An Eight Month Clinical Research Project into the % Integration of Developmental Reflexes using Rhythmic Movement, versus ‘Other Known’ techniques. (Using Kinesiology)

KEY: Rhythmic Movement (gold)
         ‘Other Known’ techniques (blue).

* This study was conducted using 50 different children aged between 3 years and 9 years  over an eight-month period of clinical work.

* Each child was seen for a total of 15 to 18 times over the eight-month period for 45 to 60 minutes each time.

* Each session included some integration of a developmental reflex.

* Each group contained 10 children diagnosed within the Autism spectrum, 5 Children with ADHD, 10 Children with varying degrees of learning disorders.

The Control Group consisted of 25 Children.

The Rhythmic Movement Group consisted of 25 children.

The Control Group were each balanced using ‘Other Know’ Developmental Reflex movements.  At the completion of each session, the parent noticed a difference in the child’s ability to move in a more coordinated manner. The parent then acted as a surrogate and was muscle tested:

“The goal for this balance is at 100% integration.”

Each child was given one movement activity to perform at home in between each session for five minutes per day.

The same ‘initial goal and reflex’ was then retested at bi-monthly intervals for % of integration as charted above.

The Rhythmic Movement Group were each balanced using known Developmental Reflex movements from the Rhythmic Movement Training System.  At the completion of each session, the parent noticed a difference in the child’s ability to move in a more coordinated manner. The parent then acted as a surrogate and was muscle tested:

“The goal for this balance is at 100% integration.”

Each child was given one Rhythmic Movement activity to perform at home in between each session for up to five minutes per day.

The same ‘initial goal and reflex’ was then retested at bi-monthly intervals for % of integration as charted above.

Conclusion

The Balance format using Rhythmic Movements to assist the integration of Developmental Reflexes had a superior result maintaining 100% integration of the goal over this period of time compared to the Control group using ‘Other Know’ Developmental Movement techniques.

©Lee-Anne MacLeod  -  July 2008
Chair of the Board of Directors of  The Australian Kinesiology Association.
Director of The Brain Gym Centre of WA (Western Australia)
www.braingymwa.com.au