Description
Origin: 28th week intrauterine
Duration: Intrauterine until middle of 2nd month of life
Integration: Into hand movement pattern (grasping reflex) from 2nd month onwards
Abnormalities with non-integrated reflex:
- A feeling for one’s own center is missing
- The upright posture is laborious
- Tilting of the body to the side, forward or backward when standing, walking, running, jumping, hopping, may occur
- Coordination of the legs is difficult
