M., suffered scald burns in 42% of the body at the age of 13 months, located in both lower extremities, lower back, infer-umbilical area, right flank, left hand and forearm. Previously to the injury, the child was in crawling phase, standing up occasionally and beginning lateral walking.

What should we do as therapists? Encourage the psicomotor development at the expense of skin contractures? Or focus in a correct skin stretching at the expense of the psicomotor development?

In this case, we want to show the dilemma we sometimes have, as therapists, between the conventional treatment for burns, and the treatment for some specific cases, like psychomotor development for babies and child.

As a conclusion, our experience supports the idea of combining, alternatively, both methodologies in order to achieve all objectives.

5 - Between postural control and psychomotor development. A clinical case