Praise For: The Role of Primitive Reflexes in Neurological Organization

Primitive reflexes are a great tool to assess cognitive function.

This course Helped me identify primitive reflexes.

I have molded my examination process around primitive reflexes for kids.

This is a great course for getting more in-depth pediatric knowledge of neurology.

I learned about all of the primal reflexes. I learned why the primal reflexes are maintained with older children. I learned that you have to clear the nervous system, first, before giving the child exercises to integrate the primal reflexes.

Yes, it has made me a better chiropractor and even more knowledgeable about how the nervous system works and develops.

Yes, I treat many children, and I used what I learned in this class to both evaluate and treat both infants and young children.

Yes, I would definitely recommend this class to others. Courtney Neill does an excellent job explaining and teaching the primitive reflexes. The videos are great to watch over and over again, so that you can master the Primitive Reflexes.

I enjoyed learning about the primitive reflexes; it is a very interesting course!

My three takeaways:
1. Correcting vertebral subluxations is the most important thing that we do as Chiropractors, ensuring good body-brain communication is essential for a developing nervous system.
2. We need to be aware of signs that a nervous system is not coping or developing as it should be and this is where primitive reflexes come in.
3. Developing a good exam flow is really helpful to identify issues but allows you to efficiently assess what is happening.

It has added to my knowledge to help keep looking after the children in our community to develop into their best possible selves and it has given me ideas to make my flow in the office better.

I think a big learning was to focus on the subluxation first. Too often we want to jump into giving exercises/homework for retained reflexes when a child comes into the office for primitive reflex issues, but we need to make sure that the nervous system is clear and functioning at its best first. It is good to have little reminders to bring you back to core principles!!

Yes, I would recommend this course. I think it would be good for those who are new to primitive reflexes but also have something to offer to those who have been learning about them already – you can always learn something new.