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== Position ==
== Position ==
Child supine lying position both arms beside the body head at neutral position.
Child supine lying position both arms beside the body head at neutral position.

Latest revision as of 12:16, 2 August 2021

Original Editor - Ahmed Essam

Top Contributors - Ahmed Essam and Rucha Gadgil

Position[edit | edit source]

Child supine lying position both arms beside the body head at neutral position.

Stimulus[edit | edit source]

Therapist scratch sole of the foot rt or left

Response[edit | edit source]

Withdrawal of stimulated leg from the stimulus with extension of toes, dorsiflexion of ankle, hip & knee flexion.

Duration[edit | edit source]

First two months after birth.

[1]Reference[edit | edit source]

  1. Nicole Edmonds. Flexor Withdrawl Reflex. Available from:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4vM8ca8QZU