by Amanda Kornelson, COTA | Feb 19, 2024 | Craniosacral Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Sensory Integration Therapy
What are primitive reflexes in infants? Primitive reflexes are inherent from birth through infancy, playing a pivotal role in the development of fundamental skills like rolling, crawling, and visual tracking. Retained reflexes may be caused by: C-sections Birth Trauma...
by Magda Girao, OTRL, CST-D, NDT, Founder | Nov 1, 2023 | Craniosacral Therapy
Craniosacral therapy (CST) is a gentle modality used to release restrictions in the fascia. The fascia is a protective covering around all of the muscles, glands, organs, body tissues, spinal cord, and brain. It is a continuous sheet that looks something like plastic...
by Magda Girao, OTRL, CST-D, NDT, Founder | Dec 1, 2022 | Craniosacral Therapy, Occupational Therapy
A tethered oral tissue or TOT, commonly known as a tie, is a tissue that is restricted, resulting in poor range of motion and mobility. TOTs can be hereditary. Children are born with these restrictions. Tongue ties are the most commonly diagnosed TOT, however, ties...
by Magda Girao, OTRL, CST-D, NDT, Founder | Sep 6, 2022 | Craniosacral Therapy
I realized the power of using my hands to effectively treat children when I met my son in Guatemala. I had been a Pediatric Occupational Therapist for 17 years and was highly trained in many traditional techniques when I traveled to adopt my son. I had taken...
