I was happy to bring some North Carolina sunshine to Lincoln, Nebraska in February a few weeks ago for an unseasonably warm offering of the Human Evolution course via live stream. We had a wonderfully interactive experience as we allowed any of the interested participants from 6 countries and 13 US states to unmute at will to ask questions or to comment. It was almost like you were right there in the room with me!
Topics of conversation included participants’ comments about their own developmental experiences, those of their children, and of course of their patients. We emphasized the critical importance of crawling- at any age, how our brains process visual and auditory space when we walk behind an object that we impart motion to, and how something as simple as a stairwell can offer such rich sensory motor stimuli for pattern re-programming, to name a few.
A few participants commented about how a developmentally informed therapeutic approach to movement was immediately having an impact on how they were thinking about their patients. They appreciated the many avatars used in over 120 videos of direct patient care that helped to demonstrate concepts and therapeutic improvements. Further, considerations about our daily processing of specific sensory information cross referenced with our ability for alternating reciprocal movement when we are horizontal (rolling for bed mobility, and crawling), to the transitions of becoming upright, followed by more sophisticated movements while upright (pushing something, standing on one leg and negotiating stairs forward and backwards) can be powerful tools for non-manual technique selection, especially for patients and clients who are more complicated.
A few days after the course, a PRC reached out to me and said this, “I re-read the Symmetric Tonic Neck Reflex Principle last night to prepare for my morning client who has facial dystonia symptoms. I tried the PRI Functional Squat with Low Trap and he rocked a level five, which I would’ve never thought to do without your course.”
It seems like this course is finally starting to catch on. It’s not just for those of you who have children or who treat children. It’s for those of you who help humans move better and feel better. It’s for those of you who want more tools (“Principles”) in your tool belt to assess and decide how to more efficiently treat your people with the use of sensory processing manipulation to affect a foundational movement sequence for pain relief and neurological freedom!
Many thanks to Jen and RJ for their production prowess, to PRC’s Sarah Petrich, Michelin Carroll, Mayami Oyanagi, my fellow pediatric PT’s Ashley Haflett and Sarah Eid and you potential PRC’s Kathleen Stinson, Gad Zhang, and especially to Katie Hedlund, who was in the room with me being my litmus test. You all offered valuable contributions and questions, which enriches everyone’s learning experience, including mine! I’m forever grateful for you all and this PRI community! And of course, thank you Ron Hruska!
Hope to see you in a course soon!
Cheers,
Lisa