Primary Movement
The major focus of this research is the motor development of children and it has two complementary strands.
The pure strand concerns the constraints imposed on motor development by the persistence of a fetal/neonatal reflex system, known as the primary reflex system, beyond the first year of life.
The applied strand focuses on the development of movement interventions to overcome or reduce the disturbances which result from primary reflex persistence.
One of the major outcomes of the research has been the development of a movement intervention programme, known as Primary Movement, which is now used in more than 1,000 schools in the UK and Ireland.
Follow this link to see Primary Movement film.
