60706-9
Head control - posterior neck muscles [TIMP]
Active
Term Description
Position: Infant is held upright in vertical sitting facing the examiner, supported at the shoulders with upper arms held at sides of trunk. Legs rest on the support surface.
Procedure: Allow infant's head to fall forward gently. Do not pursue for longer than 15 seconds if no response is observed. Timing should not include periods when the head is bobbing. If infant's head deviates from midline more than 15 degrees in any direction, give next lower score.
Fully-Specified Name
- Component
- Head control - posterior neck muscles
- Property
- Find
- Time
- Pt
- System
- ^Patient
- Scale
- Ord
- Method
- TIMP
Normative Answer List: LL964-8
Source: Infant Motor Performance Scales, LLC| Answer | Code | Score | Answer ID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Makes no attempt to raise head. | 0 | 0 | LA13775-4 |
| Lifts head less than 45 degrees. | 1 | 1 | LA13756-4 |
| Lifts head 45 degrees or more, but does not achieve full upright position. | 2 | 2 | LA13752-3 |
| Lifts head to upright and sustains for 5 to 15 seconds. | 3 | 3 | LA13759-8 |
| Lifts head to upright position and sustains for more than 15 seconds. | 4 | 4 | LA13761-4 |
| Holds head upright independently when positioned and maintains position for greater than 30 seconds, moving the head freely with control. | 5 | 5 | LA13744-0 |
Basic Attributes
- Class
- TIMP
- Type
- Surveys
- First Released
- Version 2.34
- Last Updated
- Version 2.50 (MIN)
Member of these Panels
| LOINC | Long Common Name |
|---|---|
| 60687-1 | Test of Infant Motor Performance Version 5.1 |
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Copyright
- Organization
- Infant Motor Performance Scales, LLC
- Copyright
- Copyright © 2001 IMPS, LLC. Authors: Suzann K. Campbell, Gay L. Girolami, Thubi, H. A. Kolobe, Elizabeth T. Osten, Maureen C. Lenke. All rights reserved.
- Terms of Use
- Used with permission.
- URL
- https://www.infantmotortest.com/terms.html
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