Retained Moro Reflex

[flussymummy]

Our DD has had some issues that we haven't quite managed to pin down - she's now 4.7. Last night while she was asleep I tucked her in as her quilt had fallen off the bed and saw a full blown Moro reflex, just like a tiny baby would have. A quick google of retained reflexes (and a half memory of a friend whose child has had therapy for something similar) ticks lots of the boxes - two weeks overdue, bruised at birth, quick labour, asthma, glue ear etc, as do lots of the symptoms.

I'm just unsure how to progress from here- does anyone have any suggestions please? Should our first point of contact be our GP?
Thank you!

Normally You won't get treatment for retained reflexes on the NHS. (Although you can in Essex)

If you can afford it do it privately

INPP
Sound Learning Centre
Hemispheres
David Mulhall

and many other private OTs offer retained reflex therapy.

Thank you IndigoBell- that's really helpful. We're in West Yorkshire but could travel if necessary. I presumed that it wouldn't be possible through the NHS, but I'm just unsure how to determine which private practitioners are genuinely able to help (as opposed to genuinely being able to extract cash from concerned parents!)
Your suggestions give me a good start point- will go and look them up! Do you, or does anyone else have a preferred practitioner please?

The moro reflex is triggered by neck position - think of a baby monkey on it's mother's back whilst she is still - when she moves rapidly the baby has to hang on - therefore when the head is thrown back the reflex is triggered and the arms open wide to the side and then move forward in a grabbing motion. Google and look on Youtube to find ways of triggering reflexes if they have been retained. If reflexes are retained they can be easily triggered by the non-medically qualified - just like a knee jerk reflex.