Vestibular system

picks up from the environment around us. Sensory information is received from the peripheral nervous system, which consist of sensations from the skin, muscles and our senses, which then transmitted to the brain. The information is then integrated and the individual has an adaptive response. An individual is composed of eight senses, which are tactile, olfactory, gustatory, visual, auditory, vestibular, proprioception and intraception. Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD), also known as Sensory…

semicircular canal through the vestibule. The vestibule contains the saccule and the utricle and these are responsible for keeping you balanced. The vestibule leads to a round window and the eighth cranial nerve. The eighth cranial nerve is made of the vestibular nerve which helps with balance and the cochlear nerve which assists with…

bored or disruptive? On a similar thought, author and pediatric therapist Cris Rowan remarks, “Further analysis of the impact of technology on the developing child indicates that while the vestibular, proprioceptive, tactile and attachment systems are under stimulated, the visual and auditory sensory systems are in ‘overload’,” (Rowan). In other words, not only is there an underwhelming amount of things for students to do with a digital device, there is also an overwhelming amount of…

• Fistula develops (thin membrane) in skin, or oral mucosa to contain infection locally. • *Can spread to Paranasal Sinus via Blood or Lymphatics • *Maxillary Sinus = Caused by Upper Resp. Infections Via Blood System: (Potentially Fatal) • Cavernous Sinus → 1) Pterygoid Plexus, 2) Superior Ophthalmic Vein→Facial Vein → 1) Posterior Superior/ 2) Inferior Alveolar Veins / 3) Superior/ 4) Inferior Labial Veins • Valves prevent retrograde backflow into CS, thus infections…

based in NYC for children with SPD, made a push in recent years to find ways of combining all the therapy plans used in traditional OT that focus on touch, proprioception and vestibular…

Learning Extension Project-Create a Product “If students learn better on their feet…then let’s get them out of their seat!” (Lengel, 2010, p. I) Educational research proves that using movement in teaching not only enhances curriculum, but more importantly engages student learning, stimulates the brain for learning, and improves brain function. Movement allows students to refocus and helps strengthen their ability to pay attention. Students and teachers are both responsible to maintain focus…

auditory nerve to the brain. By combining the impulses sent though both ears the brain is able to determine from which direction a sound came from and how far away (roughly) the sound is. Another important part of the inner ear is the vestibular system. This system is formed by three semicircular canals and is responsible for maintaining balance and spatial…

Hippotherapy has been used as far back as the time of the Greeks. Hippocrates did a great deal of studying on this type of therapy process. Hippotherapy is a type of therapy that involves horses and people working together. The children will brush, tack, and ride their horse. Riding the horse allows the child to use their core more; therefore, improving their balance, and even motor functions. Through the years, hippotherapy has evolved and broken off into four separate types. There is: valuing,…

Describing the Roles of Sensory Receptors, Sensory Neurons and Specialized Sensory Receptors Sensory neurons are nerve cells within the nervous system that convert external stimuli from an individual’s environment into internal electrical impulses that can be transmitted from one neuron to another. For example, taste buds located in our mouth are sensory neurons that work with olfactory receptors in order to determine the flavour of the food. They are able to do this, in simple terms, because a…

LIMBIC SYSTEM AND TINNITUS Introduction A human body is a very delicate and complicated group of systems and organs that work together. We can say that each part of the body is controlled by and connected to several many organs. Thus, many diseases and disorders in one organ can actually indicate the error in completely different organ or system. That brings us to this, The limbic system and Tinnitus. A person who has tinnitus is a person who is continuously hear noisy and annoying voices and…