0:02 Hey, everybody, we're back to Monday again.

0:06 And this week, we're going to talk about two reflexes that impact kids being able to sit on a chair.

0:15 The first one is the spinal pereze.

0:19 It's a lesser-known primitive reflex that impacts your thoracic spine.

0:27 So when those of you who don't know where the thoracic spine is think about your ribs, it's part of your spine that connects your ribs to the front.

0:41 So it's that section of the spine with those extra bony prominences.

0:51 And what the spinal per does is it is happening during childbirth.

1:02 The reflex helps the child move down the vaginal canal.

1:07 And if, and this one and the one that we're gonna talk about later this week and if kids don't work their way through that vaginal canal, this reflex can remain dormant for many years, and all of a sudden, it will start to kick in at later times in their life.

1:32 So, how do you know if a kid potentially has spinal pies if you run your finger from the base of their neck down their spine?

1:45 Now, don't go on the spine. Go alongside it.

1:47 So on the side that you are moving top to bottom down their thoracic spine, they kind of twist in that direction.

1:56 That's cause for concern.

1:58 You can go on the other side and see if they also do it over there.

2:04 If kids are having trouble sitting, these things might be going on with these children.

2:16 And I'm not saying that you can definitely diagnose that this person has; you need to get an ot evaluation.

2:24 But it's something to consider when you're looking at these kids, if they're having trouble sitting with their back against the chair and always wanting to stand, there could be a reason. It could be a reflex pulling them away.

2:43 And one of them, one of the things that you can think about is that C-sections don't permit the kids to go down the vaginal canal.

2:56 Therefore, you may be finding that this reflex is still retained.

3:04 This is Cheri Dotterer from The Writing Glitch.

3:08 Look for that master class coming up this fall.

3:11 This was today's Monday pocket cast. Talk to you soon.

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