Progress in the application of sensory integration training in children with developmental delay_West China Medical Journal

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WANG Yahui ¹ ,  WANG Yan ¹ , LÜ Lijie ¹ , Li Tianyi ¹ , QIN Huan ¹ , WANG Shujin ¹ , WANG Yan ² , PEI Fei ²

1. Graduate School, Heilongjiang University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150040, P. R. China;
2. Department of Rehabilitation, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Heilongjiang University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150001, P. R. China;

Corresponding author：

WANG Yan, Email: swallow-1113@163.com

Keywords：

Sensory integration training; developmental delay; dysfunction; rehabilitation

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10.7507/1002-0179.202311084

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The prevalence of developmental delay (DD) in children worldwide is still on the rise, and its causes are complex and diverse, causing varying degrees of impact on the development of the sensory nervous system in the brain of children. Sensory integration training is a treatment method that applies sensory stimulation and comprehensive activities. It is currently widely used in children with DD. This therapy can effectively improve the development and integration of the sensory system in children with DD. It also enhances the individual’s ability to adapt to external stimuli, promoting their development in language, motor, and cognitive functions. This article explores the relevant mechanisms of sensory integration training and DD, as well as the current status and effects of its application in DD children, in order to promote the development and progress of related research fields.

Citation： WANG Yahui, WANG Yan, LÜ Lijie, Li Tianyi, QIN Huan, WANG Shujin, WANG Yan, PEI Fei. Progress in the application of sensory integration training in children with developmental delay. West China Medical Journal, 2024, 39(4): 660-664. doi: 10.7507/1002-0179.202311084 Copy

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1. Choo YY, Agarwal P, How CH, et al. Developmental delay: identification and management at primary care level. Singapore Med J, 2019, 60(3): 119-123.
2. AlMutiri R, Malta M, Shevell MI, et al. Evaluation of individuals with non-syndromic global developmental delay and intellectual disability. Children (Basel), 2023, 10(3): 414.
3. Pop-Jordanova N. Identification and management of child development-practice parameters. Arch Public Health, 2022, 14(1): 1.
4. 项栋良, 王艳, 赵明月, 等. 中医五音疗法结合感觉统合训练在全面性发育迟缓儿童中的临床研究. 中华中医药杂志, 2023, 38(8): 3940-3943.
5. Andelin L, Reynolds S, Schoen S. Effectiveness of occupational therapy using a sensory integration approach: a multiple-baseline design study. Am J Occup Ther, 2021, 75(6): 7506205030.
6. 牛玉芝, 张文海, 丁强. 儿童感觉统合治疗的研究进展. 中国康复理论与实践, 2019, 25(9): 1032-1037.
7. Ayres AJ. Sensory integration and learning disorder. Los Angeles: Western Psychological Services, 1972: 204-218.
8. Guardado KE, Sergent SR. Sensory Integration. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls, 2021.
9. Homayounnia Firouzjah M, Majidi Yaeichi N, Hematinia R. The effectiveness of sensory-motor integration exercises on social skills and motor performance in children with autism. J Autism Dev Disord, 2024: 1-8.
10. Passarello N, Tarantino V, Chirico A, et al. Sensory processing disorders in children and adolescents: taking stock of assessment and novel therapeutic tools. Brain Sci, 2022, 12(11): 1478.
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12. Foxe JJ, Del Bene VA, Ross LA, et al. Multisensory audiovisual processing in children with a sensory processing disorder (II): speech integration under noisy environmental conditions. Front Integr Neurosci, 2020, 14: 39.
13. Symons FJ, Burkitt CC, Wilcox G, et al. Modifying quantitative sensory testing to investigate behavioral reactivity in a pediatric global developmental delay sample: relation to peripheral innervation and chronic pain outcomes. Dev Psychobiol, 2022, 64(8): e22329.
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15. Mulligan S, Douglas S, Armstrong C. Characteristics of idiopathic sensory processing disorder in young children. Front Integr Neurosci, 2021, 15: 647928.
16. Siegel M, McGuire K, Veenstra-VanderWeele J, et al. Practice parameter for the assessment and treatment of psychiatric disorders in children and adolescents with intellectual disability (intellectual developmental disorder). J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry, 2020, 59(4): 468-496.
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19. Dall’Orso S, Fifer WP, Balsam PD, et al. Cortical processing of multimodal sensory learning in human neonates. Cereb Cortex, 2021, 31(3): 1827-1836.
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23. Lane SJ, Mailloux Z, Schoen S, et al. Neural foundations of ayres sensory integration^®. Brain Sci, 2019, 9(7): 153.
24. Rezaul Karim AKM, Proulx MJ, de Sousa AA, et al. Neuroplasticity and crossmodal connectivity in the normal, healthy brain. Psychol Neurosci, 2021, 14(3): 298-334.
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27. Lipkin PH, Macias MM, Council on Children with Disabilities, et al. Promoting optimal development: identifying infants and young children with developmental disorders through developmental surveillance and screening. Pediatrics, 2020, 145(1): e20193449.
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33. 赵越. 感觉统合治疗对言语和语言发育障碍患儿的应用价值. 实用中西医结合临床, 2023, 23(3): 79-81, 85.
34. Brooks JX, Cullen KE. Predictive sensing: the role of motor signals in sensory processing. Biol Psychiatry Cogn Neurosci Neuroimaging, 2019, 4(9): 842-850.
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36. Mahaseth PK, Choudhary A. Sensory integration therapy verses conventional physical therapy among children with cerebral palsy on gross motor function-a comparative randomized controlled trial. Ann Rom Soc Cell Biol, 2021: 17315-17334.
37. Tahir N, Ahmed SI, Ishaque F, et al. Effectiveness of sensory integration therapy (vestibular & proprioception input) on gross motor functioning in developmental delayed and spastic diplegic CP children. Int J Res Innov Soc Sci, 2019, 3(6): 2454-6186.
38. 李旭利. 感觉统合训练治疗精神运动发育迟缓患儿的效果. 中外医学研究, 2021, 19(35): 1-4.
39. Jessen S, Obleser J, Tune S. Neural tracking in infants - an analytical tool for multisensory social processing in development. Dev Cogn Neurosci, 2021, 52: 101034.
40. Hebert JR, Filley CM. Multisensory integration and white matter pathology: contributions to cognitive dysfunction. Front Neurol, 2022, 13: 1051538.
41. Jorquera-Cabrera S, Romero-Ayuso D, Rodriguez-Gil G, et al. Assessment of sensory processing characteristics in children between 3 and 11 years old: a systematic review. Front Pediatr, 2017, 5: 57.
42. 金璐璐, 吴丽, 任麦青. 感觉统合训练治疗小儿精神发育迟滞的效果. 临床医学, 2020, 40(8): 64-66.
43. Lecuona E, Van Jaarsveld A, Raubenheimer J, et al. Sensory integration intervention and the development of the premature infant: a controlled trial. S Afr Med J, 2017, 107(11): 976-982.
44. Yasuda R, Hayashi Y, Hell JW. CaMKII: a central molecular organizer of synaptic plasticity, learning and memory. Nat Rev Neurosci, 2022, 23(11): 666-682.
45. 全莉娟. 感觉统合训练改善颅脑外伤幼鼠认知障碍的作用及机制研究. 南昌: 南昌大学医学部, 2023.
46. Lipkin PH, Macias MM, Baer Chen B, et al. Trends in pediatricians’ developmental screening: 2002-2016. Pediatrics, 2020, 145(4): e20190851.

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