Biomedical subjects
J R Kreutzberg
Publications and source records attributed to J R Kreutzberg.
Semicircular canal stimulation in cerebral palsied children.
Twelve cerebral palsied children were exposed to 16 sessions of horizontal and vertical semicircular canal stimulation over a four-week period in order to determine the effectiveness of this form of stimulation as a therapeutic procedure. A control group of 11 cerebral palsied children was included. A quantitative evaluation of a series of reflexes and of gross motor skills showed a highly significant degree of improvement following the four weeks of treatment. A qualitative evaluation of each subject corroborated these findings and suggested improvements in fine motor control and in social/emotional behavior. A possible central nervous system mechanism underlying the improvement in motor skills is discussed.
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.