Chen Difeng陈迪峰
Instructor. Specialization: PMT. Psychomotor rehabilitation.
Psychomotor therapist at the Neurolife International Center for Child Development.
Graduated from the Department of Rehabilitation Therapy at Hubei Polytechnic College.
Work experience:
Continuing education courses:
About psychomotor rehabilitation: Psychomotor rehabilitation, which originated in France, is a technique based on the theories of psychology, rehabilitation medicine, pedagogy, sociology, and the science of human development. It combines various forms of art, including dance, painting, sculpture, music, theater, cinema, circus arts, and body percussion, using games and physical activity as means of therapy.
The method covers all motor functions closely related to thinking, the psyche, emotions, and brain function. Through a series of "psychophysical reconstruction" methods, patients' motor and cognitive abilities and capacity for participation are improved. The innovativeness of the approach lies in viewing the psyche and the body as a single whole, which makes it possible to understand the complexity of the human body's functioning more accurately and to apply therapeutic measures aimed at the connection between physical motor functions and mental state.
Psychomotor rehabilitation is a non-pharmacological treatment method distinct from physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, and psychotherapy. Its uniqueness lies in a holistic approach to the functions of the brain and body, allowing therapists to better understand the complexity of the human body through psychomotor assessment. The four core principles of psychomotor rehabilitation — "empathy", "adaptation", "relationships", and "non-verbal communication" — are aimed at actively involving both patients and their families in the rehabilitation process.
Key areas of work include:
Psychomotor rehabilitation is applied to patients of all age groups: from premature infants to the elderly, and is especially effective for disorders of neuropsychological functions associated with incomplete development or degeneration of the brain in childhood and old age.
The method shows high effectiveness in cases of:
Graduated from the Department of Rehabilitation Therapy at Hubei Polytechnic College.
Work experience:
- Internship at Yuanlin Rehabilitation Hospital, Jiangyin, Wuxi (2021)
- Worked at the Hejian Foot and Ankle Center in Wuhan (April 2022)
- Working at the Neurolife International Rehabilitation Center in Huizhou (from August 2022 to the present)
Continuing education courses:
- March 2023 - Online course on the 6F theory
- April 2023 - Online lecture "New international, evidence-based recommendations for effective intervention measures for motor disorders in children with cerebral palsy (CP)"
- August 2023 - Course "ABM (Anat Baniel Method NeuroMovement) concept of neuromotor rehabilitation" led by instructor Zhang Shuxin (theory and practice)
- January 2024 - Study of Professor Liu Hejian's "Psychomotor rehabilitation" with a focus on practical play-based techniques
- March-April 2024 - In-person training "Clinically oriented psychomotor rehabilitation" led by Professor Liu Hejian at the Hejian head office
- July 2024 - Participation in the charity lectures of the China Association of Rehabilitation Medicine "Love on the Road" (Ai Zai Lu Shang) program (Zhongshan station), studying the topics: "Sensory integration", "Control of muscle tone in children with cerebral palsy (CP) — surgical methods", "6F", "Active complex training technique CME (MEDEK)", "Gait analysis from the perspective of psychomotor rehabilitation", "Strategies for clinical intervention in speech disorders"
About psychomotor rehabilitation: Psychomotor rehabilitation, which originated in France, is a technique based on the theories of psychology, rehabilitation medicine, pedagogy, sociology, and the science of human development. It combines various forms of art, including dance, painting, sculpture, music, theater, cinema, circus arts, and body percussion, using games and physical activity as means of therapy.
The method covers all motor functions closely related to thinking, the psyche, emotions, and brain function. Through a series of "psychophysical reconstruction" methods, patients' motor and cognitive abilities and capacity for participation are improved. The innovativeness of the approach lies in viewing the psyche and the body as a single whole, which makes it possible to understand the complexity of the human body's functioning more accurately and to apply therapeutic measures aimed at the connection between physical motor functions and mental state.
Psychomotor rehabilitation is a non-pharmacological treatment method distinct from physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, and psychotherapy. Its uniqueness lies in a holistic approach to the functions of the brain and body, allowing therapists to better understand the complexity of the human body through psychomotor assessment. The four core principles of psychomotor rehabilitation — "empathy", "adaptation", "relationships", and "non-verbal communication" — are aimed at actively involving both patients and their families in the rehabilitation process.
Key areas of work include:
- Motor functions: gross motor skills, fine motor skills, coordination
- Non-verbal communication: emotional muscle tone, social interaction
- Executive functions: capacity for inhibition, working memory, cognitive flexibility, attention
- Sensory integration: visual, auditory, tactile, proprioceptive, and interoceptive perception
- Body perception: body schema, bodily awareness, body image
- Learning abilities: writing, reading, arithmetic
- Temporal organization: time planning, rhythm, cyclicity
- Spatial organization: spatial perception, organization, and planning
Psychomotor rehabilitation is applied to patients of all age groups: from premature infants to the elderly, and is especially effective for disorders of neuropsychological functions associated with incomplete development or degeneration of the brain in childhood and old age.
The method shows high effectiveness in cases of:
- Learning difficulties
- Developmental coordination disorders
- High-functioning autism
- Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
- Social impairments
- Emotional disorders
- Oppositional defiant disorder
- Conduct disorders
- Anxiety disorders
- Cerebral palsy (CP)
- Childhood and adolescent depression
- Sleep disorders
- Age-related disorders and Alzheimer's disease
- The aftereffects of stroke and other psychomotor disorders
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