138: Primitive Reflexes and What They Mean for Your Baby with Drs. Jim Thompson & Sarah Hogan

<p><strong>Guests:</strong><span style= "font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Drs. James Thompson and Sarah Hogan, chiropractors practicing as a team in Meaford, Ontario who specialize in family care and optimizing early childhood neurological development.</span></p> <h3><strong>In this episode, we will cover:</strong></h3> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">What Primitive Reflexes are and what they are important to your baby’s brain development</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">A timetable of when primitive reflexes are supposed to be there and when they are supposed to go away (or be “integrated”)</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">What happens if a reflex isn’t there in your baby and what you can do about it</span></li> </ul> <h3><strong>Resources mentioned in the conversation:</strong></h3> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Link to the ICPA website:</span> <a href= "http://icpa4kids.org/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">http://icpa4kids.org/</span></a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Link to their Salutometrics program for doctors:</span> <a href= "https://www.salutometrics.ca/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://www.salutometrics.ca/</span></a></li> </ul> <h3><strong>About Dr. James Thompson:</strong></h3> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Dr. James Thompson’s journey in chiropractic service began in 1975 when he graduated from the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College in Toronto. He has operated a family wellness practice in Meaford Ontario since that time.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">His approach to chiropractic service in terms of both philosophy and technique has been influenced by two giants of the chiropractic profession with whom he worked closely.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The first was Dr. J. Clay Thompson who developed a special type of adjusting