Taking Up The Fencing Posture
The neck re
ceptors give rise to a primitive reflex—the Tonic Neck Reflex (TNR)—found in newborn humans. Books say that the TNR normally vanishes by the child’s first birthday, but that appears to be functionally and demonstrably untrue. The TNR persists throughout life and is a fundamental tool for neurological examination.
The TNR is fundamental to and inseparably fused with balance; they reinforce each other in their effects on the upper extremities and oppose each other in their effects on the lower extremities. However, the aspects of steadiness seem to be the more dominant reflex for lower extremity patterning. (READ MORE)
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