BRAIN DEVELOPMENT, MOVEMENT, AND BEHAVIOR:
CLINICAL APPLICATIONS FROM PEDIATRICS TO ADULTHOOD
BRAIN DEVELOPMENT, MOVEMENT, AND BEHAVIOR:
CLINICAL APPLICATIONS FROM PEDIATRICS TO ADULTHOOD
This seminar bridges the gap between neurodevelopment, movement, and behavior, providing the practicing chiropractor with a clearer, more clinically relevant understanding of how the nervous system shapes what we see every day in practice. From infancy through adulthood, you will explore how the brain develops, adapts, and responds to stressors, and how these processes influence posture, movement, attention, emotional regulation, and overall function.
Rather than viewing conditions such as ADHD, autism, or behavioral challenges in isolation, this course helps you recognize the underlying neurological patterns that connect them. You will gain insight into how early development, sensory integration, primitive reflexes, and brain network synchronization contribute to both dysfunction and recovery, offering a more cohesive framework for clinical decision making.
Through case discussions, patient videos, and hands on practice, this seminar emphasizes practical application. You will learn how to integrate targeted neurological assessments, refine your examination of pediatric and adult patients, and implement simple yet powerful interventions.
Regardless of your technique or practice style, this course will expand how you think about your patients, strengthen your clinical reasoning, and give you actionable tools that can be immediately integrated into your day to day care. Beyond clinical impact, this deeper understanding of the brain and behavior will also offer meaningful insight into your own patterns and those of the people closest to you, enriching both your professional and personal life.
Understanding Brain Development, Movement, and Behavior
- Human evolution: how the brain is wired for movement, connection and survival
- Key lessons in brain development from conception to adulthood
- How neurons connect and brain circuits synchronize: a commonly neglected link in understanding movement
- How sensory integration develops
- Are we facing an epidemic of neurodevelopmental disorders?
- How early emotional trauma shapes brain development and behavior
- The neurobiology of toddlers (“terrible two’s”) and teens
- What is attention, and how can it be improved?
- Early autism red flags in infancy
- Diagnosis and current theories of ADHD, autism (ASD), Tics, Tourette's, etc
- The link between movement and academic performance
- Exploring the clinical concepts of "right brain" vs "left brain"
- The neurology of parenting
- The role of mirror neurons in behavior and development
- The most important factor for long-term happiness
Clinical Applications Workshop Portion
- Key pediatric neurological tests every clinician should perform
- Understanding the relationship between oculomotor function, balance, and MSK imbalances
- Practical strategies to calm an agitated baby
- Exercises to improve focus and emotional regulation
- Understanding and addressing primitive reflexes
- Practical approaches to reducing tics
- Primitive reflex exercises and variations (children and adults)