Version 2.80

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 gently backward. Do not pursue for longer than 15 seconds if no response is observed. If the infant resists having the head placed backward, give at least a score of 3 and up to 4 based on the time head is held upright.

Fully-Specified Name

Component
Head control - anterior neck muscles
Property
Find
Time
Pt
System
^Patient
Scale
Ord
Method
TIMP

Normative Answer List: LL965-5

Source: Infant Motor Performance Scales, LLC
Answer Code Score Answer ID
Makes no attempt to raise head or lifts less than 45 degrees. 0 0 LA13774-7
Lifts head 45 degrees or more, but does not achieve full upright position, OR lifts head passing through upright into forward flexion. 1 1 LA13751-5
Lifts head to upright position; sustains the position for at least 1 but less than 5 seconds. 2 2 LA13762-2
Lifts head to upright and sustains for 5 to 15 seconds. 3 3 LA13759-8
Holds head independently with control when positioned; maintains for more than 15 seconds. 4 4 LA13743-2

Basic Attributes

Class
TIMP
Type
Surveys
First Released
Version 2.34
Last Updated
Version 2.50 (MIN)

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LOINC Long Common Name
60687-1 Test of Infant Motor Performance Version 5.1

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