Children Testimonials

Improvements in my Children
I am writing to express my appreciation for the work that Chris Roberts is doing with my children. We are only partially through the process however; we are already beginning to see improvements in them in school, in social activities, and in their health.

Chris is able to use humor, a calm demeanor, and kindness to help my young children feel comfortable. He is able to explain things so that they can understand him easily and he has helped my oldest child understand why his food choices are so important. He is able to assess a situation and make adjustments so that the process can go more smoothly. There are few people that I can say I trust completely with my children. Chris is one of those few people.

In addition to helping my children, his well-delivered suggestions have been right on target and have helped my family become healthier. Chris has provided a multi-faceted approach towards education via written material and providing information verbally. As a result, the quality of the education that I've received has far surpassed any information provided by my traditional medical doctors.

As a result of our positive experience, I have had glowing reports of your practice to my friends and neighbors.

Thank you again for having such a talented and professional individual on staff. Sincerely, L C-Parent

Boys Labeled Autistic
"I've been waiting to update you on C.H. He is doing so well!!! Short term memory has improved tremendously. That was one of his biggest problem areas. He is retaining information like never before. He can remember up to three directions at a time. Sometimes there a little jumbled, but before he couldn't remember even the first direction."

"He decided on his own he wanted to go off gluten. He is doing great! We have tried to take him off many times and it was always a bit of a battle and we where never very successful. This time he is reading the labels himself, self monitoring what he eats. We have noticed huge changes, mostly with behavior and attitude. He has noticed less pain in his body and no more tummy aches and migraines after eating. His thinking is much more clear and different" -Mother / Physical Therapist

"He has calmed down A Lot! He is no longer that 'superball' bouncing off the walls that I once described to you. The vitamins are working well, too." -Mother

"We had parent-teacher conferences for G this past Monday. It was the best and most encouraging report so far. Even in speech. The words that he does have are now pronounced clearer". -Mother

Gratitude for Vaccination Information

I am particularly grateful for the knowledge on vaccinations that was introduced to me through IMT. I feel as if my son’s life was spared in a grand sense.

With great appreciation, L.L. (Mother)

14 Year Old Boy with Friederich's Ataxia

Thank you so much for seeing H. He looks better than he ever has and now that the supplements are starting to work, he is putting on weight and is much steadier on his feet and more up right.

I took H to the cardiologist for his routine heart appointment, and his heart has not changed since he was diagnosed 3 years ago. The cardiologists were asking all about IMT because I think they are so surprised that nothing has changed and he is so well.

I just hope that I can keep bringing H over to you because it has given me the first glimmer of hope for the future. Thank you. F.

3 Year Old Boy with Developmental Delay and Initial Inability to Walk

We worked hard at it and got through all the NFP work fairly quickly and about a week after it was finished we started to see some really good progress in S's ability to balance by himself. He is starting to show off that he can walk a couple of meters and carry things to you, turn around and walk back. Remarkable progress from where we had been.

I would say that his balance is vastly improved. The Chinese practitioners we see are so impressed with the work you and your team did and his OT is delighted with his progress. He sees her once a week and keeps asking her "what's next" so that is great. T.B. (Mother) Hong Kong

Boy Calmer After Treatment

Thank you, thank you, and thank you for the good care that you gave G during his last appointment. Since you treated him, he has been one thousand percent CALMER!
Ayelet, you have magical fingers! You have the MIDAS TOUCH!

Yesterday's session with F was PHENOMENOL! If G co-operates in the same way that he did with F yesterday, then we will be able to get a lot done on him!

Again, thank you for everything, I.

Boy with Autistic Behaviors (Year 1)

C has improved remarkably in all areas. So much so the teachers are wondering what we did to him. He went from barely getting homework turned in and being stressed to the max, to A's and B's in all subjects. This is making him feel very good and really feeding his self esteem and ego. Comprehension and retention definitely improved. He started being able to advocate for himself at school with teachers and peers for the first time in his life, to the shock of everyone, and teachers and staff have been great so far responding to him in supportive and rewarding ways.

None of this would be possible without IMT. Thanks to everyone at the Center. R.H.

Boy with Autistic Behaviors (Year 2)

My son, C, is doing so well! His hearing and ability to match pitch in sound has improved phenomenally. His music teacher is a bit shocked. He takes piano and voice. When we started a year ago he could not match any pitch at all and they called him tone deaf. He used to speak in a monotone voice. He has been the topic of conversation at the music conservatory because they have never seen this. The other interesting thing that started happening in music is he not only matches the pitch he is improvising with harmony. It happened almost over night.

Short term memory has improved tremendously. That was one his biggest problem areas. He is retaining information like never before. He can remember up to three directions at a time. Sometimes they get a little jumbled but before he couldn't remember even one direction.

He decided on his own he wanted to go off gluten. He is doing great! He is reading the labels himself, self monitoring what he eats. We have noticed huge changes, mostly with behavior and attitude. He has noticed less pain in his body and no more tummy aches or migraines after eating. His thinking is much clearer. He has become incredibly more cooperative. Everyone is thankful for this!

I have also noticed a big change in his gait. His heels have really dropped down and he heel strikes now instead of walking on his toes. Both arms are swinging with walking. They never did before.

He is developing better social skills and other interests are developing.

Thank you for all your help and wonderful knowledge. R.H. (PT/Mother)

Boy with Dislocated Toes

R dislocated his right great toe and 2 adjacent toes and 3 metatarsals. He has been on crutches with a right foot brace with partial WB and sometimes was able to walk 20 feet with mild antalgia without them. After 2 l/2 hours of IMT treatment, the right great toe began to flex 10 degrees at MT joints 3/5 times with mild cues ...prior was just a movement from 10 degrees df to neutral on l/5 attempts with maximal cues. Pain levels decreased from 3/10 to 0/10 after treatment. He has been able to walk consistently without his crutches with a right brace on his foot since that time. S.J.

Boy with Food Allergies

J, 8 years old, began coming to RPT after suffering from food allergies for years. He hadn't eaten wheat in over 4 years. He was also extremely sensitive and often suffered "anxious moments" in his life. The RPT crew worked on J’s allergy systems, his digestive tract, and his anxiety systems. We are thrilled to report that J now eats everything with no side effects. His whole demeanor has lightened up. He gets up out of bed ready to greet the challenges of the day and is more centered emotionally.

Every time I try to explain exactly what RPT did to make Jack this way I find myself saying "They just put their hands where he had tension and voila, Jack was cured." Needless to say, I know you are not performing "magic", but you are performing miracles in terms of improved health. We can't thank you enough. M.B., (Mother)

Boy with Improved Language

My son continues to make good progress. In fact, his spontaneous speech has improved so much that others are commenting on it. I love it when he tells his brother "Don't get me mad" and asks his father "Are you joking me?" When I am asked what the sudden increase in language is due to, all I can say is all the IMT treatment. I am very grateful to all of the therapists. L.G., (Mother)

Boy with Improved Speech

We had parent-teacher conferences for G this past Monday. It was the best and most encouraging report so far, even in terms of speech. The words that he does have are now pronounced more clearly I.

Boy with Seizure Activity

I just wanted to share our good news. K had an EEG last Friday and we just got the results today. It was totally normal---there was no seizure activity at all. That means we can remove the last of his three anti-epileptic drugs. As of next week, he will have been seizure-free for six months.

He is going to daycare part-time and seems to be settling in. He goes swimming once a week and he loves that. He also started saying Momma or Mumum quite regularly. He's OBSESSED with cars and trucks right now. A&M, parents

Child with Eye Improvement

The biggest news is that since the Intensive T's degree of eye turn has gone from an 85 degree turn to a 50 degree turn - solely from IMT. As soon as she gets her new prescription, which should be next week, she will start vision therapy.

I'm very, very happy with her progress so far and look forward to the months ahead. Thanks again everyone for your time and caring. I can't thank you all enough!! K.

Child with Sleep Disturbance and Speech & Language Delay

As I write this letter to you, I am recapturing all the miraculous progress that my daughter C has made since she has been under your care. This past year has been nothing less than a miracle to us. I have watched C go through major changes and I know that the future holds so much for her. You are the only professionals that have ever given me a positive out look for my daughter. My positive feelings are then reflected towards her and she is able to succeed all the more.

When we first started with you, C was having a definite sleep pattern disturbance. She would wake up 3 to 4 time per month anywhere between 3:00 and 5:00 am and could not fall back to sleep until 6:00 or 7:00 in the morning. This happened to her every month. I can now say that the last time she went through that was the month before she started therapy with you in 1997.

Her language is coming along beautifully. She is talking more and more everyday. Every argument she gives me is music to my ears, believe it or not! She actually told me yesterday “I love cupcakes”, as we were putting them into the oven together. I always knew that she liked them because she would eat them, but to hear those words out of her mouth is a joy that I myself cannot express.

C has started reading complete books out loud this past year. She reads age appropriate books and enjoys it immensely. Over the summer she started riding her bicycle and began swimming under water. She is able to express her wants to me, which is a giant step forward. She tells me she wants to go to the mall or library or she wants something on TV; simple requests for other children. With your help my special child is overcoming her difficulties. My husband melts when he comes home from work and C yells “Daddy’s home!” and runs into his open arms.

I feel compelled to share with you spiritually personal experience I had. After a particularly difficult session for C she had fallen asleep in the car on the drive home. As I glanced at my precious child sleeping, I couldn’t hold back the tears any longer. I broke down crying. I asked GOD is this the right treatment for my daughter? Will this treatment help her? I am so unsure. How do I know? Please help me to know if it is right. I always prayed to GOD for wisdom so I can make the right decisions for my children, to please guide me to the people that will help C, and to please send only Godly people into their lives. For the rest of my life I will never forget what happened. As I drove west on 84, truly telling GOD my heartfelt concerns, there was a break in the clouds. Rays of sun shone through and I remember how beautiful it looked. With my next breath a sense of relief came over me like I never felt before. The next thought in my mind was “Everything Helps”. I believe this to be the heavenly answer I was asking for. I also believe that RPT is the answer to my prayers. After seeing all the progress that C has made there is no doubt in my mind that this is the right therapy for her.

We are very much looking forward to this coming year and C’s future gains that we know will take place. We do have one regret and that is not knowing you 7 years ago when C was born. I want to give you all at Regional Physical Therapy a very sincere “thank you” for all that you have done. I am forever grateful. C.Z. and family

Girl with Autoimmune Liver Disease and Ulcerative Colitis

My daughter is doing pretty well with the gluten-free regime. Not so well
with the sugar-free but we take what we can get, right? Her labs have
been greatly improved and her energy, although far from normal, is
improved. She really likes her therapist and respects his work with her. We
feel blessed to have discovered IMT.

Girl with Diagnosis of PDD or Autism letter #1

I am writing again to inform you of C’s progress. Since she was at the last Intensive program a number of things have changed for us. I say us, because not only have you helped our daughter but C’s progress has had a tremendous impact on our whole family.

She is definitely happier since the releasing of all that anger and rage. She has verbalized it to me several times. “She’s happy!” (Referring to herself.) Her description of words seems to have increased over night. Instead of just one word she will use 2 or 3 adjectives along with the word.

She had an absolute blast at her birthday party. I have to say that there were 5 children with the diagnosis of PDD or Autism at the party. C was the only child participating with all the typical children. She did everything – the Chicken Dance, the limbo stick, and the YMCA, and all appropriately.

She is much more loving and caring to her brother. Instead of flinching when C comes near him he actually trusts her now. She used to just lash out at him now she hugs him.

C has also taken a special liking to her doll. She goes to bed with it asks for it and so on. She seemed to have missed this particular step in child development. She never wanted anything when she was younger. I consider this a positive step forward.

Today I told her that she will be going for swimming lessons in March. She bugged me for at least 2 hours. “Go swimming at the Y. Put bathing suit on.” She whined over and over. I interpret this behavior as something a typical child would do. She had never displayed this before.

These are just a few of the new changes I have seen. We are looking forward to seeing you again for the Intensive program. We can’t thank you enough. There is a saying that goes: “When I count my blessing every day, I count you twice!” C.Z. and Family.

Girl with Diagnosis of PDD or Autism (letter #2)

It has been a few months since I have written about C’s changes, so here it is. We (meaning all the family members) have noticed many changes in C, especially in the past 2 months. She is now verbalizing so much more. It is incredible. I am talking about appropriate language. There is, of course, some repetitive speech and nonsensical language. However there seems to be a different way about her. The only way that I can describe it is a more connectedness about her. She is defiantly more “with us.”

After last week’s therapy, I did notice some regressive behaviors from C. She actually had 3 sleep disturbances this past week. She was also putting many small items in her mouth. She had been sprinkling leaves in front of her eyes, which is an old behavior too. Now every time I notice regression in her behaviors, we always see progression just around the corner. (Thank God!)

My husband also pointed out to me that she seems surer of herself. About 2 weeks ago she started swimming by herself. She was not able to do 2 things at the same time (For example, kick her feet and move her arms.) She has also started to ride her bike much better, pedaling and looking out at a distance. Her language is much more spontaneous. She always verbalizes to get her needs met. She is now able to describe things with descriptive words and in full sentences at times which is a huge improvement. She is also now able to argue with me! Most people complain when their children argue with them that will never be me! C will go back and forth and stand her ground, looking me in the eye and being very persistent!

One area that I haven’t noticed much is in verbalizing about herself. There seems to be confusion about how to refer to herself. She rarely uses I, me, and mine. It’s always “C’s turn” or “One for C,” unless I correct her and then she will correct what she had said. I am really looking forward to the new plan you have written up for her, especially the “Who am I?” system. I know there will be positive results from everything that you do. It is very exciting for all of us. I can’t thank you enough. I have to tell you that you are he only people that have ever given me a positive feeling and of course, positive results for our child. I thank you from the bottom of my heart. C.Z.

Infant with Diagnosis of Colic

We adopted our son in 2002 when he was 2 days old. Our time with him has been the most rewarding, joyful thing we have ever done and our friends constantly ask “How did you get such a happy baby?” “He’s sleeping through the night already?” “You mean he doesn’t cry for hours at a time?” I give the same answer each time-it’s the Neurofascial Processing (NFP)!

When J began crying for no known reason I was told it was colic. Lucky for me as a physical therapist who has taken courses with DCR, I could map my son and was baffled when I could find no signs of it. My instinct told me it sounded like he was angry but could that be possible?? In desperation I mapped him and discovered still space. This indicates emotional issues are on the surface ready to come out and by using a simple technique called Neurofascial Process it changed his intensity and frequency of crying and gave me back my loving, cuddly baby. The great thing is that it is a simple process of placing your hands over designated areas for 10-20 minutes at a time and it can be done at home by the parents!

My son has taught me a lot since that day. When he feels safe and especially at night he can feel the need to let go of some emotional baggage. By processing the Neurofascial Centers to each other, I was able to help him purge some of the abandonment, anger, grief/loss and other issues that our social worker told me to expect to come a bit later. It allowed me to communicate on a deeper level with my son and let him know that I understood his feelings. By us being there for him, our loving bond was elevated to a level I did not think possible for a newborn.

Examples in behavior shifts:

· The angry crying before feedings and for no reason disappeared.

· J would sometimes take 2 ounces then stop, refuse the bottle and scream- after processing arms for control this has virtually stopped and he eats 4-6 oz. consistently now.

· J would frequently stop eating and cry continuously if a woman friend picked him up and especially if I left for a few hours (J left the hospital with a female social worker who was a stranger to him and never saw his birth mom again.) After processing heart for abandonment J is doing fine with me being gone 6-7 hours 3 days a week with a babysitter.

After seeing the changes in our baby, we felt it important to reach out to mothers and fathers who were suffering with the frustration of not being able to quiet their crying child and receiving little help from books, doctors or friends. It is so important to listen to your child from the very beginning and Neurofascial Processing helps open the lines of communication! J.H.

Preemie with Detached Retinas (2004)

I wanted to share the wonderful progress a child is making primarily with NFP combined with Reiki. K is 20months old and 25 week preemie twin. As an infant his retinas detached and he is blind with light perception. He has had numerous surgeries: hyperspadus, the sagital sutures were fused and he had cranial surgery to unfuse them, and two lensectomys. He had had a g-tube and was oxygen dependent for his first 8 months. After the cranial surgery he need the lensectomy surgeries and then was told he would lose his right eye because it was "dying". After these surgeries, Kyle cried a lot, was not eating much, did not want to participate in any therapy sessions, and had a poor sleep schedule. It was then that his mom and I developed the plan to do NFP with Reiki. His mom is trained in Reiki and had felt it had helped before.

He has had approx 5 hours of all process centers to each other and about 4 hours to his eyes. His mom is thrilled with all the positive changes in K. His g-tube site is now closing up; he is eating, happy and laughing. The bad eye has lost the blood and his iris which had turned white is now turning color and is no longer shrunken looking. His sleep schedule is becoming more regular. He is a different child. We have also been doing MFR while doing NFP and last week he allowed a therapist to do some cranial work. M.J.M.

Young Boy with History of Seizure Activity on Sugar Elimination Diet

R is doing so well on this diet. He feels so much better and therefore he does not complain about missing out on sugar. We are doing NFP at home and concentrating on his diet. C.R. (Mother)

Young Client Inspired to Become an IMT Practitioner

I am a senior at Glenbrook South High School in Glenview, IL. It is the fall of my senior year and I am applying to college for a degree in Physical Therapy. It is my dream to someday become an Integrative Manual Therapist. I am an athlete, which brought me to meet Mimi, a therapist in Glenview. I have been seeing her once a week for five years and it is my favorite part of my week. I would like to keep in touch to make sure I am taking the right classes and meeting your expectations so that one day I will be able to make a smooth transition to your program.

Thank you very much, K.C.

Young Girl with ADD

I want to thank IIMT and all who worked with my daughter last fall on her ADD. I came to you when I found out her problem was so bad that the private school she is attending wanted me to withdraw her because they couldn't meet her special needs. Well, last week she was recognized for achieving high honors. And this Friday night she will be recognized at Portland Seadogs baseball game for "Most Improved Student of the Year" from her class. Her name will be announced for everyone to hear and her name will displayed on the scoreboard.

I believe this incredible growth in my daughter is in part a credit to a very dedicated teacher AND in part to the treatment she has received from IIMT. So please join her in celebrating a year of tremendous growth that will be with her a lifetime!

I would like to thank all who have been a part of her treatment for the wonderful job done!

With gratitude, R.W., PT/Mom