Reflex locomotion

Short description: Treatment for physical and mental impairment

Reflex locomotion, usually referred to as the Vojta method, is a technique for the treatment of physical and mental impairment in humans. It was discovered by Václav Vojta.

Based on studies of treatments for spastic[clarification needed] children for muscular disorders in the 1950s, a number of reflex points were identified which can be used to stimulate the human body to crawl and turn. By applying pressure to the appropriate reflex points the major muscle groups in the body are activated, breathing becomes regulated and mental activity increases.

The Vojta method is classified as alternative medicine.[1] As of 1981—1986 the clinical trials could not show the clinical effect of Vojta and Bobath treatments.[2][3]

## References

1. ↑ "Operational Definition of CAM". Cochrane CAM Field. University of Maryland School of Medicine. http://www.compmed.umm.edu/Camdef.asp.
2. ↑ Piper, M. C.; Kunos, V. I.; Willis, D. M.; Mazer B. L., Ramsay M., Silver K. M. (1986). "Early Physical Therapy Effects on the High-Risk Infant. A Randomized Controlled Trial". Pediatrics 78 (2): 216–224. doi:10.1542/peds.78.2.216. PMID 3526267.
3. ↑ d’Avignon, M.; Norén, L.; Arman, T. (1981). "Early physiotherapy ad modum Vojta or Bobath in infants with suspected neuromotor disturbance". Neuropediatrics 12 (3): 232–241. doi:10.1055/s-2008-1059654. PMID 7027073.

## External links

* International Vojta Society

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