Vestibular stimulation influence on motor development in infants.
Preambulatory, normal human infants were exposed to sessions of mild semicircular canal stimulation on 2 days per week for 4 weeks. The gross motor ability of each child was assessed before and after the 4-week period. The vestibular stimulation effected a significant improvement in gross motor skills.
D002657:Child Development / Q000502:physiology; D005133:Eye Movements; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D009048:Motor Skills / Q000502:physiology*; D012018:Reflex / Q000502:physiology; D012399:Rotation; D014722:Vestibule, Labyrinth / Q000502:physiology*