. The therapy enables children to overlook interruption, concentrate, and scrutinize academic data accurately.
Method
Visuomotor coordination (VMC) demands motor-execution capabilities and ordinary cognitive executive functionality. Despite there being a lot of literature that touches on VCM, there is no definite correlation between visuomotor coordination and motor symptoms (Inzelberg, Schechtman and Hocherman 1). Patients are taken through a series of tracing and tracking tests to determine if there is a relationship between VMC and cognitive capacities.
Tracing and Tracking Trials
The data used in tracking and tracing tests include nearness to target center, tracking constant, adaptation of target speed, hand velocity, directional control, and nearness to the model path. For the tracking exercise, a patient was required to move a pointer along the wave-making sure that it did not deviate from the path (Inzelberg, Schechtman and Hocherman 2). The patient was required to maintain a velocity of 16mm/sec at the trough and crest and 20mm/sec along the middle segments of the sine wave. The path that the pointer traced was displayed in green. In case the patient deviates from the target, s/he was supposed to pause until the pointer is reinserted. The proximity to the target center was supposed to lie within a range of 50mm on either side of the sine wave. On the other hand, in the tracing test, there was no velocity limit. Patients were required to repeat the tracing and tracking activities using both hands.
Results
The exercise showed that both tracking and tracing were not as smooth as anticipated. Besides, there was a significant difference between VMC performance errors and average normal control. The study showed that there was a correlation between the Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS) value and tracing velocity. However, there was a significant relationship between the rate of tracking disruptions and the lost tracking-time (Inzelberg, Schechtman and Hocherman 3). There was no constant relationship between UPDRS and VMC item clusters. Initial studies attributed the weak motor capabilities of Parkinson’s disease to the VMC deficit. Nonetheless, it was later found that shortfalls in the interior management of tracking progress lowered the capacity to work in a free-forward manner. Moreover, it was found that interior illustration of the target trajectory impedes VMC.
The study found that individuals suffering from Parkinson’s disease were capable of moving their hands at the right velocity. However, they could not trace or track a path accurately (Inzelberg, Schechtman and Hocherman 6). From the study, it was evident that the ability to organize in a speedy enough successful rejoinder was strongly associated with the impairment of visuomotor coordination and not great on the decrease in motor capacities.
Conclusion
The study showed that the dearth in visuomotor coordination that is allied to Parkinson’s disease is many-sided in both mental and practical terms. There was a correlation between impairment in VMC and clinical aspects like posture and gait.
Works Cited
Inzelberg, Rivka, Edna Schechtman and Shraga Hocherman. “Visuo-Motor Coordination Deficits and Motor Impairments in Parkinson’s Disease.” Public Library of Science 3.11 (2008): 1-8. Print.