Primitive Reflexes Cheat Sheet Page 3
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3Reflex Name
Descrip on
Age
Age
Signs and Symptoms of Reten on
Develops
Inhibited
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Two parts to this reflex: flexion (forward) and extension
Flexion : Begins to
Flexion :
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Poor posture ‐ stoop (Flexion) walk on toes (Extension)
Tonic Labyrinthine
(backwards)
develop in utero
Approx. 4
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Hypotonus
‐weak muscle tone (Flexion), s ff jerky movements (Extension)
Reflex (TLR)
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Basis for head management and postural stability using
Extension:
months of life
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Ves bular
problems (poor sense of balance, mo on sickness) ‐ ( Flexion and
major muscle groups
Present at birth
Extension:
Extension)
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Reflex is elicited by either moving the head forward
Up to 3 years
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Oculomotor dysfunc ons ‐ visual‐perceptual difficul es and spacial percep on
(flexion) or backwards (extension), either above or below
old
problems ( Flexion and Extension)
the spine
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Poor sequencing ( Flexion and Extension)
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TLR exerts a tonic influence on the distribu on of muscle
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Dislike of spor ng ac vi es (Flexion)
tone throughout the body ‐ helping the baby “straighten
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Poor sense of me (Flexion)
out” from the flexed posi on in the womb
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Poor organiza onal skills (Extension)
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Balance, muscle tone (balance between flexor and
extensor muscles) and
p ropriocep on
are all trained
during this process
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Two parts to this reflex: flexion (forward) and extension
Both flexion and
Both flexion
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Poor posture
Symmetrical Tonic
(backwards)
extension
and extension
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Tendency to “slump” when si ng especially at desk/table
Neck Reflex (STNR) *
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When child is prone res ng on all four limbs, flexion of the
emerges 6‐9
9‐11 months
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Simian (ape like) walk
head causes the arms to bend and the legs to extend
months of life
of life
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Poor hand‐eye coordina on such as copying from the board
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Head extension, on the other hand, causes the legs to flex
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Inability to sit s ll and concentrate
and the arms to straighten.
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Helps the child to defy gravity by ge ng up off the floor
onto hands and knees from the prone posi on
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Helps to inhibit the TLR and forms the bridge to the next
stage of development
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Helps to inhibit the TLR and forms the bridge to the next
Emerges 4‐5
3.5 years of
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Affects the development of balance and muscle tone in rapidly changing
Landau Reflex *
stage of development
months of life
life
condi ons
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Engages the extensor tone throughout the body in the
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Runs with s ff awkward movement
prone posi on if the baby is suspended in the air with
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Find hopping , skipping and jumping difficult
support under the stomach
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To assist with posture development
*Considered a “bridge” reflex between primi ve and postural
References:
1.
Disconnected Kids, Dr. Robert Melillo, Penguin Group Inc, 2009
2.
Reflexes, Learning and Behaviour, A Window Into the Child’s Mind, Sally Goddard, Fern Ridge Press, 2005.
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