Gosha’s first steps to recovery (Patterning by Doman’s method)
This video shows some of exercises (programs for brain-injured children) Gosha does on his way to recovery to avoid spastic infantile paralysis:
Patterning -- manipulation of limbs and head in a rhythmic fashion
Creeping -- forward bodily movement with the abdomen in contact with the floor
Crawling -- forward bodily movement with the abdomen raised from the floor
Receptive stimulation -- visual, tactile and auditory stimulation
Masking -- breathing into a rebreathing mask to increase the amount of carbon dioxide inhaled, which is believed to increase cerebral blood flow
Brachiation -- swinging from a bar or vertical ladder (crawling on a slope which promotes natural crawling activation)
Gravity/Antigravity activities -- rolling, somersaulting and hanging upside down.
music on a video: “Golden Gates“ (Chill Out Mix) by Changer