Gross Motor Skills
Large movements of the arms, legs and trunk, running, jumping, climbing, catching a ball.
Gross motor skills are the movements powered by large muscle groups, the arms, legs, and trunk, that let a person sit, stand, walk, run, jump, climb and keep balance. These skills develop first in babies (rolling, crawling, standing) and form the foundation for later fine motor work. A child with weak gross motor skills may slump at a desk, trip often, avoid playground equipment, or struggle with ball sports. In adults, rehabilitation after stroke or spinal cord injury focuses heavily on regaining gross motor control before finer tasks are retrained.
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Developmental Coordination Disorder
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