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Peds Righting React
Pediatric Righting Reaction
Question | Answer |
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NECK ON BODY | 4-6 months/5 years When child can stand up w/o rotation. Child in supine, flex & rotate head to one side & hold Turns body in direction of head (sho, truck and pelvis) Need to be able to roll, results in rotation patterns |
BODY ON BODY | 4-6 months Inhibited by child 4-5 years old.Child in supine, flex one leg & rotate across pelvis to other side. Turns prone segmentally (trunk, shoulders, head) Transitioning from sitting/ standing, quadruped |
OPTICAL RIGHTING | 2 months/Persists Vertical suspension, tip child to one side, Childs head will return to vertical Facilitates head control |
LABRINTHINE | 2 months/Persists Vertical suspension with vision occluded, tip child to side Childs head will return to vertical Development of head control |
Righting Reactions | begin in the first year of life, assist in establishing upright positioning against gravity, majority persist throughout life |