The Spinal Galant reflex is used to help corkscrew out of the birth canal, as contractions squeeze and stimulate the back, hip rotation is the reflexive movement. When you stroke the lateral sides of an infants spine, it often triggers urination, due to the spinal galant reflex. It should integrate or mature anywhere from 6-9 months as the baby has mastered rolling and crawling. When retained or not integrated, we often see children struggle to focus, sit still, they wiggle as though they have a

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🧠✨ Why We Test the Spinal Galant Reflex in Children Did you know that a simple stroke along your child’s lower back can tell us so much about how their nervous system is developing? This is called the Spinal Galant Reflex — one of the key primitive reflexes we assess in therapy. What is the Spinal Galant Reflex? It’s an automatic movement babies are born with. When you gently stroke one side of the lower back, the hips naturally wiggle toward that side. This reflex helps with crawling, rolling,

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