Not exact matches
- strengthening the upper body and core
muscles for other gross motor tasks - strengthening the upper body and core
muscles to create a stable base for fine motor skills - developing stability in the bones of the shoulder joint (the ball and socket joints of the shoulders and hips are shallow and unstable at birth but are molded into stronger, more stable joints through weight - bearing)- visual development to quickly shift focus from
near to far - hand -
eye - coordination - providing plentiful early opportunities for motor planning (movement problem - solving)- refining balance - integrating the movement (vestibular), pressure & stretch (proprioceptive), visual and touch (tactile) sensory systems - learning to coordinate movements where two sides of the body are doing different movements - learning to coordinate upper body and lower body movements - developing body awareness and spatial awareness - fostering independence
In Cat Sense, John Bradshaw explains that their
eye size makes focusing between
near and far so difficult that the
muscles develop with an environmental bias.
When I did Opdivo, now they have spread to my breast, uterus, shoulder, colon the first time, then my lymph node on the neck and 3 places
near the spine the 2nd time, and now my lungs, adrenal gland,
muscles, and
eye.
The ciliary body that comprises the
muscles inside the
eye, which change the shape of the lens in order to enable the
eye to focus on
near or distant objects.
Near infrared light at 850 nm is invisible to the human
eye and penetrates into deeper tissue, leading to benefits like increased
muscle recovery and reduced joint pain.
Switching focus from
near to far allows the ciliary
muscles in the
eye to relax.
If a dog will tolerate being picked up, Ovnic often places the animal
near her, not making
eye contact but very gently touching «until I feel the dog's
muscles start to relax.