Babies are born with different reflexes that help them survive the first months of life. Reflexes are involuntary actions that arise in response to certain stimuli. The extrusion or tongue-thrust ...

Defecation is the natural and essential process of having a bowel movement. It is the body’s way of getting rid of waste material. Sometimes, there may be complications with the defecation reflex.

Reflexes are movements that humans do involuntarily, without thinking. You can observe these from the moment your child is born. There are five common reflexes you’ll see in your newborn: The ...

This article is the first of two covering the management of patients with a sensitive gag reflex. Part 1 will focus on the technique of acupressure which a less invasive variant of the traditional ...