物理治療怎樣幫助有平衡、協調和姿勢問題的小孩子

協助物理治療學會兒科專研組於TVB News(2018/7)的訪問，希望讓大眾多認識物理治療怎樣幫助有平衡、協調和姿勢問題的小孩子。

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Important factors for your children to grow healthy 孩子健康成長的重要元素

Sensory and motor developments are the underlying foundation for all future progress. Babies learn through interaction with their environment. In order to do so, an infant must have the abilities to sense, to feel, and to move freely and purposefully. Sensory and motor development affect the child’s ability to explore the surroundings, to turn his/her head in order to follow a moving object with the eyes, to reach and to grasp toys, to crawl, walk, run, climb and jump, etc.. These physical, interactive activities foster understanding and mastery of the environment, stimulating cognitive, language and social development.

孩子感覺與運動的發展直接影響孩子探索環境的能力，對未來成長亦有着密切的關係。因為孩子是透過與環境的互動來認識世界的，而要做到這點，孩子就必須要俱備良好感覺、感知與活動的能力。例如孩子看見顏色鮮豔的玩具車(視覺) 或聽到車子的聲音(聽覺) ，令他知道車的存在，車走動時他需追視車的同時(眼動控制)，頭亦會跟隨轉動(頸部肌力)，他伸手去抓玩具車時亦需要良好的關節感覺、觸覺和視覺空間感來控制手眼協調，他亦需要有一定的肌力、軀幹控制、關節固定力、耐力以維持不同的姿勢控制，而要在不同姿勢下也能保持平衡亦需依靠良好的視覺、前庭覺、關節感覺及觸覺。每天孩子便是靠着感覺、運動與環境的互動來認識世界，從而刺激認知、語言及社交的發展。

How can Paediatric Physiotherpist help your kids? 兒科物理治療師可以怎樣幫助你的孩子？

Paediatric physiotherapy is holistic in nature to treat the whole child in order to facilitate the child’s physical and mental growth, general health and well-being, but not just the body in isolation. A paediatric physiotherapist helps to maximize a child’s sensory and motor function; to stimulate optimal physical development and physical fitness; to facilitate independent self care and daily living; to encourage participation in physical activities, so as to enhance better self-image, self-esteem and self-confidence.

兒科物理治療師會關心孩子整體的發展和需要來引導他的生理、心理及健康上的成長，並不只是單看個別身體上的問題。兒科物理治療師會設計適當的療程以强化孩子的感覺與運動系统，提升體能發展和體適能，促進自理能力，使孩子更能參予體能或集體遊戲，從而加強自我形像、自尊與自信心。

Peadiatric Physiotherapist can help... 兒科物理治療師可以幫助...

 Peadiatric Physiotherapist can help Babies or children with:
兒科物理治療師可以幫助孩子的問題包括:

1. Delay gross and fine motor development (e.g. dislike being placed on his/her tummy at 5 months old and does not appear to push up with arms; never crawl but shuffles on his/her bottom or cannot use the thumb and index finger to grip at 12 months.)