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Comment “GALANT” for more signs and symptoms that can tell you if your child or students have a retained Spinal Galant reflex. A retained Spinal Galant reflex can play an active role in a child’s birth and can facilitate movements of the child's body. If the Spinal Galant reflex is retained, the child may have problems with the following: 🫨ADHD-like symptoms 🫨Written and verbal instructions 🫨Can’t sit still quietly 🫨Prefers loose-fitting clothing The reflex is easily activated, especially wh

The Galant reflex, also known as the truncal incurvation reflex, is a primitive reflex found in newborns. To test this reflex, the infant is held in ventral suspension (face down) and the examiner runs a finger down one side of the baby’s back, approximately 2-3 centimeters from the spine. A positive response is seen when the baby’s trunk flexes towards the side that is being stimulated. This reflex is important in the assessment of the nervous system’s development and typically disappears by th

These babies and their reflexes! This is the galant reflex. Running a finger down either side of the spine will cause a newborn to flex their bodies towards the direction of the side that is touched. It's thought that its purpose is to encourage movement and prepare the hips for crawling and walking. It develops at around 20 weeks of pregnancy and disappears between 3-9 months of age. Have you tried this with your baby? Vid credit: monaiwashington tiktok Found on @sanantonionursemidwife #baby #r