Rehabilitation training methods for premature infants

Premature babies are very common. After birth, such babies need to be hospitalized for observation for a few days so that any abnormal conditions can be discovered in time and the baby's physical problems can be quickly resolved. What are the rehabilitation training methods for premature babies? This is something that many parents are not very clear about. You can consult on such issues to gain some understanding.

Rehabilitation training methods for premature infants:

Rehabilitation training methods for premature infants aged 1 to 12 months

0-2 months

Lie prone and raise your head. Prone exercises should be started when the gestational age reaches 40 weeks. One hour before feeding, when the baby wakes up on an empty stomach, use words and toys to guide the baby to lift his head in the prone position. Train for 10 minutes each time, 4 to 6 times a day.

Mother-child face-to-face training method. The child lies prone on the mother, and the mother can talk to the child to encourage the child to lift his head.

Side-lying symmetrical position. Let the child lie on his side in bed, with both upper limbs and hands kept in the middle position of the trunk. This posture can control abnormal asymmetric posture and abnormal extensor muscle tension.

March to April

Prone head lift training. Continue to let the child perform prone head-lift training.

Turn over. Use toys to induce the child to turn over. When helping the child to turn over, hold the child's hand with one hand and use the other hand to gently turn the child to the opposite side on the shoulder. Practice at least 7 to 8 times a day.

Balance training. Place the child in supine position on a blanket, and two parents hold the two ends of the blanket and rock him left and right. 2 to 4 times a day.

Hand-mouth coordination training. In supine position, let the child grasp both feet with both hands and put them to the mouth to practice hand-mouth-eye coordination movements.

Grip training. Place the toy in the midline to encourage the child to extend his upper limbs forward and spread his fingers to grasp. Do this 7 to 8 times a day.

May-June

Sitting training. The child should spread his lower limbs, lean his trunk forward, and sit with his upper limbs supported in front of him. He can also practice sitting with his back leaning. Practice 5 to 6 times a day, 10 minutes each time.

Crawl. Parents can use toys to tease the baby in front and support the soles of the baby's feet from behind to help the baby move forward. Practice for 5 to 10 minutes each time, 7 to 8 times a day.

Active grip training. Have the child sit and place toys in front of the body at different distances and heights. Let the child practice reaching for the toys from different distances and heights. Practice 5 to 6 times a day. 10 minutes each time.

July-August

Crawl on hands and knees. Perform crawling exercises on your hands and knees. It is required to climb 50 to 100 meters per day.

Pick-up action training. Stand the child and support his knees to prevent them from bending. Place toys in front of the child and let him practice bending over to pick them up. The degree of bending goes from high to low. From easy to difficult. Practice this movement 2 to 4 times a day, 10 to 30 times each time.

The action of pinching with both hands. At around 7 months old, the child is able to use his thumb. At this time, you can give him some small toys to let him practice using his fingers, and help him progress from grasping with a handful to fine movements such as using the thumb and other fingers to pinch.

September to December

Stand with arms, squats, stand alone and walk alone.

These are the rehabilitation training methods for premature babies. Parents can use these methods with confidence, as they are of no help to the baby's body. However, it should be noted that when using these methods, attention should also be paid to the baby's body. If any abnormal situation occurs, they need to be stopped.