STNR: Brain Therapy for Neonatal & General Reflexes (BR) - Dr B. Chikly
The Chikly Health Institute (CHI)
www.ChiklyInstitute.com
The Symmetrical Tonic Neck Reflex (STNR) helps develop quadruped position and crawling.
Testing position: child in quadruped
Procedure: passively flex the head forward and then extend it backwards
Response if positive: forward head flexion will produce flexion of the upper extremities and extension of the lower extremities; extension of the head will produce extension of the upper extremities and flexion of the lower extremities.
This reflex should be inhibited between ages 8 and 10 months.
The Brain Therapy Curriculum is an advanced-level course that takes us to the next realm of manual therapy. It explores the brain, spinal cord and related pathologies such as closed-head injuries, whiplash, headaches, dyslexia, cerebral palsy, cognitive behavioral dysfunctions, learning disabilities, ADD/ADHD, Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease. Students will learn specific techniques to release brain-centered restrictions as well as the damaging effects that these restrictions cause.
These are advanced classes that use a slightly different paradigm by working extensively with the brain parenchyma, grey and white matter, cranial and spinal nerves and vascular structures rather than mainly concentrating on the cranial bones and membranes.
The body often aligns itself around these precise structures and they are frequently unaddressed key/dominant tissue restrictions.
Many topics are covered including
1- Cranial bones (intraosseous and interosseous lesions),
2- Cranial membranes in all anatomical directions
3- Fluid: 3 distinct compartments
A- Subarachnoid spaces and cerebral cisterns
B- Brain parenchyma and the glymphatic system
C- Ventricles
4- Grey Matter: 3 and 6 layered cortex and brain nuclei
5- White Matter: 3 types of organization
6- Electro-magnetic field (EMF) of the brain
7- Emotions, mental or spiritual dimensions as well