The Landau Reflex is one that develops a few months after birth and remains until about 12 months old. It is useful in helping the child develop posture. If the Landau Reflex does not integrate (go away), it can cause posture, motor, and memory issues later on.
Symptoms of Retained Landau Reflex
- Low Muscle Tone
- Poor Posture
- Poor Motor Development
- Short Term Memory Difficulty.
- Tension in the back of legs, toe walker.
- Lack of Stimulation in the pre frontal cortex causing attention, organization and concentration problems.
- Weak upper body
- Difficulty swimming the breast stroke.
- Struggles to do a summersault. Knees buckle when head tucks under.
- Even if they don’t display any of these symptoms, it is a good idea to do the quick test on them, as there may be other functions that are affected by it that are still unknown.
