Primitive Reflexes: Why Are They Important?

Contact Hour(s): 

1 Contact Hour

Author:

Heidi Hull, OTD, MS OTR/L

This peer-reviewed course is applicable for the following professions:

Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN), Licensed Vocational Nurses (LVN), Nursing Student, Occupational Therapist (OT), Occupational Therapist Assistant (OTA), Physical Therapist (PT), Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA), Registered Nurse (RN), Respiratory Care Practitioner, Respiratory Therapist (RT)

Accreditations: 

The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), The American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA)

CEUFast, Inc. is an AOTA Provider of professional development.  PD activity approval ID# 10590. This distant learning-independent activity is offered at 0.1 CEUs Intermediate, Categories: OT Service Delivery, Foundational Knowledge.  The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures.

State Approvals:

Alabama, Provider #ABNP1485; California BRN Provider #CEP # 13509; Florida Physical Therapy Association Approval: CE26-756304; Kentucky Board of Nursing Provider #7-0085; Florida Board of Nursing Provider 50-353; Nevada Board of Physical Therapy; New York State Education Department’s State Board for Physical Therapy

Course Description:

This course will discuss seven primitive reflexes including: moro, rooting, palmar grasp, asymmetric tonic neck reflex (ATNR), spinal Galant, tonic labyrinthine reflex, and symmetric tonic neck reflex. The paper will also include the ages the reflexes should be integrated and ways to facilitate the acquisition of these reflexes for therapists in different settings.

Outcomes:

≥ 92% of participants will know the seven reflexes, the ages, and a way to integrate the reflexes.

Objectives:

After completing this continuing education course, the participant will be able to:

1. List seven of the primitive reflexes.
2. Outline what typically occurs during the discussed primitive reflexes.
3. Summarize the correct age range by which reflexes should be integrated.
4. Summarize at least one way to support the integration of these primitive reflexes.
5. Recognize at least one disability that could occur due to reflexes that are not integrated.

Disclosures:

CEUFast Inc. and the course planning team for this educational activity do not have any relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.