Rehabilitation
At Home Rehabilitation Exercises
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42- Fine Motor Control
This task can be performed as outlined below. As a recommended alternative, the game Jenga ® can be purchased at most discount department stores.
LEVEL 1 - Obtain wooden blocks of similar size that can be easily manipulated with a single hand. On a flat firm surface, ask the student to stack the blocks as high as possible, paying attention to the alignment of edges.
LEVEL 2 - Remove blocks one at a time from the top of a stacked array without knocking over the stack.
LEVEL 3 - Create a multi-tiered stack of blocks rather than a single column of blocks. Take turns adding blocks with an emphasis on building a stable structure as high as possible.
LEVEL 4 - Remove blocks from the midst of the stack (not the top blocks). This involves having to identify loose blocks, which takes some practice. Allow the use of two hands at first, but encourage it to be done with one hand eventually.
LEVEL 4 - Remove blocks from the midst of the stack and place them on top of the stack.
Taken from Tasks for Home-Based Cognitive Stimulation Program, the Traumatic Brain Injury Model System at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Dept. of P M & R, Birmingham, AL. © 1998-2003 University of Alabama at Birmingham