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Case Study from our Clinical Data
Neurodevelopment Through Movement Program (Neuro-functional Re-organization):
A Great Complement to ILF Neurofeedback
Depth PerceptionThe visual ability
to perceive the world in 3 dimensions (3D)
or stereopsis&
the distance of an object
How can we explain these amazing improvements, that occurred in such a short
period of time?
before: <.01%ile rank 1 year later: 98%ile rank
30 min: Presentation of the 9 steps Brain Model Development, data from our clinical research, testimonies from parents
6 min: a demonstration of the 12 movements in sequence
40 min: a detailed explanation on how to do each movement
English, French, SpanishTraining DVD - for parents
A ratio of 2.7 and higher is a signature for ADD (child)
Monastra and Lubar 1999(Active Electrode at CZ doing math for 3 min)
Seven year old boy
Theta: from 24mvto 20mv
Quantitative EEG
Ratio measuring the voltage Theta / Beta went from
4.0 to 3.24-8hz / 15-22hz
4.0
3.2
• CORTEX higher thinking functions (language-metacognitive skills)
• MIDBRAIN motor control & emotion
• CEREBELLUMcoordinated body movements (rhythmic-timing)
• RETICULAR FORMATIONconscience: sleep-arousal
• BRAINSTEM (PONS & MEDULLA)survival functions & primary reflexes
Hierarchical development
Nine Year old Boy•As prescribed by the doctor. Mom gave him Advil or Tylenol before each vaccine and when he had a fever
•Following a vaccine. at 13 months, he started having febrile seizures until 30 months old- According to mom he has been seizure free since 3 yrs old.
•“The problems of this child seem to go beyond just ADHD-Combined Type…” the psychological report
Symptoms Rating 8 - 9 -10Sleep(1): Difficulty falling asleep
Attention (7): Difficulty completing and shifting tasks, difficulty making decisions and following directions. Unmotivated.
Sensory (2): Hypersensitivity to auditory and visual information
Behavioral (7): Addictive behaviors, crying, poor social or emotional reciprocity, excessive talking, impulsivity, oppositional and defiant
Emotional (8) Anxiety, fears, emotional reactivity, low self-esteem, obsessive worries, anger, difficulty to soothe
Brief Observations
- Appears to not feel his feet and was not able to slide his foot into his shoe
- Lacks feeling of his hands - Knocks his knees when he walks- Crawls only on one side- Eyes very sensitive to light- Absence seizures while doing QEEG- He presented autistic traits
First session
2 times/ week Neurofeedback Training ILF (T3T4 - T4Fp2 - T4P4)
+Neurodevelopment Through Movement Training
for 40 sessions each
thenOnce a week
20 sessions Neurofeedback
Main Interventions used
Symptom Tracking —— Improvement: 57 %
Sleep: Difficulty falling asleep
Attention : Difficulty completing and shifting tasks, difficulty making decisions and following directions. Unmotivated.
Sensory: Hypersensitivity to auditory and visual information
Behavioral: Addictive behaviors, crying, poor social or emotional reciprocity, excessive talking, impulsivity, oppositional and defiant
Emotional Anxiety, fears, emotional reactivity, low self-esteem, obsessive worries, anger, difficulty to soothe
Symptoms Rating Improvement of 4 - 6 points – of 3 or less points
QIKResults Pre-test %ranks
Omission Errors (13) 47%ileOutlier Responses (12) 26%ileCommission Errors (25) 39%ile
Response Time47%ileVariability 61%ile
2nd test
(19) 47%ile(2) 84%ile
(10) 80%ile40%ile73%ile
3rd test
(4) 78%ile(3) 74%ile(8) 84%ile
42%ile38%ile
Clinical-QEEG (Dr Paul Swingle)Each measure shows an improvement
Cz:Ratio Theta-SMR low: seizures disorders, muscle restlessness (from 6.5 to 4.2)
O1:Theta-Beta EC: poor stress tolerance- racing thoughts (from 31/16 to 28/9.4)
F3-F4: Beta amplitude at F4: emotional volatility, anger management (from 32 to 24) Total amplitude F4: autistic spectrum (with the 2 other markers) (from 65 to 47)
Fz: Elevated Delta amplitude: problems with concentration or pain (from 23 to 18)Hi-Beta/Beta: “hot cingulate”: perseveration, OCD, autism (from .83 to .70)
First session 8th Session
18th Session 21st Session
18th Session 21st Session
Mom’s Comments
•He is altogether more confident moving his body in space
•In playing baseball: he runs so much better, he pitches the ball on target
•Swimming: he gets his strokes right
•He confidently drove the truck on the farm when his dad was not able to
“Movement is crucial to every other brain
function, including memory, emotion,
language and learning.”
Dr. John J. Ratey MD, Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
author of“A User’s Guide to the Brain”
Articles and Useful Links
• Anat Baniel Method• Betty Lamont, Neurological Reorganization• Fern Ridge Press• Move to Learn• National Association for Child Development• Padovan Method• Rhythmic Movement Training International• Svetlana Masgutova Educational Institute• The Feldenkrais Method• The Institute for Neuro-Physiological Psychology
Resources
Dr. Temple FayNeurosurgeon
book written by
Edward B.Le Winn
& Evan W. Thomas
first published
in 1969
CORTEX
MID-BRAIN
PONS
MEDULLA
CORTEX
MID-BRAIN
PONS
MEDULLA
SensoryAfferent Pathways
Input
MotorEfferent Pathways
Output
Medulla oblongata Medulla oblongata
CORTEX
MID-BRAIN
PONS
MEDULLA
SensoryAfferent Pathways
Input
MotorEfferent Pathways
Output
Medulla oblongata Medulla oblongataL Light r Reflex
Moro Reflex
Babinski Reflex
Grasp Reflex
Birth cry & crying
Movements arms-legs
CORTEX
MID-BRAIN
PONS
MEDULLA
SensoryAfferent Pathways
Input
MotorEfferent Pathways
OutputPONS PONS
CORTEX
MID-BRAIN
PONS
MEDULLA
SensoryAfferent Pathways
Input
MotorEfferent Pathways
OutputPONS PONSHorizontal
tracking
Vital response threatening sounds
Perception of vital sensation pain
Vital release
Vital cry in response to threat to life
Crawling in prone position
CORTEX
MID-BRAIN
PONS
MEDULLA
SensoryAfferent Pathways
Input
MotorEfferent Pathways
OutputMIDBRAIN MIDBRAIN
Input Output
MEDULLA
CORTEX
MID-BRAIN
PONS
SensoryAfferent Pathways
Input
MotorEfferent Pathways
OutputMIDBRAIN MIDBRAIN
Input Output
Vertical Tracking
Appreciation meaningful sounds
Appreciation for gnostic sebsation
Prehensible grasp
Creating meaningful sounds
Creeping toward with cross pattern
CORTEX
MID-BRAIN
PONS
MEDULLA
Cognitive Neurodevelopmental from brainstem to pre-frontal cortex
“re-boot the brain software”“re-boot the brainstem-
midbrain-cortex pathways”
“give the brain a second chance”
Sally Goddard-Blythe
CORTEX
MID-BRAIN
PONS
MEDULLA
Birth
6-8 years old
CORTEX
BRAINSTEM
MIDBRAIN
• The hierarchical CNS development is designed to do things slowly first: to feel (sensory) before moving (motor)… yet we assume that the children are mature because their bodies are bigger or because they are reaching a certain age…. and we often intervene only at the higher levels of development, the cortex when the basic functions are immature…
• Children are expected to do things “fast” without having conscious connection brain-body. Turning the handle of a door
• Functional joints-muscles awareness (feeling) : arches, ankles, knees, hips: activated in belly crawling — big toe is the longest neuron all the way to the neck - muscle chains
In other words…..
A BOTTOM-UP APPROACH Brain Developmental Integration
The quality of integration of brain functions
at the bottom levelsinfluences
the efficiency of the functions at the higher levels
FIRST THINGS FIRST
• The child becomes more confident in moving his body in space, better at sports. Playing baseball: the stereo perception of the ball at a distance, feeling the velocity of the ball coming, moving the body to catching the ball….
• Parents can do the program at home - Success Stories You Tubes on our website
• Increased bonding between the mom and the child
• Story of an autistic boy…
Benefits of Neurodevelopment Through Movement:
There is Hope
Early is better than later........but....
To do something is betterthan to do nothing.
To reach his potential
We teach the child and coach the parents
