From “She Might Never Walk” to Running With Confidence: A Mother’s Story of Hope and Healing
Every family who comes to Infinity has a story worth sharing. Recently, we sat down with Mary, a mom who traveled all the way from Australia for her daughter’s second intensive. Five months ago, she completed her first program focused on integrating retained primitive reflexes. What has happened since then is nothing short of incredible.
A Different Kind of Intensive
When Mary first brought her daughter to Infinity, she was struggling with low muscle tone, poor coordination, balance challenges, and difficulty with eye tracking. Her reflex testing showed multiple retained primitive reflexes.
Many professionals talk about primitive reflexes, but few know how to integrate them effectively. During that first week at Infinity, those reflexes finally calmed and cleared. That foundational shift set off a chain reaction that allowed her balance, posture, and body control to improve long after she returned home.
The Data Tells the Story
Mary has a science background, so she wanted to see measurable results. Back home in Melbourne, she found a clinic using the same balance testing system we use at Infinity. The comparison was eye-opening.
Day 1 of the first intensive:
Proprioception: 15th percentile
Vision: 5th percentile
Vestibular: 2nd percentile
End of week one:
Proprioception: 45th percentile
Vision: 10th percentile
Vestibular: 8th percentile
Five months later:
Proprioception: stayed in the normal range
Vision: stable
Vestibular: improved to the 53rd percentile
Those results show that this child once expected to have lifelong balance challenges now demonstrates typical balance function for her age.
Why Progress Continues After an Intensive
Our goal during an intensive is to help the brain and body connect more efficiently. But the real growth often happens afterward. Once those roadblocks are gone, the nervous system begins developing the way it was always meant to.
As Dr. Josh explained, when balance, coordination, and eye movement start working together, kids begin using their bodies differently. They play, move, and explore with new confidence and those experiences keep reinforcing the changes long after they leave the clinic.
What We’re Working On Now
For this second visit, the focus is on ocular motor control, how the eyes move, track, and focus together. Mary’s daughter’s optometrist recently noticed huge changes, including better depth perception and smoother eye movements.
These next steps will help make reading, math, and classroom learning easier. Because when the eyes and balance systems are fully connected, learning takes less effort and attention naturally improves.
Everyday Life, Transformed
The numbers tell one story, but Mary’s experience tells another. Before therapy, school often called about falls or coordination issues. Now, her daughter plays and keeps up like any other child her age.
Even her teachers noticed big differences, clearer speech, better attention, and more emotional regulation. Mary shared that her once-anxious, easily tired daughter is now calm, confident, and thriving.
What This Means for Other Families
Mary’s story is about more than balance. It’s a reminder that development builds in layers. When primitive reflexes, balance, and vision work together, the entire nervous system becomes stronger and more efficient.
At Infinity, we focus on supporting that full pyramid of development, from reflexes and movement to cognition and emotion. Every improvement at the foundation makes everything above it easier.
If your child is struggling with balance, coordination, or emotional regulation, there is hope.
Schedule a call with our team to learn how we can help your child reach their full potential.