The PMA Program for Cerebral Palsy Cerebral Palsy: An abnormality of motor function (the ability to move and control movements) that is acquired at an early age, usually less than a year of age, and is due to a brain lesion that is non-progressive. (WebMD) In regards to muscle function, Cerebral Palsy can be called interference to “normal” muscle communication with the nervous system. The muscle just didn’t get the message correctly. Think of the telephone game you played as a child. You had 20 or so children lined up side by side. The teacher gave a message to the first child and he/she passed it on to the next and so forth and so on until the end where the last child recited the message and it was completely different than what the teacher had said. The message leaves the brain correctly, but passes through the brain lesion, only to be miscommunicated at the end where the muscle is. Now what if there was a way to improve the communication from brain to muscle? What if we can grow new neurons to “go around” the brain lesion and get where they need to go? Unfortunately, at this point, we cannot regrow or repair neurons in the brain without the addition of chemicals or synthetic means. What if we “trick the system”? By this, we must look at the physiology of a muscle contraction. Simply put, when a muscle feels a stimulus the muscle spindle will respond accordingly. If I pull on your arm, your biceps muscle will have a tendency to contract to “slow down” the change in muscle length and prevent injury. But what if your muscle was being stimulated that way without any outside help? Your arm is saying it is being pulled, so it needs to contract the Biceps muscle for safety. We need to improve muscle spindle communication. Welcome to The PMA Program for Cerebral Palsy!

PMA Program for CP is a two phase program that works both on the physical and mental attributes of each client. Each program must be individualized as Cerebral Palsy does not affect any two people the same way.  There is no initial cost to get started.   Step 1: Download, complete and email back the Biomechanics Assessment Step 2: Record a video of the subject in question.  Walking (if possible), seated, doing just about any movements.  This video will be used as a basis to design the program as well as a pre-treatment video.   Step 3: Email video to LIOI Fitness Systems at larry.lioi@lioi.org Once received, we will discuss the program further in detail and determine if the program will be beneficial.   After the program is created and administered, it is recommended to have monthly follow ups via video conference to monitor the administration of the program.

PMA Program for CP - $499

PMA Program for CP Monthly Follow Ups - $20/month cancel at anytime