Hi Jordan, great question. Are we talking a compliance issue due to age or just not wanting to do it? If they are young, you might be able to use a bell or toy and while they are sitting on a parents lap coax them to look their head up or down. Not going to be quite as effective however. You can also try using large gym balls and seeing if they are better sitting on one of those. Hope that helps! Christian
It can be really difficult to test all reflexes in all kids, and toddlers even without ASD/ADHD can be a challenge to begin with. Yes, getting parents involved is really helpful. In some cases, you have to question the usefulness is knowing the persistence of a reflex versus the difficulty in obtaining an exam result. Are you getting an accurate finding if you have to vary the technique a lot? Then the question becomes what does this reflex do? What could persistence look like? Could you make a clinical judgement based on history and observations? Have fun!
Hi Janine, and thank you for your question. Each case presents in its own way, and as such integration or management will be dependent on what that case is showing. So I'm really sorry, but I can't tell you a specific exercise or integration method to do, as the body just doesn't work that way!
Oof. Well i dont think i sway that much, but my muscles especially in the legs are always hypertensive. I do get a lot of twitching and spasms, plus the dizziness and nausea. I cant even fully extend or flex my neck due to uppercrossed syndrome, so i can only imagine it would be worse if i could extend the neck further. This explains why i get not only dizzy but also neaseous when i stand up, pretty much every time now. By any chance soes this also cause/ correlate with very cracky/popy joints and an inability to release tension in antagonist muscles?
...I think there may be more going on that a simple persistence of a reflex going on! Time to go get yourself evaluated by a good health care practitioner!
Hi thank you for these videos. how do you test reflexes on child who are unable to follow these directions. thank you
Hi Jordan, great question.
Are we talking a compliance issue due to age or just not wanting to do it? If they are young, you might be able to use a bell or toy and while they are sitting on a parents lap coax them to look their head up or down. Not going to be quite as effective however.
You can also try using large gym balls and seeing if they are better sitting on one of those.
Hope that helps!
Christian
Ok thank you. More so for toddlers with autism or adhd. But I can try to get the parents involved and do a modified testing of all reflexes.
It can be really difficult to test all reflexes in all kids, and toddlers even without ASD/ADHD can be a challenge to begin with. Yes, getting parents involved is really helpful. In some cases, you have to question the usefulness is knowing the persistence of a reflex versus the difficulty in obtaining an exam result. Are you getting an accurate finding if you have to vary the technique a lot? Then the question becomes what does this reflex do? What could persistence look like? Could you make a clinical judgement based on history and observations?
Have fun!
If these reflexes have not been integrated, how do you integrate them?
Hi Janine, and thank you for your question.
Each case presents in its own way, and as such integration or management will be dependent on what that case is showing. So I'm really sorry, but I can't tell you a specific exercise or integration method to do, as the body just doesn't work that way!
Oof. Well i dont think i sway that much, but my muscles especially in the legs are always hypertensive.
I do get a lot of twitching and spasms, plus the dizziness and nausea. I cant even fully extend or flex my neck due to uppercrossed syndrome, so i can only imagine it would be worse if i could extend the neck further.
This explains why i get not only dizzy but also neaseous when i stand up, pretty much every time now.
By any chance soes this also cause/ correlate with very cracky/popy joints and an inability to release tension in antagonist muscles?
...I think there may be more going on that a simple persistence of a reflex going on! Time to go get yourself evaluated by a good health care practitioner!