Neurodevelopmental Movements—REQUIRED What are

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Neurodevelopmental Movements—REQUIRED Not Optional, for normal development

Innatemovementsofwombandinfancy

¥  Developsensoryprocessing,brainmaturity

¥  Abilitytospeakandlearnwithease

¥  Haveuprightposture,strengthandstamina

¥  Developemotionalandcognitiveskills


What are Neurodevelopmental Movements?

ThebrainRECOGNIZESandRESPONDStothesemovementsatanyage.

Neurodevelopmentalmovements:

•  Areoftenrhythmic,originateinthebrainstem

•  Shouldbedormantafterthetoddlerage,butoftenarenot

•  Getre-activatedwithtrauma


Teaching Neurodevelopmental Movements

NeurodevelopmentalMovementInstructor¥  OTs,PTs,VisionandSpeechTherapists

¥  ParentsandEducators

¥  Painspecialists,Traumaspecialists

¥  MentalHealthcounselors

¥  Learningspecialists

¥  Healthcareprofessionals


3 Main Categories of Neurodevelopmental Movement

Developmental“Milestone”Movements

InnateRhythmicMovements

InnateInfantReflexes


Eight month old twins rocking in sync! LucindaRuh.PublishedonFeb5,2013onYouTube.


Sensory-Motor Input Required for Normal Brain Development

ThisisWHYHumanBeginsComewithInnateMovement

NeuropsycholRev(2010)20:327–348

DOI10.1007/s11065-010-9148-4

REVIEW

TheBasicsofBrainDevelopmentJoanStiles&TerryL.Jernigan

Received:7August2010/Accepted:11October2010/Publishedonline:3November2010

©TheAuthor(s)2010.

ThisarticleispublishedwithopenaccessatSpringerlink.com


¥  Thefirst2yearsoflifearecrucialforformationofnervenets

¥  Thisprocessdoesnothappenbyitself

¥  Thebrainneedsstimulationfromthesensesforbranchingoffandmyelinationtooccur.

¥  Thestimulationthebrainreceivesinthefirstyearoflifeisfundamental.

The Infant’s Brain is Undeveloped


Human Skills Depend on the Neurodevelopmental Movement Foundation

Speech, Social-Emotional skills

Balance, Coordination, Strength, Stamina

Calm and Stillness

Focus, Attention, Learning

Sensory Processing

Muscle Tone, Upright Posture


Infant Movements Associated with Language Development

J.ChildLang.37(2010),229–261.fCambridgeUniversityPress2010doi:10.1017/S0305000909990432Developinglanguageinadevelopingbody:therelationshipbetweenmotordevelopmentandlanguagedevelopment*JANAM.IVERSONUniversityofPittsburgh


Bethany ProgresswithSensory,SpeechandLearning

ThisisBethanybitingintoanapple.

¥  Beforedoingthe(innaterhythmicandreflexintegration)movementsfromtheBrainandSensoryFoundationscourseitwas"nearimpossible”togetBethanytobiteintosomethingwithoutfirstcuttingitintosmallpieces.

¥  Shewasalsoreluctanttowearclothingandmostlynon-verbal.

¥  Bethanyisnoweatingwell,wearingclothesandherspeechisimprovingdaily.

¥  HerMomsays,"I’mamazed.Themovementshaveclickedandweareseeinggoodresultsthatremainovertime.”


¥  Hindranceofdevelopmentinthewomb,atbirth,ininfancy,toddlerhood,childhood

¥  Or,illness,injury,trauma,exhaustion,atanyage

Sensory Processing Issues Asignofbrain,bodyandsensory-motorimmaturity


Which toddlers

have brain and sensory maturity established? Photos from Kathleen Porter, author of Healthy Posture for Babies and Children

https://naturaltothecore.wordpress.com


What does the future hold for these two babies?

Compromised Baby Healthy Baby PhotofromKathleenPorter,authorofHealthyPostureforBabiesandChildren.naturaltothecore.wordpress.com

*Flanagan,J.E.,Landa,R.,Bhat,A.,&Bauman,M.(2012).Headlagininfantsatriskforautism:Apreliminarystudy.AmericanJournalofOccupationalTherapy,66(5),577-585.DOI:10.5014/ajot.2012.004192

“Headlagwassignificantlyassociatedwithautismspectrumdisorderat36[months]”*


Primitive Reflexes Definition and Lifecycle

¥  Innate,automaticmovementpatterninresponsetoaspecificstimulus

¥  Reflexeshelpwithsurvival,protection,sensoryintegration,braingrowth&development

¥  Primitiveinfantreflexesaredesignedto§  Emerge§  Repeatuntilintegrated(jobsarecomplete)§  Becomedormant—inhibitedbyhigherbraincenters

•  Dormantmeans:nolongertriggeredbytheinitialstimulus


Importance of Innate Rhythmic Movements and Reflex Integration—Jobs

BALANCE and POSTURE Abilitytobeupright,freeoftension.

BRAIN and NERVES Reflexesdevelopthebrainandnervenetworksto“linkup”thebrainstemandcerebellumwithmid-brainandneocortex.

SENSES ReflexesprovidestimulationnecessaryfordevelopmentofTactile,Vestibular,Proprioceptive,VisualandAuditoryProcessing

LEARNING SKILLS Reflexesdevelopthefoundationforlearningskills.

MOVEMENT and MOTIVATION Developvolitionalmovementwithcoordination.Relatestomotivation&movingforwardtoattaingoals.

EMOTIONAL and SOCIAL SKILLS Learningtomanagetheemotions,controlimpulsesandgetalongwithothers

MUSCLE TONE MuscleStrength,Stamina


¥  Sensory,learning,social-emotional,andspeechchallenges

¥  Keepsthe“survivalbrain”(brainstem)active—childismorelikelytohaveimpulsecontrolissuesandemotionalreactivityissues.

¥  Nervoussystemisimmatureandina‘raw’,vulnerablestate

¥  “FightorFlight”responseistriggeredoften,canleadtochronicstress,healthchallenges

Challenges associated with disrupted

neurodevelopmental movements ¥  SensoryProcessingDisorders

¥  Bodypartsdonotmoveindependently—brainstem“static”

¥  Muscleachesandtension,fatigue—toomuchefforttomove,dotasks—hinderslearning.

¥  Lackofsolidneuro-sensory-motor-vestibularfoundation—preventsbrain,bodyandsensorysystemsfrommaturingproperly


Retained reflexes associated with ADHD and learning challenges

¥  Un-integratedreflexesgohand-in-handwithsensory-motor,learning,mental-health,andbehaviorchallenges—“PrimitiveReflexesandAttention-Deficit/HyperactivityDisorder:DevelopmentalOriginsofClassroomDysfunction”InternationalJournalofSpecialEducation:19(1),23–37,-2004.MyraTaylor,StephenHoughtonandElaineChapman

¥  “BoysdiagnosedwithAD/HDhadsignificantlyhigherlevelsofreflexretentionthannon-diagnosedboys.ResultsalsoindicatedbothdirectandindirectrelationshipsbetweenretentionoftheMoro,ATNR,STNRandTLRreflexeswithAD/HDsymptomatologyandmathematicsachievement.”

¥  Effectsofreplicatingprimary-reflexmovementsonspecificreadingdifficultiesinchildren.Lancet:355,537–41,2000.


Retained reflexes associated with ASD, ADHD, and mental health challenges

¥  “RetainedPrimitiveReflexesinADHDandASDamongChildreninanInpatientPsychiatricSetting”

¥  ResearchbyDr.KhielaHolmes,PhD,PamelaHandloser,OTR/LandDianeHanley,OTR/LUniversityofArkansasforMedicalScience,PsychiatricResearchInstitute,LittleRock,AR,June2016.

¥  “90.3%ofthesamplehadatleastoneretainedreflexpresent”

¥  Primitive(developmental)reflexesanddiffusecerebraldysfunctioninschizophreniaandbipolaraffectivedisorder:overrepresentationinpatientswithtardivedyskinesia.

¥  Youssef,H.A;Waddington,J.L.,BiologicalPsychiatry,23,791-6.1988


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Case Study: Finn AmazingTurnaroundin9months,TerranDaily,OT

Withinaboutamonth,Finnwasabletotoleratethebuzzcutteronhisentirehead,buthewasstillafraidofthevacuumcleaner.Momcontinuedwithrhythmicmovementoverthesummer,andwerecentlyaddedintegrationofthefearparalysisandMororeflexes.Nowlook—Finnistheonevacuuming!

Finnwascompletelydependentindressing.Nowhecandresshimself,apartfromsomeclosures.

Whenwestarted,Finnwasunabletoisolatefingermovementsandheldhispencilinadaggergrasp.Nowhecantoucheachfingertiptohisthumb,andheholdshispencilinagoodtripodgrasp.

InJanuary,hecouldsitincircletimeabout30secondsbeforehebeganthrowingthingsandcrawlingovertheotherchildren.Hecannowusuallyparticipatemeaningfullyingroupactivitiesfor30-40minutes,takingturns,followinginstructionsandrespectingotherchildren’sspace.


¥  HardyMWandLaGasseAB(2013)Rhythm,movement,andautism:usingrhythmicrehabilitationresearchasamodelforautism.Front.Integr.Neurosci.7:19.doi:10.3389/fnint.2013.00019


¥  MotorDeficitsinChildrenwithAutismSpectrumDisorder:Across-syndromestudy

¥  MartinMcPhillips,JenniferFinlay,SusanneBejerot,MaryHanley

¥  AutismRes.2014Dec;7(6):664-76.doi:10.1002/aur.1408.Epub2014Sep24.

Research: Motor Deficits in ASD linked to Specific-Language and Social Impairment


¥  “Therapeuticinterventionsideallyshouldbuildoncoreprinciplesofneurodevelopment.”

¥  ElizabethTorresandCarolineWhyatt,Editors

¥  CRCPress,October2017,Series,FrontiersinNeuroscience

Autism: the Movement-Sensing Perspective


Neurodevelopmental Movement Calms, Organizes & Matures, Brain and Sensory Systems

Before and After—student of Nina Gallwey Siskiyou School, Ashland Oregon



Before and After—student of Nina Gallwey Siskiyou School, Ashland Oregon



BeforeandAfter—fromKyle,5yearsold.Submittedbyhismother,aphysicaltherapist


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Help for Behavior Issues OTisamazedatchangesin6weeks

Ihadoneofmypatientsbegindoingtherhythmicmovements[fromtheOnlineBrainandSensoryFoundationscourse]6weeksago.Thischildis8yearsoldandattendsaspecialschoolforemotionallyandbehaviorallychallengedchildrenthatcan'tattendregularpubliceducation.Whenhegetsfrustratedatschool,ittypicallyresultsinamajormeltdownwithhitting,throwingdesksandchairs,andyelling.Hehashad4-5adultsholdinghimdownonthefloorattimes.ThisboyhasnothadhardlyanybehaviororemotionaloutburstslikeIdescribedsincehehasstarteddoingtherhythmicmovementsathomeoratschool.Hehasalreadymadegreatgainswithbalance,coordination,sensoryprocessing,impulsecontrol,andfrustrationtoleranceandithasonlybeen6weeks.Amazing!!


Help for ADD, Bedwetting, Reading & Writing


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Help for Learning Boyin5thGradefinallygetsfoundationsforreading

OurfamilyhasspentcountlesshoursanddollarstryingtohelpJackwithhisreading,butnothingmadeanoticeabledifference.Iamreallyamazedathowwellthesemovements(fromtheBrainandSensoryFoundationscourse]arehelpingmysonJackwithreading.

Hetoldmelastnightthatthemovementshavehelpedhimmorewithhisreadingthanalloftheactualreadingworkwehavedoneathomesincefirstgrade.

ItoldhimthatIprayedtoGodthatIwouldfindsomewaytohelphimandhourslaterIlistenedtoyourinterviewandIknewthatGodwasdirectingme.”

Jennifer,Jack’smom


Help for Sleep and Anxiety Boy,age6

"I have been doing the rhythmic movements with my son everyday since taking your course. He now falls asleep easier and

sleeps deeper. His anxieties have hugely diminished. For many months he could not

be alone in the bathroom. Last week he stayed in the tub alone for more than 5 minutes happily singing to himself and

playing. I couldn't believe it! It has only been a week since we began these movements."

N Brady, Mom



CaseStudyContinuedSheriSeagle,OTR/L



Improve Balance, Relieve Anxiety

¥  Dr.OritBartatTelAvivUniversity¥  After12-weeksofsensory-motorinterventionthechildreninDr.Bart’s

studyimprovedtheirbalanceskills.

¥  Thetherapyreducedthechildren’sanxietytonormallevelsandtheirself-esteemalsoincreased.

¥  NauertPhD,R.(2015).ImproveBalance,RelieveChildhoodAnxiety.PsychCentral.RetrievedonApril26,2016,fromhttp://psychcentral.com/news/2009/01/24/improve-balance-relieve-childhood-anxiety/3692.html

¥  Bart,Orit;YairBar-Haim;EinatWeizman;MoranLevin;AviSadeh;MattiMintz—“Balancetreatmentamelioratesanxietyandincreasesself-esteeminchildrenwithco-morbidanxietyandbalancedisorder,ResearchinDevelopmentalDisabilities,30,486–495,2009.


Moro Reflex Another Hidden Key to Sensory Challenges

§  Startlereflex,brainstem§  BeginsinUtero§  Continuesafterbirth§  AlertsCaregiver§  Arousessurvivalmechanisms§  FightorFlightresponse§  Increasesadrenaline,cortisol§  Shouldbeintegratedby4mo.Isreactivatedwithtrauma,illness,injury

§  Lackofintegration=manychallengesinfunctioning


Moro reflex in a baby


Video Credit

MoviesdrawnfromtheNeurologicExamandPediNeurologicExamwebsitesareusedbypermissionofPaulD.Larsen,M.D.,UniversityofNebraskaMedicalCenterandSuzanneS.Stensaas,Ph.D.,UniversityofUtahSchoolofMedicine.AdditionalmaterialsforNeurologicExamaredrawnfromresourcesprovidedbyAlejandroStern,SternFoundation,BuenosAires,Argentina;KathleenDigre,M.D.,UniversityofUtah;andDanielJacobson,M.D.,MarshfieldClinic,Wisconsin.Subsequentre-useofanymaterialsoutsideofthisprogram,presentation,orwebsiterequirespermissionfromtheoriginalproducers.


§  Sensoryprocessingchallenges§  Poorfocus§  Poorimpulsecontrol§  Learningchallenges§  Sleepchallenges§  Speechchallenges§  Inabilitytobestill§  Anxiety/Depression§  Emotional-Socialchallenges§  Lackofcorestrength/weakmuscles

A retained Moro reflex may result in:


¥  ExperiencingSafety:Firststepinhealingsensoryprocessingchallenges

¥  InnateRhythmicMovementsKey—calmingandmaturing

¥  Reflexintegrationiskey

Turning off “Fight, Flight and Freeze”


¥  Boy—7yearsold,withTrisomy21(DownSyndrome),photoanddescriptionfromhismother.(SomeEnglishiscorrected.Englishissecondlanguage)

Help for Anxiety and Phobias


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Help for Sleep Issues Girl,8yearsoldwithPANDAS

ThefirsttimeIstartedworkingwithmydaughter,Ididrhythmicmovements.Itwasamazing.Shesleptthroughthatfirstnightwithoutwakingup.Aftermonths,maybeevenayear,ofnotsleepingwellandnotsleepingthroughthenight,shewasabletogetherfirstnightofsolidsleep.S.M.,Mom


Help for Speech Jacob,age6

After4monthsofrhythmicmovementandreflexintegration,Jacob,age6,whowasnon-verbalwithonlymoaningvocalizations,begansayingclearly:“MayIpleasegotothebathroom.”


Neurodevelopmental Movement BDNF=BrainDerivedNeurotropicFactor

Movement Builds the Brain Neurodevelopmental Movements

DIRECT and QUICK access to the Brain and CNS

Decrease Stress

Increase Learning


Why do Neurodevelopmental Movements work?

¥  Thesearethesamemovementsthatdevelopthebrainandsensorysystemsofallhumansinthefirstplace.

¥  Thebrainrecognizesandrespondstotheseinnatemovements.

¥  Doingneurodevelopmentalmovement‘reboots’anddevelopsthebrainandsensorysystematANYage.

¥  Neuro-movementdiminishestheFightorFlightresponse

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