The first year of life is a period of rapid development, and perhaps the best time both to detect problems and to intervene. Hand function is one of the key aspects of motor and sensory development. Manual motor skills are one of the most frequent deficits in developmental problems. Many... read more →
Jan
12
Nov
05
Let´s begin with a bit of History… Auscultation has been along the years a fundamental tool to listen to the sounds and its relation to lung diseases. Already the great Hippocrates introduced new terms such as the description of the characteristic noise produced by the air-liquid interface that is perceived... read more →
Oct
14
We should bear in mind that the breathing health has become a global goal, present and future (Unite For Lungs Health 2017), usually little known, although the respiratory system illnesses have a very high prevalence and incidence in all groups of age; being the main cause of death among children... read more →
Aug
05
En la primer parte de este artículo revisamos que el porteo es una costumbre milenaria, cargada de historia y como tal nos planteamos la inquietud de cuál es realmente su función. En esta segunda etapa, realizaremos una recopilación de datos sobre sus beneficios y cómo optimizarlos, para intentar entender qué... read more →
Jul
09
Es curioso que cuando hacemos referencia al porteo materno-infantil pensamos que es un término moderno o de la actualidad, pero ¿nos hemos puesto a pensar cuántos años tiene esta actividad? La realidad es que el porteo proviene de culturas muy antiguas, de hecho los primeros registros que se han encontrado... read more →
May
16
Flat feet is a common concern for families and continues to be a debate in the health field. The foot is made up of several arches, but the one we most often observe is the internal longitudinal arch. The arches were not invented by the architects, they were invented by... read more →
Apr
12
Don't you think that in recent years we have had an epidemic of short lingual frenulum? Looking for information in this regard, it turns out that there are texts from Greek antiquity that name the impact of this membrane on breastfeeding and speech. So it is not a dysfunction of... read more →
Feb
27
25% of babies without neurological damage have suction-swallowing problems (LaMantia et al. 2016). It is a figure not negligible. In addition, 80% of children with developmental disorders present these difficulties. The relationship is important to the point that there are authors who wonder if early sucking and swallowing problems can... read more →
Jan
19
When we take care of a child with developmental problems, motor coordination problems or attention problems, it is not all about assessing balance. Yes, it is true that poor neurological construction can lead to neurodevelopmental problems. But at the same time, important aspects of everyday life can make a difference.... read more →
Jan
12
If there is one thing that I love about my job as a teacher and researcher, it is to build bridges. We have developed many areas of knowledge isolated from others. It is possible that from the hyperspecialization of health sciences. In recent years researchers are in a movement that... read more →