Disclaimer: These exercises are general advice only and are not specific to you or your child. They are intended for educational purposes only and it's highly recommended you seek assistance from your local health practitioner for assessment, diagnosis and management.
FEAR PARALYSIS - Retained Primitive Reflex Integration Home Exercises.
Join Chiropractor Karli Plowright of Nomad Chiropractic in Mosman, NSW as she takes you through some options for home exercises that may help you/you child to integrate the retained reflex, which could significantly improve the related symptoms or signs.
STEPS:
1. COBRA STRETCH with a COUGH.
- Lie on your tummy; resting on your elbows at 90 degrees.
- Look up and to the right as far as you can
- Cough 3 times
- Swap sides
- Repeat
2. VAGUS NERVE STRETCH - assisted.
a) Lie on your child on their back and massage just above the collarbones
b) Place one hand on the upper sternum and the other on the belly button and gently traction hands apart with a slight pressure toward the floor.
- Instruct the child to cough 3 times.
c) Turn the child's head to the right.
- Place one hand on their left shoulder; and the other cupped over their left ear.
- Gentle pressure to traction the hands apart with a slight pressure toward the floor.
- Instruct the child to cough 3 times
- Repeat the opposite side
d) Place one hand just above the left hip bone; and the other hand just below the right rib cage, on the tummy.
- Gentle traction of hands apart; whilst slight pressure toward the floor
-Instruct the child to cough 3 times
- Repeat the opposite side
AND REPEAT!
Need some help? Contact your local Chiropractor, Osteopath, Physio, OT, GP who has training in retained primitive reflexes. They can help by assessment of their active reflexes; and a combination of physical therapy and better advice or demonstration of these exercises might help you and your child to integrate these reflexes.
-----
Please note: - Karli is perfectly imperfect in her demonstration of these.
- These exercises are intended as general advice; they are not specific to your individual needs. If you're experiencing any discomfort or pain please seek professional help.
------
Nomad Chiropractic in Mosman NSW has a pregnancy and paediatric focus.
Book in online with your Mosman Chiropractors Lucy Bartlett, Karli Plowright and Sandy Ghobrial at www.nomadchiropractic.com.au
Located at: Suite 1, 563 Military Road Mosman NSW 2088 Rear entry -- find the cacti and you'll see our door!
Ph 02 9969 7503
www.nomadchiropractic.com.au
For More Retained Primitive Reflex home exercises head to: www.nomadchiropractic.com.au/retained-primitive-reflex-exercises