Dr.Masgutova's Neurosensorimotor Reflex Integration Method

Let me explain why restoring primitive (infant) reflexes is so important for Taisei's recovery from his head injury. 

Imagine a tree, with a strong trunk supporting the branches and leaves.  If you consider conscious movements, speaking, reading, etc. as leaves and branches, primitive reflexes is equivalent to a trunk. Neural axons run from brain stem (trunk) all the way through to the cortex (leaves). When your reflex is integrated, you have a strong trunk to support all of your essential activities. With proper training, reflex can reappear after traumatic brain injury.  

Taisei’s reflex patterns became unorganized due to his head injury.  It is evident that he has challenges with many primitive reflex patterns.  As a result, he has difficulty walking, maintaining postural control, speaking, eating etc...  If the reflexes are not integrated, Taisei will remain in a “protected state” that can impact his motor, cognitive and behavioral developments.  In other words, he will remain stuck in a egg shell and he will continue to struggle to get out of it.  With research, we came across Dr.Masgutova's neurosensorimotor reflex integration method (MNRI) which was developed to facilitate integration of patterns that remain in a protected state. 

We have been exercising MNRI method for almost a year and half and we have been seeing tremendous changes with our son. His head control, trunk control, hand grasp, speech and cognition have all improved.  Traditional therapies like physical therapy and occupational therapy are important but we realized that it is just as important to develop a proper “foundation” to build upon.  Reflex integration therapy has given him just that to do thing that he has not been able to do.

The camp offered by Dr. Masgutova provides intensive hands-on therapies which include:

·         Reflex Re-patterning

·         Oral/Facial/Visual

·         Archetypes

·         Neuro-structural

·         Tactile

·         Proprioception/Cognitive

·         Breathing 

We have no doubt that Taisei will benefit greatly from these therapies.  We hope to collect enough money from the fund raiser to attend the camp next year. 

For those of you who have donated for Taisei, we are very grateful and we will make sure that your money will go towards the camp.