Postural Control: A Key Issue in Developmental Disorders

Product Description
The complex nature of the postural control system makes it vulnerable to adverse conditions during early life, such as
prenatally or perinatally acquired lesions of the brain or preterm birth. Children with disorders of the developing
brain nearly always have dysfunctions in postural control. The postural control system of children with other
neurodevelopmental disabilities such as myelomeningocele or muscle disease is also challenged: it has to find age-
specific solutions for the postural problems posed by the disorder. These postural problems have serious consequences
for the activities of daily life, as adequate postural control is a prerequisite for adequate motility.




Until now, knowledge about the nature of postural problems in children has been scattered, and this has hampered the
development of appropriate therapeutic management strategies. This book is a breakthrough in that it introduces the
reader to the complexity of typical and atypical postural development and provides suggestions for the day-to-day
management of postural problems in children with developmental disorders such as cerebral palsy, developmental
coordination disorder, muscle disorder and myelomeningocoele.





“This should be a ‘must read’ for anyone whose occupation or interests are in the areas of motor development or
rehabilitation” Diane Damiano.

About the Author
Mijna Hadders-Algra (Professor of Developmental Neurology, University Medical Centre Groningen, The Netherlands)
Eva Brogren Carlberg (Associate Professor of Neuroscience, Department of Woman and Child Health, Neuropaediatric
Research Unit, Astrid Lindgren Children's Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden)