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Onset- 28wks gestation Integration- 3mths
Movement of tongue,mouth or head towards stimulus
Allows searching for and locating feeding source. |
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Onset- 28 weeks gestation Integration- 2-5mths
Place index finger mouth,head in midline.
Strong , rhymthicial sucking. Allows ingestion of nutrients. |
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Onset- 28wks gestation Integration-2-5mths
Grasp infant forearms and pull to sit.
Complete flexion of upper extremities.
Enhances momentary reflexive grasp. |
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Onset- 28wks gestation Integration- 4-6mths
Rapidly drop infants head backwards.
1st phase- arm extension/abd/hand opening 2nd phase-arm flex/add.
Facilitates ability to depart from dominant flexor posture.
Protective response. |
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Onset- 28 wks gestation Integration- 9mths
Apply pressure with thumb on the infant's ball of the foot.
Toe flexion. Increases tactile input to the sole of the foot. |
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Onset- 32wks gestation Integration-2mths
Hold in prone, gently tap or scratch alongside spine with finger, from shoulders to buttocks. Lateral trunk flex/wrinkling of skin on stimulated side.
Facilitates lateral flex for trunk stability. |
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| Asymmetric tonic neck (ATNR) |
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Onset- 37wks gestation Integration- 4-6mths
Fully rotate infant head and hold for 5 secs.
Extension of extremities on the face side. Flexion of extremities on the skull side. Promotes visual hand regard. |
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Onset- 37wks gestation Integration- 4-6mths
Place examiner's finger in the palm of infant's hand.
Finger flex, reflexive grasp.
Increases tactile input on the palm of the hand. |
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| Tonic Labyrinthine-Supine |
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Onset- >37wks gestation Integration- 6mths
Place infant in supine. Increase extensor tone.
Facilitates total-body extensor tone. |
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| Tonic Labyrinthine- Prone |
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Onset- >37wks gestation Integration- 6mths
Place infant in prone. Increased flexor tone.
Facilitates total -body flexor tone. |
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| Labyrinthine Optical (head righting) |
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Onset-birth-2mths Integration- persists
Upright positioning of head.
Orients head in space, maintains vertical face. |
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Onset- 3-4mths Integration- 12-24mths
Hold infant in horizontal prone suspension.
Complete extension of head, trunk and extremities.
Breaks up flexor dominance , facilitates prone extension |
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| Symmetric tonic neck (STNR) |
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Onset- 4-6mths Integration- 8-12mths
Place infant in the crawling position and extend the head.
Flexion of hips and knees. Breaks up total extensor posture.
Facilitates static quadrupled position. |
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Onset- 4-6 mths Integration- 5 years
Place infant in supine and fully turn head to one side
Response: log rolling of entire body to maintain alignment with head, Maintains head/body alignment, initiates rolling. |
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| Body righting(on body) (BOB) |
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Onset- 4-6 mths Integration- 5 years
In supine, flex one hip and knee toward the chest and hold briefly. Segmental rolling of the upper trunk to maintain alignment.
Facilitates trunk/ spinal rotation |
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Onset- 4mths Integration- persists
Rapidly suspend and lower vertically. Extension of the lower extremities. Allows accurate placement go lower extremities in anticipation of a surface. |
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| Forward parachute ( protective extension forward) |
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Onset- 6-9mths Integration- Persists
Suddenly tip infant forward while vertically suspended. Sudden extension of the upper extremities. hand opening, and neck extension. |
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| Sideward parachute ( protective response sideward) |
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Onset- 7mths Integration- Persists
Quickly but firmly tip infant off -balance to the side while in sitting position. Arm extension and abduction to the side.
Protects body to prevent a fall, supports body for unilateral use of opposite arm. |
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| Backward parachute ( protective response backward) |
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Onset- 9-10mths Integration- Persists
Quickly but firmly tip infant off-balance backward.
Backward arm extension or arm extension to one side.
Protects body from a fall, unilaterally facilitates spinal rotation. |
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Onset- 5mths Integration- Persists
In prone, slowly raise on side of the supporting surface. Response: Curving if the spine towards the raised side.(opposite to the pull of gravity)
ABD/EXT of arms and legs. Maintains equilibrium w/o arm support. Facilitates postural adjustments in all positions. |
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| Supine Tilting and Sitting |
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Onset- 7-8mths Integration- Persists
In supine or sitting,slowly raise one side of supporting surface,
Curving of the spine toward the raised side. ABD/EXT of arms and legs. |
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Quadrupled Tilting/ Sitting |
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| Onset- 9-12mths Intergration- Persists After positioning infant on all fours, slowly raise one side of supporting surface. Curving of the spine towards the raised side.ABD/EXT of the arms and legs. |
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Onset- 12-21mths Integration- Persists
After positioning infant in standing, slowly raise one side of supporting surface.
Curving of the spine towards the raised side. ABD/EXT of the arms and legs. |
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