Tonic neck reflex (fencing reflex) is the reflex the nurse would expect to see while examining an 8-month-old who is developing normally.
The tonic neck reflex helps the baby to learn to move the top half and the bottom half of their body independently from each other.
There are nine types of reflex: moro, sucking, rooting, startle, stepping, grasp, tonic neck, truncal incurvation reflex.
The symmetric tonic neck reflex is commonly referred to as the crawling reflex because it allows your baby to make the transition from laying down to getting up on their hands and knees. The tonic neck reflex disappears at the age of five to seven months.
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