How strong are ATNR and STNR? Quick scale: slight arm drop = 1, halfway = 2, full drop or face to floor = 4. A 1 to 1.5 means we can start vestibular work and gently add convergence training 👀⚖️ Eye drift often points to upper brainstem, while Moro and TLR sit lower, so sequence matters. Calm the lower reflexes, then build vestibular and eye teaming for smoother control. DM “Help” and my team will get on touch. Need support for your child? Dm us “help” and my team will get in touch. | Infinity

When primitive reflexes like STNR, ATNR, and Moro are still active, it’s not just “tight muscles”—it’s the nervous system holding onto patterns it was supposed to let go of. Today we’re using movement, targeted laser therapy, and brainstem work to help Kai’s body start letting go. 🧠 Violet light over T1 helps increase blood flow to the cerebellum—fueling coordination and reflex integration. 🎯 We’re opening up his low back, hips, and neck to reduce reflexive tension and support efficient moveme

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It’s all because of a retained reflex called the STNR - symmetrical tonic neck reflex. It’s a reflex that splits the body in half from top and bottom, and it helps to allow babies to learn to crawl forward. When it doesn’t integrate, or mature, that leaves the person’s body movements at the mercy of what their head, neck, and eyes are doing. It’s extremely exhausting! It can be 10 times harder for people with this reflex retained to copy from the board, sit properly in a chair, ride a bike, etc.

Symmetric tonic reflex of the neck (STNR) occurs 6-9 months after birth and is inhibited between 9 and 11 months after birth.If STNR remains present, the bilateral integration is affected. They will find it difficult to use their upper body together with their lower body, each engaged in a different type of move (like riding a bike, having issues reading and writing and most tasks that need bilateral coordination.)How is it tested? The child is sitting on all fours we move his head up/down and w