Reflexes Stimulus Flashcards
Rooting
Stroke the corner of the mouth, upper lip and lower lip
Suck-Swallow
Place a finger or nipple inside the infants mouth
Moro
Rapidly drop the infant’s head backwards about 30 degrees.
Traction
Grasp infant’s forearms and pull to sit
Flexor Withdrawl
Pin prick or some other noxious stimulus to the ball of the foot.
Crossed Extension
Hold one leg down at the knee while applying firm pressure to the sole of that foot.
Plantar Grasp
Apply pressure with your thumb on the ball of the infant’s foot.
Palmar Grasp
Place your index finger in the infants palm from the ulnar side and give pressure to the palm
Placing (Legs)
As you lift the infant straight up, brush the dorsum of his foot along the table edge to get a stretch to the muscles of the dorsum of the foot.
Placing (Arms)
As you lift the infant straight up, brush the dorsum of his hand along the table edge to get a stretch to the muscles of the dorsum of the hand.
Positive Support
Bring the infant downward allowing his feet to make contact with the support surface. Contact on the ball of the foot on the support surface
Spontaneous Stepping
Incline the infant forward
(ATNR) Asymmetrical Tonic Neck Reflex
Use a visual stimulus to encourage the infant to follow and turn his head 180 degrees
(can manually move the infants head)
(STNR) Symmetrical Tonic Neck Reflex
Head extension or head flexion
(TLR-S) Tonic Labyrinthine Supine
Supine position