Primitive reflexes are involuntary motor responses originating in the brainstem present after birth in early child development that facilitate survival.
Primitive reflexes are necessary for newborn survival, and abnormal reflexes can be a sign of central nervous system dysfunction.
It is important to understand how to correctly elicit these responses for early diagnosis of possible lifelong complications.
In this video we are trying to give a basic gist of the primitive reflexes that are to be evaluated when a child comes to a physiotherapist and it's significance.
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References:
1. Illingworth's The development of the infant and child- normal and abnormal.
2. Physiotherapy in Neurological conditions- Glady Samuel Raj.
3. Physical Rehabilitation- Susan O'Sullivan
4. Nelson textbook of paediatrics.