32. Unpacking Clinical Language: Eye Control and the Vestibular System

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Spirited Conversations - Engaging and Elevating Pediatric OT

Tracy Stackhouse, Cory Dundon, Michelle Maunder

35 episodes

1 month ago

We are on a mission to build the collective knowledge of paediatric occupational therapists and fellow human beings alike. Most of us are drawn this field because we love children and we believe in the infinite possibility of childhood. But. Once we enter practice, there is often a feeling of being overwhelmed by all there is to know in order to be effective. This podcast was conceived to include you in our SpIRiTed conversations. These discussions have kept us engaged and had an unmeasurable impact on us as therapists. We want to share our regular clinical conversations with others, not knowing all the answers, but allowing each of us to have the space to think and put the pieces together. Tracy’s ability to make clinical reasoning and neuroscience accessible to all is incredibly powerful and worth sharing. ‘Show Notes can be found at www.spiritedconversationspodcast.com

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32. Unpacking Clinical Language: Eye Control and the Vestibular System

Spirited Conversations - Engaging and Elevating Pediatric OT

45 minutes 49 seconds

1 month ago

32. Unpacking Clinical Language: Eye Control and the Vestibular System

In this episode, we’re wrestling with something that comes up all the time in clinic: how do we explain the tricky clinical terms (like ocular control) to parents without losing them? We are continuing on the journey of trying to unpack language, talking about how we translate what we’re seeing in terms of ocular motor functions, vestibular contributions, and somatosensory discrimination into language that actually lands and makes sense for families.

We unpack how the vestibular system and sensory discrimination play into eye movements, how modulation bumps into these issues, and how neurodevelopmental factors shape what we’re observing. Happy Listening!

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Full transcription of our episode is available on our website.

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction to Translating Clinical Concepts

00:36 Challenges in Communicating Clinical Terms

02:26 Navigating Clinical and Medical Spaces

05:58 Understanding Ocular Motor Function

08:25 Connecting Sensory Systems to Daily Life

19:01 Developmental Perspectives on Sensory Integration

26:19 Integrating Information for Developmental Understanding

26:59 Vestibular System and Its Functions

28:39 Motor Control and Its Origins

30:25 Challenges with AI in Understanding Motor Skills

37:20 Clinical Reasoning and Interpretation

38:30 Attachment and Motor Development

42:03 Connecting Threads in Therapy

44:19 Concluding Thoughts and Future Discussions

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