Young Teen Finds Neuro-Movements Effective; Is Doing Them on His Own Now

Submitted by Arthi Gavatre, OTR/L

Young Teen Finds Neuro-Movements Effective; Is Doing Them on His Own Now
Before
After
Unable to maintain erect posture while sitting
No longer requires excessive verbal and tactile cues to correct posture
Continuously shook one or the other leg
Leg shaking is reduced
Illegible writing
Writing is more legible
Reading difficulty
Reading is improved
Experienced hand pain when writing, even after just 3-4 lines
No longer experiencing pain when writing

My 13 year-old-son had been unable to maintain erect posture while sitting. He also had an urge to continuously shake one or the other leg. Slow, illegible writing and reading difficulty were also issues.

The first thing I introduced to him were the rhythmic movements [from the Brain and Sensory Foundations® course]. He was amused about what I was doing. I then explained to him the rationale behind the movements. When asked if he would like to improve his reading and writing skills, he agreed.

Slowly I introduced the TLR, ATNR, and STNR isometric and integration activities [from the Brain and Sensory Foundations® course]. TLR checking revealed that he was unable to maintain his balance and was swaying. While eliciting ATNR, I found that his trunk moved with the head movement. The STNR checking showed that he had weak proximal muscles, because he had hyperextended elbows. I was able to do the activities once a day. 

In the matter of two weeks I could see the difference in my son's sitting posture. Before the reflex integration, I had to give him maximum verbal and tactile cues to correct his posture. But now he was able to sit erect with minimal verbal and tactile cues. His leg shake had also reduced.

By the end of a month, I could see his writing had become more legible, there was also an improvement in his reading ability. At this point I also introduced the hands reflex integration.

His intrinsic muscles were very weak. There was further change with the introduction of hand reflex activities. Now he did not complain of pain in his hands after writing, which he used to even after writing just 3-4 lines. 

Six months on and he is doing a lot of activities on his own. He is interested in doing them because he finds them effective. 

(Edited, emphasis added)

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