Estimulación vestibular en el desarrollo infantil

Abstract

Child development includes the gradual acquisition of skills in the sensorimotor, language and social areas, from birth to 12 years; these are mediated by the maturation of structures of the nervous system that allow the children to relate to their enviroment. The above is carried out efficiently when there is optimal sensoriomotor processing, where the central nervous system organizes and interprets the information from the outside through the senses, and then execute an adequate reponse. Thus, the simulation of the vestibular system favors the area of motor development, however, it has also been proven that from this the other areas are benefited through the two basic vestibular functions (balance and spatial orientation); this allows the child to learn, regulate and adapt the movement, transforming sensory information into postural responses that promote the beginnigs of verticalization of axial axis to consolidate stading, therefore, allowing the children to gradually meet their needs to interact with the environment through the movement in search of new learnings that lead to an optimal development of their independence. The objetive of this article, through a literature review, is to emphasize the importance of the simulation of the vestibular system for the regulation of movement, favoring child development in its different areas. LUXMÉDICA AÑO 14, NÚMERO 40, ENERO-ABRIL 2019, PP 41-51.