Neuroplasticity: Why Therapy Works

Our brains are a network of pathways that take in and send out information that allow us to interact with our environment. Sometimes, when our children are struggling with development, there are “road blocks” to the pathways they need to succeed.

Progress toward your goals is rooted in a neurological process called NEUROPLASTICITY. This means that our brains are able to learn new things, process new experiences, and build new pathways. 

To think about neuroplasticity, picture a dirt pathway on a patch of grass- a new pathway isn’t built the first time you walk across a patch of grass. It takes consistency and repetition before you can SEE the impact. Like the path worn in the grass, the neural pathway gets stronger with repetition.  The more your child engages in the movements/exercises from therapy the more opportunities you are providing for building or strengthening neural pathways.

-Elizabeth Binckes, MS, OTR/L, CSRS, CNS