Spinal Galant is a reflex that establishes our ability to move side to side, and subsequently, the ability to move upright with a stable spine. Muscle tone in the lower spine, and stiffness in the lumbar region of the back, impact posture and postural development throughout life.
In this case study, we examine how active Moro and immature TLR impacts a client’s vestibular processing. The young girl experienced moments of fear and dysregulation during everyday activities like driving in the car and taking a bath. Our mobility work gave her a greater sense of control over her body and comfort in her day.
In Thrive Therapy’s workshops, we compliment cognitive learning from our reflex integration textbooks with crucial hands-on demonstration. The opportunity to feel movement in your body and to demonstrate an exercise in a partner’s body brings rhythmic movement therapy to life.
Motion sickness is one of the most unpleasant experiences that a traveler can endure. Physiological symptoms like nausea and dizziness come from a sensory conflict within our vestibular system during moments of physical, visual or virtual motion, and our reflexes play a major role in creating this foundation for balance and an awareness of our moving surroundings.
The Tonic Labyrinthine Reflex, or TLR, helps infants establish head control, leading to muscle tone, that supports their independent navigation, from rolling to crawling and learning to walk. The ability to move the head in both directions equally allows for movement with stability.
In this case study, we see a client whose emotional distress and regulation challenges impact his entire household. With overactive FP and Moro reflexes, he tried unsuccessfully to self-soothe before Thrive led him on a gentle path toward safety and success.
The meditative, intentional nature of yoga is a wonderful way to bring calm and focus into our often-chaotic lives. In yoga, we explore grounding our feet to the earth and in a sense, we’re employing our reflexes in our hands and feet to create these energetic sensations that enable us to feel present.
The Babinski reflex compliments the Infant Plantar reflex, preparing toes and feet for standing upright with stability. These combined movements guide the development of walking, jumping and even moving laterally as we grow.
The song “Let It Go” plays such an important role in the Disney movie, telling a powerful tale of a princess learning to accept her past and her powers, letting go of her fear and finding empowerment through self-acceptance. Living authentically is a wonderful theme to introduce to children, yet possible only when a sense of security enables that confidence.
In this case study, our client and his family struggled for years without answers. Through his work at Thrive, he worked to ingrate his active fear paralysis and immature root/suck reflexes, which had resulted in both delayed speech progression and the need to self-soothe through chewing and mouthing behavior.
