174 Pages 85 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

174 Pages 85 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

174 Pages 85 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

The Infant Motor Profile is a practical manual on a new, evidence-based method to assess infant motor behaviour. Not only looking at what milestones the infant has reached, but also paying attention to the quality of motor behaviour – how the infant moves – this text provides professionals involved in the care of infants at risk of developmental disorders with information on five... Read more

1.Introduction  2.Principles of neuromotor development  3.Design, performance and psychometric properties of the IMP  4.Assessment of motor behaviour in supine  5.Assessment of motor behaviour in prone  6.Assessment of motor behaviour in sitting position  7.Assessment of motor behaviour during standing and walking  8.Assessment of reaching, grasping and manipulation of objects during sitting  9.General: items observed throughout the assessment  10.Clinical application and significance of the IMP

Biography

Mijna Hadders-Algra is Professor of Developmental Neurology at the Institute for Developmental Neurology, University Medical Center Groningen, The Netherlands.

Kirsten R. Heineman is a practising paediatric neurologist as well as a post-doctoral researcher at the Institute for Developmental Neurology, University Medical Center Groningen, The Netherlands.