Sensory Processing at Azzolino
Sensory processing refers to how the nervous system receives messages from the senses and turns them into appropriate motor and behavioral responses.
Whether you are reading a book, riding a bike, or biting into a hamburger, successful completion of the activity requires accurate sensory integration.
Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD, formerly known as “sensory integration dysfunction”) is a condition that exists when sensory signals do not become appropriate motor responses. Pioneering occupational therapist and neuroscientist A. Jean Ayres, PhD, likened SPD to a neurological “traffic jam” that prevents certain parts of the brain from receiving the information needed to correctly interpret sensory information.
A person with SPD finds it difficult to process and act upon information received through the senses, which creates challenges in performing countless everyday tasks. Motor clumsiness, behavioral problems, anxiety, depression, school failure are all impacts of SPD.
OUR DOCTORS
Get to know us and our doctors. We are Neurological Chiropractors, Integrative MDs, Naturopaths, Respiratory Therapists and more.
SPECIALIST
SERGIO F. AZZOLINO
Dr. Sergio F. Azzolino is an internationally renowned clinician who has been serving his profession and patients from around the world since 1995. In 2012…
Read more about Dr. Azzolino
SPECIALIST
SERGIO F. AZZOLINO
Dr. Sergio F. Azzolino is an internationally renowned clinician who has been serving his profession and patients from around the world since 1995. In 2012 he was appointed by Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr. to the California State Board of Chiropractic Examiners, and served as Chairman of the Board for several years. He is President of the American Chiropractic Neurology Board, an Assistant Professor of Clinical Neurology for the Carrick Institute for Graduate Studies.
