OCCUPATIONAL AND PHYSICAL THERAPY TERMS

• OT (Occupational Therapist):
  The professional who provides expertise with assessment and activities of daily living, focuses on upper body development and treatment of neurological dysfunction with the central nervous system.
  
• PT (Physical Therapist):
  The professional who provides expertise in the structural function of joints and muscles, evaluates and treats children who have dysfunction of the musculoskeletal system and central nervous system.
• Gross Motor:
  Any large movement activity that involves arms, legs, trunk balance, and coordination, such as throwing, skipping, climbing, hopping.
• Fine Motor:
  Any small motor dexterity activity, generally with hands, such as stringing beads, using scissors, and writing skills.
• Perceptual Motor:
  The ability to look at your environment, identify or perceive it correctly, and then manipulate (move) your body and/or objects in that environment effectively.
• Proprioceptive Sense:
  The part of the nervous system that tells you where your body parts are without looking at them.
  
• Occulomotor:
  The movement quality of the eyes - controlled by muscles around the eyes which affect ability to follow moving objects.
• Vestibular:
  The balance mechanism located in the inner ear which coordinates occulomotor, gross motor and fine motor development.
• Spatial:
  The ability to know where you are in relationship to other objects in your space.