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Therapeutic encounters with preterm infants: interaction, posture and movement

Gunn Kristin Øberg1, Yvette Blanchard, Aud Obstfelder

  • 1Department of Health and Care Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Tromsø , Tromsø , Norway .

Physiotherapy Theory and Practice
|July 16, 2013
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Physiotherapy for preterm infants benefits from understanding embodied interaction. Coordinated, meaningful engagement between therapist and infant enhances motor outcomes.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatric physiotherapy
  • Motor development in preterm infants
  • Enactive intersubjectivity

Background:

  • Physiotherapy is a key intervention for preterm infants with motor disorders.
  • Limited understanding exists on how interactions influence therapeutic outcomes.
  • Theoretical frameworks can enhance comprehension of these interactions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the impact of individual and contextual actions in physiotherapy for preterm infants.
  • To introduce theoretical principles for understanding patient-therapist interaction.
  • To provide a framework for analyzing interactional components in pediatric physiotherapy.

Main Methods:

  • Theoretical paper
  • Phenomenology of the body
  • Enactive intersubjectivity

Main Results:

  • Social interaction and intentional actions are mutually influential in therapy.
  • Embodied interaction and meaning generation are crucial for effective physiotherapy.
  • Coordinated embodied interaction can improve motor performance in preterm infants.

Conclusions:

  • Effective physiotherapy for preterm infants relies on dynamic, embodied interaction.
  • Meaningful engagement between therapist and infant is a fundamental driving force.
  • Enhanced motor performance is achievable through coordinated therapeutic encounters.
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