FINE MOTOR

Motor skills are actions that involve the movement of muscles in the body. They are divided into two groups: Gross motor and Fine motor.

Gross motor skills include the larger movements of arms, legs, feet, or the entire body such as: crawling, running, and jumping. Lifting your arm to insert it into the sleeve of a shirt or kicking a ball with your leg is another example of gross motor movement.

Fine motor skills are the movements and coordination of the small muscles of the body, typically thought of as the movements that involve the fingers, hands, lips, tongue, and toes. These are smaller actions, such as grasping an object between the thumb and a finger or using the lips and tongue to taste objects. Both types of motor skills usually develop together, because many activities depend on the coordination of gross and fine motor skills.  Fine motor skills are important for supporting independence with dressing, eating, typing, sewing, writing, and turning a page in a book.

Our facility offers a unique department addressing these specific motor skills. We apply a variety of therapies that stimulate the use of the affected hand, fingers, and toes.