Reflex and balance testing

Question 1

At what age is right or left hand dominance established?

Answer 1

2-3 years old

Question 2

At what age do spinal reflexes develop? In what direction do they occur?

Answer 2

7-8 weeks gestation

Cephalocaudal direction

Question 3

Name three survival reflexes?

Answer 3

Suck-swallow
Rooting
Gag

Question 4

Myleination overlaps with what?

Answer 4

Myelination begins after neurons are formed; OVER laps with neuron migration

Question 5

Where does myelination start?

Answer 5

Areas related to survival

Motor roots precede sensory roots

Question 6

Give brain weight and brain size facts at birth.

Answer 6

Brain 1/4 weight of adult
70% adult size
Weight doubles by 6 months

Question 7

During what time period can an individual develop life long motor impairments?

Answer 7

First 2 years

Question 8

What age does synaptic proliferation occur?

Answer 8

Birth- 4 years of age

Question 9

When does PNS and cranial nerve myelination complete?

Answer 9

Birth

Question 10

When does CNS myelination continue?

Answer 10

Goes into adulthood.

Question 11

At what age does the motor and sensory portion of the corticospinal tract myelinated?

Answer 11

Motor= before birth
Sensory= 6 months after birth

Question 12

Normal positive Babinski sign until what age?

Answer 12

6 months

Question 13

Repetitive motion in the labyrinths/semicircular canals would be a useful intervention in what pathology?

Answer 13

CP. Repetitive motion has a TONE REDUCING effect.

Question 14

What two senses are NOT fully functioning at birth?

Answer 14

Vision and Audition.

Question 15

What age range is there increasing kinesthetic acuity?

Answer 15

5-12 years old.

Question 16

Cognitive and language development help develop what?

Answer 16

Spatial and directional concepts

Question 17

At what age is 20/20 acuity achieved?

Answer 17

12 months

Question 18

What age is adult binocular vision achieved?

Answer 18

2 years old.

Question 19

At what age can we start seeing in full color?

Answer 19

4 months

Question 20

What is a newborns focal distance and acuity?

Answer 20

7-10in

20/800 acuity

Question 21

At what age does accommodation develop?

Answer 21

2 months

Question 22

What is amblyopia?

Answer 22

Lazy eye. See with only one eye
Depends on one eye
Loses sight in other
May be associated with strabismus

Question 23

Name four primitive reflexes

Answer 23

ATNR
STNR
TLR
Rooting

Question 24

What is the tonic labyrinthine reflex (TLR)?

Answer 24

Prone facilitates flexion
Supine facilitates EXT
Integrated at 2 months of age.

Question 25

What is ATNR?

Answer 25

Turn head and arms go into extension

Question 26

What is STNR?

Answer 26

Flex neck then get flexed limbs | Ext of neck, get of arms

Question 27

What pediatric tests can be done to determine muscle tone through observation of posture and movement?

Answer 27

``` FRT- Functional reach test TUG- Timed up and Go TUDS- Timed up and down stairs Pediatric Berg Balance. SWOC- Standard walking obstacle course Sensory integration and Praxis test ```

Question 28

Up to what age is FRT valid for?

Answer 28

15 years old