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Testimonials
For those of you who don't know me, I
am an OT who works at Community Mental Health in TC. I ask for a few
minutes out of your busy schedule to please indulge me in taking time to read
this.
In the last two years I have had the
opportunity to go to the PDP Symposium on Intervention for Persons with Special
Needs in Minn.
There I met an incredible woman, Svetlana Masgutova. Have you heard of her??
Dr. Masgutova is the originator of the
Masgutova Neurosensorimotor Reflex Integration SM (MNRI) Method and
Director of the Masgutova MNRI Institutes in Poland and the United States.
She holds a Ph.D. in Developmental and Educational Psychology (1988) from the
Scientific Research Institute at the Russian Education Academy in Moscow, and has done a lot of study of
reflexes and the impact reflexes have on human
development.
I know that you all are aware of the primitive (or as
she calls them Primary) reflexes and that if they are not integrated it affects
function. Do you know which reflexes affect arousal, attention, and
learning? Do you know how to activate the reflex arcs to integrate them to
increase function (cognitive, behavioral as well as physical)? Do you know that
the ATNR is connected to hearing and language? Do you know that the kids who do
better standing with desk work have problems with their STNR? Do you know that
kids who slump to the side in their chair have problems with the Spinal
Gallant? Until I met her, I did not have all of these connections, and mainly
tried to reposition out of a reflex pattern, which is very inefficient and does
not help with improving function.
I have also been to the MNRI® Dynamic
and Postural Reflex Pattern Integration course twice and am seeing some great
results from using it. I have a 40 y/o consumer with spastic CP that has been
doing a few of the exercises and the PT reports she sees increased ROM which we
thought would never improve. A 10 y/o autistic who was not toilet trained,
is getting more and more consistent with voiding in the toilet since starting
the reflex work, and we are also seeing changes in his speech. I am convinced
that this is information all therapists should have in their knowledge base.
I know this sounds like an advertisement for a therapy
method, but what I am trying to do is to help get the word out that there is a
way to work with reflexes, and when we do, we get incredible results and
improved function because we are working with the foundation of all learning. It is a missing link to
so much of what we are trying to get from the kids, even more powerful than the
SI stuff, which is still really important.
There is a course coming to Ann Arbor, MNRI Visual and Auditory Reflexes Integration,
February 1-3. Dr. Masgutova herself is teaching it. A great opportunity to
meet her and be mentally stimulated and blown away by information you get from
her. She also encourages parents to attend her courses. I know you are all
extremely busy, it is difficult to get away for 3 days, and it is pricey until
you realize what you are getting out of it. If you are intrigued and it is at
all possible for you or one of your co-workers to attend a course, I know you
will find it well worth the effort. (don't wait too long to register as there
is a fee increase after Jan. 9th) I would be happy to talk with anyone who
wants to find out more about it.
Thanks for reading and Happy
Holidays!
Carolyn Schwab, OTL
I received a head injury in a car accident that lead to
bleeding in my brain. The bleeding
required two brain surgeries to repair.
Four months after my surgery I continued to have balance and memory
issues. After one Neurolinks treatment
my balance was better. I was no longer
leaning to the side and if I did lean I would be aware of it. I felt lighter on my feet. I felt that my mind was clearer and my
ability to focus was improved. The pain
in my right shoulder from lifting was also greatly reduced. Overall, I felt noticeably better and my
attitude was improved. I plan to follow
up with more treatments.
~Bill
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