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How do I get started using QRI? If you are new to primitive reflexes, a good way to start is by ordering “The Symphony of Reflexes” on Amazon. Your next step is to order the QRI Home Program which includes an online class. Feel free to call QRI with your questions. 352-228-0410

Is this something a parent can learn and do at home? Yes, most of our clients are parents using the program in their homes. The program is easy to learn and most children love it. Many Parents see other children to supplement the cost of the program and laser.

What do I need to purchase? You order the QRI Harmonic laser, which comes with two laser heads, a free QRI Home Program, an online class, and carry case. There are other programs for speech, cognition, ASD/speech/behavior, sensory integration/movement, Unity (for DS and neuro-fragile children, grounding) that can be added now or later.

Who do I contact for laser operation and warranty questions? Please contact Michael Esch directly (not QRI) at michael.esch@vitalcreationsinc.com.

How long is the online class? It is broken into short segments that enables one to watch at their convenience.

Will the online class be enough for me to follow the program? Yes, the instructions are clear and easy to follow. If you plan on seeing clients, you will probably want to attend one of the live Quantum Reflex Integration classes to learn shortcuts, new info, and how to assess primitive reflexes.

What behaviors might I see during a Moro reorganization or detoxification as we begin QRI sessions? The Moro reorganization is a stage often known as the “terrible twos” that is often missed in children with neurological challenges. Brain reorganization and laser detoxification may not be noticeable for many children, but for others you may see appetite changes, sleep disturbances, mild emotional disturbances which may last between 2 hours to 1 week, rarely longer.

*Children with Down syndrome tend to have a more noticeable reaction, but also tend to make rapid progress afterwards.

*Do your best to be patient and don’t panic, it is an important stage for further development the child has missed.

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I can’t do most of the protocols when my son is awake but so I do it whilst he’s asleep, however he gets awaken by the sound from the CMT. Can I please turn it off? Will it make a difference in terms of the result if it’s turned down? You have to run the CMT anytime the laser lights are turned on for 2 reasons. First, it cools your laser diodes to keep them from overheating, which shortens the life of the lights. Second, the CMT is what makes the Harmonic laser therapeutic, the frequencies are very important for health and reflex integration. So just turn it way down and it will still work.

Will the Harmonic laser integrate primitive reflexes without doing any of the movement exercises? Yes, it will! Movement of some type for everyone is important for our health and for reflex integration. The “Brain Boost” techniques are especially important for those seeing a therapist for QRI once or twice a week to support and stabilize reflex integration. Often Brain Boost techniques will be sufficient for those not using the Harmonic cold laser with mild learning disabilities to integrate their primitive reflexes.

Is it ok to just do 2 or 3 of the hand grasping positions? Yes, I recommend doing 2 a session.

Are the “acu-reflex points” that are mentioned specific acupuncture points of the body? or something else? Some are acupuncture points, many are not and used specifically for reflex Integration within the program.

John: A Case Study by Rosemary Slade, OTR

Quantum Reflex Integration, QRI®

By Rosemary Slade, pediatric occupational therapist

rosemary-to-jamie I specialize in working with children who have developmental delays, including Autism. I use many modalities when working with children, including Therapeutic Listening ©, Quantum Reflex Integration and Sensory Integration Therapies.

I am writing this article to talk about the positive impact the QRI Harmonic Laser and Integration protocol have made in a little boy named John’s life. I have been working with John for about 18 months now. I am one of several occupational therapists currently providing supports and interventions for both mom and John.

I started seeing John in October 2011, twice a month, initially for Therapeutic Listening and Sensory Integration Techniques. John was 5 years old. He has a diagnosis of PDD-NOS, as well as verbal apraxia and apraxia of motor function. He has received many therapies and interventions in the last 4+ years: Neurodevelopmental, Speech, ABA, DIR/Floor time, Music, Vision and Occupational Therapies from others and recently, with me.

In October 2011, John had challenges with sensory motor/gross motor movements (jumping, riding a bike, swinging on a swing). He also had challenges with fine motor skills such as holding a pencil and handwriting. In fact, he refused to do these things and typically had a melt-down because it was so very stressful for him. He also had a limited vocabulary, limited eye contact, he hummed loudly and at times constantly, he had a fixation for his train set and he twisted his fingers while he hummed. His stress level was intense and he had a repertoire of escape behaviors. Any demand or request from an adult would typically result in refusal to do the task, a melt-down or both behaviors. Loud noises in particular bothered him and being in a public restroom when the hand dryers went off would send him into such a meltdown situation that mom actively avoided going into public places. Toileting was a challenge. (He is now independent with #1s, but remains deathly afraid of bowel movements and still requires help with #2s).

Therapies I have provided have included: Drinking from a variety of straws, drinking from an open cup, jumping on a ball with two hands held with him bending his knees, and tolerating other noises in his environment. We began Therapeutic Listening and mom began the GAPS Diet (Gut and Psychology Syndrome Diet) about the same time, in January of 2012.

The GAPS diet made a big difference in his overall ability to focus. This has helped him better interact with people, be out in public, tolerate wearing the headphones as well as tolerate different noises in his environment. He has improved in interactions with others, increasingly using more social skills, but did not help remediate the public restroom challenge. Over time, I noted more spontaneous eye contact. Jumping skills slowly improved, but no real progress has been seen with fine motor skills. Humming and finger twisting remained the same. Melt-downs and overall noncompliance slightly improved. He did transition to drinking through other straws but still does not drink from an open cup. He continued to exhibit what I interpret to be extreme stress responses to verbal requests made of him (meltdowns, humming, finger bending). Over time he made steady but slow progress. Mom transitioned him from ABA school to public school in 2012. He is in a self- contained unit and inclusion for socialization.

In September 2012 I attended a Quantum Reflex Integration course taught by Bonnie Brandes. It was a piece to the puzzle that I knew I must incorporate into my occupational therapy practice. At the time, Bonnie was developing her QRI Harmonic Laser. I began use of the QRI Harmonic Laser in January 2013, once a week with John.

I have noted the following positive changes in John since using the laser: Stress level has greatly decreased, which has provided him the opportunity for learning. Motor skills have greatly improved. He is now wearing a helmet and riding a bike without training wheels. He is riding his Razor scooter and is able to ride it from home to school, with mom as chaperone. He goes on bike riding outings with his other OT during the weekends. He can pump a swing independently. He is occasionally picking up a pencil voluntarily and making some marks with it. He is making eye contact with all adults and children and trying to verbally interact. Vocabulary has greatly improved; clarity of speech has slightly improved. He spontaneously hugged me several times, and references me often, demanding I pay attention to his requests. The loud humming and finger twisting has greatly decreased – he does it occasionally and when he is either stressed out or the noise level environmentally is too much for him. He is socially appropriate when he is in his inclusion classes, and in inclusion events. He wants to be with neurotypical peers and now has a neurotypical child he plays with weekly. The school is having an ARD soon to discuss his academic career – school personnel recognize that his skills (academic, social, etc.) are greater than his contained classroom and lesser than in his inclusion classes and are going to come up with a plan to help him spend more time in inclusion, doing what his peers are doing in inclusion. These are huge, lasting changes in a short period of time. Skills gained thus far are much more spontaneous vs. taught. He is learning from his environment, but not due to hand-over-hand.

The big challenges and areas where we have not seen many improvements are with bowel / personal hygiene and fine motor/ academics (interest in handwriting, etc.). We are optimistic that we will continue to see positive changes over time.

I have used the laser with all the children on my caseload and have seen positive changes in all the children I treat, with a variety of diagnoses, including but not limited to on the spectrum. Consistent feedback with all has been: increased motor skills, increased affection and decreased stress responses.

Back to John and his personal testimony: He now reclines comfortably on me, with very few protests, increasingly comfortable in his own skin and with his sensory inputs, during our weekly sessions. It is like he welcomes the sessions, says mom.

Rosemary Slade is a pediatric occupational therapist, practicing in Texas. She can be reached at: rsladeotr@gmail.com and her website is www.RosemarySladeotr.com

Information about the Cold Laser (low level laser therapy/LLLT) by Robin Tolliver

In May 2016, I began researching how cold lasers/low level laser therapy (LLLT) could help children with special needs. My daughter, Presley, would turn 5 the following month and like many parents, I wanted to ensure we were doing all that we could to help her reach her full potential as well as assist her body to function optimally.

Children with Down syndrome and other types of special needs are challenged with a variety of issues. All kids are different, but there are multiple commonalities they can share to include, but not limited to:

delayed growth
delayed cognition
delayed fine and gross motor development
thyroid disorders
decreased vision, strabismus (cross eyed), amblyopia (lazy eye)
mitochondrial dysfunction, low ATP production
MTHFR/detox complications
altered sleep patterns, sleep apnea
decreased social interaction and/or eye contact
hypotonia
apraxia or delayed speech and communication
compromised immune system

In this post, I will provide the information I have found to support the use of cold laser and address some of these issues, as well as our positive experience using the laser. I will attempt to keep it easy to understand, and I will keep the source visible so you can see these are reputable studies and read further if you desire. There is also an abundance of personal testimonies using the laser for many other issues available throughout the web.

First, what is low level light therapy (LLLT)? LLLT involves exposing cells or tissue to low levels of red and near infrared (NIR) light, and is referred to as “low level” because of its use of light at energy densities that are low compared to other forms of laser therapy that are used for ablation, cutting, and thermally coagulating tissue. LLLT is also known as “cold laser” therapy as the power densities used are lower than those needed to produce heating of tissue. It was originally believed that LLLT or photobiomodulation required the use of coherent laser light, but more recently, light emitting diodes (LEDs) have been proposed as a cheaper alternative. LLLT has now developed into a therapeutic procedure that is used in three main ways: to reduce inflammation, edema, and chronic joint disorders; to promote healing of wounds, deeper tissues, and nerves; and to treat neurological disorders and pain.Within the cell, there is strong evidence to suggest that LLLT acts on the mitochondria to increase adenosine triphosphate (ATP) production, modulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS), and the induction of transcription factors. (source: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3288797/⁾

We purchased symphony our laser in June 2016 and are using this laser from QRI which addresses using the laser for reflex integration. Many of our children, as well as most of us, have unintegrated reflexes. Using this laser has made integration easy with reproducible results. Many occupational therapists have been trained in reflex integration and utilize the laser specifically for this. The owner, Bonnie Brandes, was trained in MNRI. Reflex integration is extremely important with our children with different needs as typical development is delayed, therefore so is typical reflex integration. Here is an article explaining reflex profiles specific to Down syndrome. You can learn more detailed information about reflex integration from Bonnie’s book called The Symphony of Reflexes found here on amazon.

What makes this laser different? The QRI Harmonic is the only laser that combines the CMT sound frequencies with low level laser, this distinguishes the Harmonic from other lasers. Two low level laser heads are included, the main unit and an attachment. This allows you to complete each reflex integration protocol in one-half of the time and create a synergistic connection between accu-reflex points and primitive reflex patterns. The CMT encompasses the entire spectrum of frequencies that sweep through the laser diodes and through an adjustable sound system. Low level lasers work at a cellular level for Cold laser has shown to be effective for numerous conditions without side effects in over 8,000 research studies. The QRI Harmonic is practical for both professional and home use. Each head has:

2 5mw red laser diodes 650nm
2 5mw violet laser diodes 405nm
1 5mw infrared laser diodes 780nm

I have previously taken detailed courses on reflex integration and knew that it could take 4-6 weeks to integrate a reflex. Now, with this laser, I can see integration in one session. That doesn’t mean it will remain permanently integrated, just like one chiropractic session may not be enough, so conducting sessions on a regular basis should prove very helpful and build a more solid foundation. This laser comes with online training and gives you a book with detailed instructions, which also make this laser very different from others. You simply go in the exact order it shows you and at the next session, you pick up where you previously stopped.

How often do you use it? This varies depending on the age, tolerance, and symptoms of the child. For children around age 5, it may be a 20 minutes session each day. For an older child with more concerns, a session could be an hour. You can conduct these sessions every day, every other day, weekly, etc.. depending on the needs of the child and the issues you are addressing. Currently, I am able to do our sessions while the girls are awake. They enjoy watching a movie and frequently yawn during each session. My neurotypical 6 year old stated “I love the way it feels afterwards”, and Presley actually asks for her laser session. Many parents perform their sessions after the child has gone to sleep.

Side effects: I found no documented side effects from laser use. A few parents made comments about a headache, being tired, vivid dreams, and a temporary increase in negative behavior or emotions. Bonnie said this was not unusual as the brain reorganizes itself. I noticed Presley’s eye movements worsened for about a week then settled down to less than they were before. It is not recommended for use over eyes, thyroid, or cancer.

How can the laser potentially help your family?

1. Cognition:

* LLLT improves prefrontal cortex-related cognitive functions, such as sustained attention, extinction memory, working memory, and affective state. Transcranial infrared stimulation may be used efficaciously to support neuronal mitochondrial respiration as a new non-invasive, cognition-improving intervention in animals and humans. LLLT supplies the brain with metabolic energy in a way analogous to the conversion of nutrients into metabolic energy, but with light instead of nutrients providing the source for ATP-based metabolic energy. A long-lasting effect is achieved by LLLT’s up-regulating the amount of cytochrome oxidase, which enhances neuronal capacity for metabolic energy production that may be used to support cognitive brain functions. LLLT via commercial low-power sources (such as FDA-cleared laser diodes and LEDs) is a highly promising, affordable, non-pharmacological alternative for improving cognitive function. LLLT delivers safe doses of light energy that are sufficiently high to modulate neuronal functions, but low enough to not result in any damage. (source: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3953713/ )

* We have shown, for the first time, that LLLT can stimulate neurogenesis in both the hippocampal DG and the SVZ in mice with TBI. Moreover, the treatment has been shown to improve spatial memory and learning. The likelihood that LLLT can induce the brain to repair itself after injury suggests that laser therapy may have much wider applications than that previously considered. Many diseases of the brain that are traumatic, degenerative, and psychiatric could be benefited if neurogenesis can be induced by an inexpensive, low-risk procedure without known side-effects. Moreover, tLLLT appears to be a viable and efficient stimulus for enhancing endogenous neurogenesis and to exert a survivability enhancing effect on the neuroprogenitor cells, thus increasing their chance to get functionally integrated into the pre-existing neuronal circuitry. (source: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4189010/ )

* One popular warrior mom within the Down syndrome community is Jane Winans. She previously used neurofeedback with her teenage daughter Lydia, but stopped while trying the laser. She had a brain map performed prior to beginning the laser and three months after using the laser. She had this to say: “How’s this for data? Brain map Summary from Dr. Abbot:
Decreased beta and improved coherence are probably the most important findings. The beta would be getting in the way of any functioning deficits. (I think she meant benefits) No one does well when overly anxious or stimulated or when the brain is irritated. The improvements in coherence are actually rather exciting as frontal-occipital coherence is associated with reading smoothly, judgement, mood, executive functioning. Improvements in central and frontal locations may be associated with improvements in coordination, and strength. School testing – Lydia improved 2 levels on a standardized reading test since April. No summer reading program. Just laser.” (posted with permission from Jane).

* Excitotoxicity describes a pathogenic process whereby death of neurons releases large amounts of the excitatory neurotransmitter glutamate, which then proceeds to activate a set of glutamatergic receptors on neighboring neurons (glutamate, N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA), and kainate), opening ion channels leading to an influx of calcium ions producing mitochondrial dysfunction and cell death. Excitotoxicity contributes to brain damage after stroke, traumatic brain injury, and neurodegenerative diseases, and is also involved in spinal cord injury. We tested whether low level laser (light) therapy (LLLT) at 810 nm could protect primary murine cultured cortical neurons against excitotoxicity in vitro produced by addition of glutamate, NMDA or kainate. Although the prevention of cell death was modest but significant, LLLT (3 J/cm(2) delivered at 25 mW/cm(2) over 2 min) gave highly significant benefits in increasing ATP, raising mitochondrial membrane potential, reducing intracellular calcium concentrations, reducing oxidative stress and reducing nitric oxide. The action of LLLT in abrogating excitotoxicity may play a role in explaining its beneficial effects in diverse central nervous system pathologies. (source: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24127337 )

* Cerebral hypometabolism characterizes mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer’s disease. Low-level light therapy (LLLT) enhances the metabolic capacity of neurons in culture through photostimulation of cytochrome oxidase, the mitochondrial enzyme that catalyzes oxygen consumption in cellular respiration. Growing evidence supports that neuronal metabolic enhancement by LLLT positively impacts neuronal function in vitro and in vivo. Experiment 1 verified that LLLT increased the rate of oxygen consumption in the prefrontal cortex in vivo. Experiment 2 showed that LLLT-treated rats had an enhanced extinction memory as compared to controls. Experiment 3 showed that LLLT reduced fear renewal and prevented the reemergence of extinguished conditioned fear responses. Experiment 4 showed that LLLT induced hormetic dose-response effects on the metabolic capacity of the prefrontal cortex. These data suggest that LLLT can enhance cortical metabolic capacity and retention of extinction memories, and implicate LLLT as a novel intervention to improve memory. (source: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22850314 )

* LLLT or photobiomodulation refers to the use of low-power and high-fluence light from lasers or LEDs in the red to near-infrared wavelengths to modulate a biological function. Cytochrome oxidase is the primary photoacceptor of LLLT with beneficial eye and brain effects since this mitochondrial enzyme is crucial for oxidative energy metabolism, and neurons depend on cytochrome oxidase to produce their metabolic energy. Photon-induced redox mechanisms in cytochrome oxidase cause other primary and secondary hormetic responses in neurons that may be beneficial for neurotherapeutic purposes. Beneficial in vivo effects of LLLT on the eye have been found in optic nerve trauma, methanol intoxication, optic neuropathy, retinal injury, retinitis pigmentosa, phototoxicity, and age-related macular degeneration. Beneficial in vivo transcranial effects of LLLT on the brain have been observed in anoxic brain injury, atherothrombotic stroke, embolic stroke, ischemic stroke, acute traumatic brain injury, chronic traumatic brain injury, neurodegeneration, age-related memory loss, and cognitive and mood disorders. No adverse side effects have been reported in these beneficial applications of LLLT in animals and humans. The authors conclude that LLLT is a safe and beneficial approach, based on scientifically sound mechanisms of action of red to near infrared light on cytochrome oxidase, with neurotherapeutic promise for a wide range of ophthalmological, neurological, and psychological conditions. (source: https://www.psio.com/pdf/LLLT-of-eye-and-brain.pdf )

2. Mitochondrial dysfunction, low ATP production –

* Here is an article from the Journal of Pediatric Biochemistry explaining mitochondrial dysfunction in Down syndrome and Autism Spectrum disorders: http://content.iospress.com/download/journal-of-pediatric-biochemistry/jpb00063?id=journal-of-pediatric-biochemistry%2Fjpb00063

* Radiation of tissue with light causes an increase in mitochondrial products such as ATP, NADH, protein, and RNA,⁸³ as well as a reciprocal augmentation in oxygen consumption, and various in vitro experiments have confirmed that cellular respiration is upregulated when mitochondria are exposed to an HeNe laser or other forms of illumination. (source: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3288797/ )

* The influence of LLLT on the electron transport chain extends far beyond simply increasing the levels of ATP produced by a cell. Oxygen acts as the final electron acceptor in the electron transport chain and is, in the process, converted to water. Part of the oxygen that is metabolized produces reactive oxygen species (ROS) as a natural by-product. ROS are chemically active molecules that play an important role in cell signaling, regulation of cell cycle progression, enzyme activation, and nucleic acid and protein synthesis. Because LLLT promotes the metabolism of oxygen, it also acts to increase ROS production. In turn, ROS activates transcription factors, which leads to the upregulation of various stimulatory and protective genes. These genes are most likely related to cellular proliferation, migration, and the production of cytokines and growth factors, which have all been shown to be stimulated by low-level light. (source: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3288797/ )

3. Compromised immune system –

* Immune cells, in particular, appear to be strongly affected by LLLT. Mast cells, which play a crucial role in the movement of leukocytes, are of considerable importance in inflammation. Specific wavelengths of light are able to trigger mast cell degranulation,²² which results in the release of the pro-inflammatory cytokine TNF-a from the cells.¹¹⁵ This leads to increased infiltration of the tissues by leukocytes. LLLT also enhances the proliferation, maturation, and motility of fibroblasts, and increases the production of basic fibroblast growth factor.^31,67 Lymphocytes become activated and proliferate more rapidly, and epithelial cells become more motile, allowing wound sites to close more quickly. The ability of macrophages to act as phagocytes is also enhanced under the application of LLLT. (Read entire study here: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3288797/ )

4. Hypothyroid –

* In reference to chronic autoimmune thyroiditis, which is the most common cause of acquired hypothyroidism: The preliminary results indicate that LLLT promotes the improvement of thyroid function, as patients experienced a decreased need for LT4, a reduction in TPOAb levels, and an increase in parenchymal echogenicity. (source: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20662037 )

5. Impaired growth – I mark Presley’s height on the door in her room every 4-6 months. This keeps me aware of where she is on growth charts and if there are spans of slowed growth. In the six months prior to initiating the laser, she grew 1 1/4 inches, which is 0.052 inch per week. Seven weeks after using the laser, I suspected she had gone through a growth spurt and measured her again. She had already grown 3/4 inch, which is 0.107 inch a week. So, her rate of growth had almost doubled. She also went up 2 shoe sizes. I was unable to find any data supporting this, but many other parents noticed the same result with their children using the laser. Some suspect it may be do to their child sleeping more deeply since human growth hormone (HGH) is released more during sleep. (source: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8627466 )

6. Information related to retained primitive reflexes:

* Primitive Reflexes: Reasons Behind Why My Child has Sensory Issues, Poor Balance, and Developmental Delays. The three most notable reflexes that are frequently seen in later childhood are the Moro reflex (affects sensory issues), Asymmetrical Tonic Neck Reflex (ATNR) (child can’t cross the midline) and the Symmetrical Tonic Neck Reflex (STNR) (poor posture, W-sitting and developmental delays. (source: http://ilslearningcorner.com/2016-03-primitive-reflexes-reasons-behind-why-my-child-has-sensory-issues-poor-balance-and-developmental-delays/ )

* Why a retained spinal galant reflex can be mistaken for ADHD: http://ilslearningcorner.com/2016-02-primitive-reflexes-why-a-retained-spinal-galant-reflex-is-mistaken-for-adhd/

* The Learning Hierarchy by Sonia Story:
The normal hierarchical developmental system, beginning before the birth of the infant and carrying on through adulthood. If the foundations—the primitive and postural reflexes—are unstable, weak or have gaps in their development, they will undermine all other levels to some degree. The motor, perception, speech and conceptualisation will also be unstable, and breakdown in any or all of these areas can occur, causing the higher-level functioning areas to also be affected. Although these stages do overlap to a certain extent, if a stage is missed, interfered with or not fully integrated, it can prevent full development of subsequent stages. Unfortunately the child will not ‘grow out’ of their learning and behaviour problems. The problems may alter and appear to improve as the child learns to compensate in other ways, but the weakness in their system will remain, causing stress on their system. They may also resurface when the child moves to more intensive learning situations, where the demands of higher learning are greater, and the pressure for academic progress is more urgent. (See here for full article and picture of hierarchical developmental system: http://www.moveplaythrive.com/images/pdf/integrating_reflexes.pdf

7. Speech – There are many reflexes related to speech and communication. I used the basic reflex integration protocol with Presley for the first two months. We then added the TALK program. Presley was diagnosed with “severe apraxia” at age 3, and we have worked very hard continuing to input despite the limited output. However, we can definitely attribute our increase in speech and communication to the current use of the laser. Presley went from 3 word sentences to 5 word sentences within a week. She handed me a book and said “read it to me please”. Later, when asked about her day, she told her dad about her baseball game by saying “swing, swing, swing, hit ball and run”. She had never described her day to him before. Soon after when arriving at a nearby lake, she immediately said “ocean, dolphins, daddy’s big boat” and began looking for dolphins. These were new words for her and completely unprompted. We immediately noticed she was also singing along with songs. She began telling me if her bath water was “too hot” or “too cold”. We had also worked very hard on the letters D, N, and T without success previously, but a month into the TALK program, she just began saying them on her own.

Here is an example of her spontaneously singing in the car to songs on the radio.

In addition to the TALK program, QRI offers other products with programs here such as ASD, THINK, Move & Sensory integration, and UNITY.

Additional uses for the LLLT which could be useful for other family members as well:

* Stroke, fatigue, Depression: LLLT has been used non-invasively in humans after ischemic stroke to improve neurological outcome (Lampl et al., 2007). It also led to improved recovery and reduced fatigue after exercise (Leal Junior et al., 2010). One LLLT stimulation session to the forehead, as reported by Schiffer et al. (2009), produced a significant antidepressant effect in depressed patients. No adverse side effects were found either immediately or at 2 or 4 weeks after LLLT. (source: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3953713/ )

* Hair loss – Studies have shown that LLLT stimulated hair growth in mice subjected to chemotherapy-induced alopecia and also in alopecia areata. Controlled clinical trials demonstrated that LLLT stimulated hair growth in both men and women. Among various mechanisms, the main mechanism is hypothesized to be stimulation of epidermal stem cells in the hair follicle bulge and shifting the follicles into anagen phase. ( source: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3944668/ )

* Cellulite – Low-level laser therapy using green 532 nm diodes is safe and effective for improving the appearance of cellulite in the thighs and buttocks. In contrast with other technologies, LLLT is effective as a stand-alone procedure without requiring massage or mechanical manipulation. Future studies will assess the long-term benefits of LLLT for the treatment of cellulite.

* Accelerated wound healing –

– Tissue healing is a complex process that involves local and systemic responses. The use of low level laser therapy for wound healing has been shown to be effective in modulating both local and systemic response.
The study found that low level laser therapy (II) was effective in open wounds, which showed better regeneration and faster restoration of structural and functional integrity as compared to the control group. (source:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3336911/ )

– The reviewed studies show that phototherapy, either by LASER or LED, is an effective therapeutic modality to promote healing of skin wounds. The biological effects promoted by these therapeutic resources are similar and are related to the decrease in inflammatory cells, increased fibroblast proliferation, angiogenesis stimulation, formation of granulation tissue and increased collagen synthesis. In addition to these effects, the irradiation parameters are also similar between LED and LASER. (source: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4148276/ )

* Pain – acute orthopedic conditions such as sprains, strains, post-surgical pain, a whiplash injury, muscular back pain, cervical or lumbar radiculopathy, tendinitis, and chronic conditions such as osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, frozen shoulder, neck and back pain, epicondylitis, carpal tunnel syndrome, tendinopathy, fibromyalgia, plantar fasciitis, post tibial fracture surgery and chronic regional pain syndrome are amenable to LLLT. Dental conditions producing pain such as orthodontic procedures, dentine hypersensitivity, and third molar surgery respond well to treatment with LLLT. Neuropathic pain conditions can also be treated such as post herpetic neuralgia, trigeminal neuralgia and diabetic neuropathy. Due to the wide spectrum of conditions one would surmise that multiple mechanisms can operate to achieve pain relief. (source: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4743666/ )

* Brain Injury or traumatic brain injury:

– Clinical application of these levels of infrared energy for this patient with TBI yielded highly favorable outcomes with decreased depression, anxiety, headache, and insomnia, whereas cognition and quality of life improved. Neurological function appeared to improve based on changes in the SPECT by quantitative analysis. (source: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26535475 )

– (Using helmet) Researchers at the VA Boston Healthcare System are testing the effects of light therapy on brain function in the Veterans with Gulf War Illness study.The light is painless and generates no heat. A treatment takes about 30 minutes. The light from the diodes has been shown to boost the output of nitric oxide near where the LEDs are placed, which improves blood flow in that location. The LED therapy increases blood flow in the brain, as shown on MRI scans. It also appears to have an effect on damaged brain cells, specifically on their mitochondria. These are bean-shaped subunits within the cell that put out energy in the form of a chemical known as ATP. The red (600 nm) and NIR (800–900nm) wavelengths penetrate through the scalp and skull by about 1 cm to reach brain cells and spur the mitochondria to produce more ATP. That can mean clearer, sharper thinking. Naeser says brain damage caused by explosions, or exposure to pesticides or other neurotoxins — such as in the Gulf War — could impair the mitochondria in cells. (source: http://www.kurzweilai.net/light-therapy-for-brain-injuries )

* Alzheimer’s – Parkinson’s – Turning On Lights to Stop Neurodegeneration: The Potential of Near Infrared Light Therapy in Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Disease. Several recent studies in animal models of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease have reported that low-level near infrared light (NIr) therapy not only mitigates the behavioral deficits associated with these conditions but also has neuroprotective effects, slowing the underlying death of neurons. The first studies to report neuroprotection by NIr after parkinsonian insult demonstrated that NIr treatment reduced cell death, increased ATP content and decreased levels of oxidative stress in rat striatal and cortical cells exposed to the parkinsonian toxins rotenone and MPP⁺ (1-methyl-4-phenylpyridium) in vitro (Liang et al., 2008; Ying et al., 2008). In cultures of human neuroblastoma cells engineered to overexpress α-synuclein, NIr increased mitochondrial function and reduced oxidative stress after MPP⁺ (1-methyl-4-phenylpyridinium) exposure (Trimmer et al., 2009; Quirk et al., 2012b). Further, in hybrid cells bearing mitochondrial DNA from Parkinson’s patients, mitochondrial movement along axons improved substantially after NIr treatment, with movement restored to near control levels. There would be several key advantages for the use of NIr therapy over current treatments for both Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease. First and foremost, NIr has the potential to be neuroprotective. A growing body of pre-clinical evidence indicates that NIr therapy slows or stops disease pathology. (read more: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4707222/ )

– Here is an indepth study about Alzheimer’s and upregulating BDNF using LLLT.
(Read: http://www.jneurosci.org/content/33/33/13505 )

While the research data is not specifically for children with special needs or the Down syndrome population, they show many ways the laser is being studied to help the body and brain. The stories on the cold laser private facebook page “Cold laser/LED/light therapy” are endless and nothing short of miraculous. Parents have reported the following amazing results:

– first crawling movements
– increased distance of crawling
– first steps
– first time to stand unsupported
– increased energy, less fatigue
– increased speech and communication with depth, detail, and meaning
– increased social interaction with family and friends
– increased eye contact
– increased confidence
– detoxification reactions
– narrowed gait (Presley’s physical therapist also made comment to this)
– improved balance and coordination, jumping, standing on one leg
– improved vision (noted by their optometrist)
– coordinated eye movements
– first time to walk upstairs or downstairs
– improved reading skills
– improved sleep, less awakenings
– increased growth/height
– decreased or stopped teeth grinding
– decreased anxiety and frustration in neurotypical children
– first time to feed self using finger foods
– first time for imaginative play and appropriate play with use of toys
– decreased sensitivities to sound and touch
– laughing and smiling in appropriate responses
– improved writing ability
– increased attention and focus
– stopped bedwetting

I wrote this post to help parents who are interested in learning more about the benefits of cold lasers. I am not a consultant or advisor for QRI, but this is the company I chose to use, and the staff has exceeded my expectations in their customer service and personally taking time to answer all of my questions. They are not medical professionals and will not give medical advice. As a consumer, I have seen incredible results, both cognitive and physical, that seem to be shared with every other parent that utilizes this device. I participated in the online program and in person training class when Bonnie Brandes and Jamie Barker attended the Down syndrome Innovations conference here in Little Rock, Arkansas. As part of our mission at 3 of 21, I want to ensure parents have the most information at their disposal regarding what we believe to be the most beneficial technologies or therapeutic aids available at the time. This device and learning program from QRI definitely meet this criteria, and I hope you find this information helpful to you and your family.

Many blessings,

Robin Tolliver

The Crystal Matrix Transmitter, CMT

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The CMT is a frequency sweep generator, a machine that produces sound waves and harmonically sweeps through multiple frequencies. Frequency generators search for and kill pathogens quickly without medicines and can boost immunity. Other frequencies repair, strengthen, and benefit each area of your body. Vitamins, homeopathy, food…everything around us has a frequency. The CMT provides beneficial frequencies that even can show up as improved behaviors after listening to it. I have experimented during QRI courses and just playing the CMT begins the integration of the Moro reflex. This is huge, as with some methods you may need to focus on the Moro reflex for months. It can be run independently (without the laser) in the room for sound therapy and to generate frequencies to override EMFs, health, and other benefits. Other Rife frequencies can be added at this time also, but may slightly reduce the CMTs effectiveness.

In the QRI Harmonic cold laser, we use both light and sound. Rife frequencies with sound kill germs and rebuild areas of the body. Frequencies can be produced in different ways, the CMT has both sound and light and produces infinite frequencies, but the bottom line is that it becomes sound inside the body. About every germ or pathogen has its own resonant frequency that causes it to vibrate and then to shake until its structure is disrupted, somewhat like an opera singer’s ability to shatter glass at high notes. Typically bacteria, viruses, and other pathogens, have exceptionally flimsy cell walls and when the right “frequency” is set and reaches them, they begin to dissolve and come apart. There is no danger to beneficial cell membranes and cell organelles, because they do not have structures that can be permanently disrupted by Rife technology and in many cases can benefit from from frequencies. The CMT produces infinite frequencies that allows the body to choose which ones it needs in what order. This makes it easy and takes the guessing out.

It isn’t a cure-all, but as Robert Elling stated in another post, “Frequencies rock.” Research and read more about Royal Rife and his work. I have been working with frequences for many years and want to emphasize that we use the CMT almost exclusively when going through the program. Paul Esch told me that Royal Rife found that frequency sweeps, such as the CMT, are more effective than individual frequencies. You can google the CAFL for frequencies for numerous conditions and once in awhile we do that too. Fun stuff!

Decades ago, Royal Raymond Rife began to search for what causes cancer. He discovered that living organisms (which have their own frequency) have a serious effect on cancer. He had significant success in restoring the health of his patients with a frequency generator. He lists frequencies for most diseases, viruses, conditions, etc after 20 years of lab work.

Frequency Lists are available on the internet which allow you to discover the very individual frequency of organisms. Every pathogen has what is called a ‘mortal oscillatory rate,’ a frequency that destroys it.

When using the CMT: You do have to have the CMT on when adding a frequency–never run a frequency without the CMT. When you add a frequency it reduces the CMTs effectiveness a bit, but once in awhile adding the frequency is best. Other times, run the CMT and allow the body to choose.

It works on anyone in the room! That is why it is so beneficial to have playing all the time. The sound, LEDs, and vibrations are the frequencies–and it goes through the laser to increase its effectiveness. Royal Rife actually felt that sweeps are often better than individual frequencies. We add different frequencies for some of the protocols and once in awhile for specific conditions, if the CMT hasn’t helped.

I would add frequencies for Lyme’s disease, cancer, and other serious conditions (maybe 528 or 333 once in awhile). For those conditions there is no set time to run each frequency, so just do your best and remember that running them longer allows time for the frequency to burst the cell wall. As mentioned, the bad guys have thinner cell walls, so the right frequencies can destroy them.

The CMT lights do have the CMT frequencies (as does the laser), the sound comes out of the speaker. The original CMT was a small black box that had the LED lights on top. Some children liked to watch the lights, especially those with autism. You can use them for visual tracking. The very first child I saw and used the CMT had a dramatic change…. from having one with an outward eye deviation to becoming aligned, so I included the LEDs on the top of the laser. He stood/ran in place and watched the CMT for 4-5 minutes, after 20 minutes of a session on the table, while I continued to use the laser for reflexes. He ran to the other end of the room and when he came back, he looked more present and interacted with us, he hadn’t before the session. But what was surprising was that his eye placement looked normal.

I am sure there is some type of color therapy from the LEDs also, maybe even chakra balancing. The crystal inside the CMT is unique and has an interesting story. Around four years ago, I met a gentleman in his eighties that had worked with frequencies and some lasers for many years. He said adding a crystal to a cold laser would multiply the power and the results. The original CMT had a crystal point on the top of it. So when I designed the laser with Paul Esch, I asked him to add a crystal over the LEDs on the top. We take each crystal and infuse various frequencies and then ship them to the manufacturer, Vital Creations. It takes about a week to complete the process. Although we add many frequencies, one of my favorites is 528 Hz, as mentioned above before for love, DNA, the crown chakra, often called the miracle frequency. As one of the Solfeggio tones, it creates music to calm an overactive mind.

In the past we have found the CMT takes care of about everything we have needed. I have not added additional frequencies during a QRI session unless the protocol calls for it. You name it, we have used the CMT for it. It has taken care of pain, tinnitus, my knees, etc, etc. Conditions can mutate making the frequency needed for it not the exact one listed…in that case the CMT’s infinite frequencies can get to the oscillatory frequency in the order best suited for that person.

Questions:

1. I can’t do most of the protocols when my son is awake but so I do it whilst he’s asleep, however he gets awaken by the sound from the CMT. Can I please turn it off? Will it make a difference in terms of the result if it’s turned down? You have to run the CMT anytime the lights are turned on for two reasons. It cools your laser diodes to keep them from overheating, which shortens the life of the lights. The CMT is what makes the Harmonic laser therapeutic, without frequencies, lasers are just lights. So just turn it way down and it will still work.

How QRI Using Cold Laser Differ from Other Reflex Integration Programs?

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Bonnie Brandes

Quantum Reflex Integration combines the best of four worlds: cold laser therapy, reflex integration, Rife frequencies, and Chinese acupuncture points. Cold laser working at a cellular level, reflex integration for creating harmony and communication in the nervous system, Rife frequencies for health and healing, and acupuncture points that stimulate the whole body. That being said, adding the QRI points not only integrates primitive reflexes, but give an all-over body balance. As we can see in some of the latest research, many other conditions are also addressed using cold laser/low level laser and adding Rife frequencies increases the results.

Cold laser has been used in over 8,000 studies without any negative side effects noted. It has been used in Asia and Europe for over 50 years. Cold laser works at a cellular level and increases ATP within the cell. See http://spie.org/newsroom/1669-low-level-laser-therapy-an-emerging-clinical-paradigm. Diseased and damaged nerve cells can actually be regenerated and repaired. So it is not surprising that children may see neurological changes both forward and what appears to be backward, while using the program. During the Moro integration, brain reorganization can also occur. This happens for neurotypical children around age two, but many of our children with a challenge missed this important developmental stage often called the “terrible twos.”

Reflex integration using cold laser differs from other reflex integration programs in many ways. Unlike other reflex integration methods, we do not focus on 1-2 reflexes at a time. Each session a number of reflexes are addressed in a specific order. The time spent for reflex integration sessions are typically reduced as the light and frequencies work at a cellular level and results noted faster.

While using QRI points and patterns with cold laser, the child relaxes (most children love and request cold laser). “My daughter looked at the laser on the counter this morning and said, “The laser helps you. Laser is my favorite!” I could cry, seriously, because up until QRI we tried so hard to help her pain and all the “experts” agreed that aqua therapy and meds were our best choice….she complained about pain after half of her aqua therapy sessions but tried her hardest because we asked her to, and the meds hurt her tummy more than they helped her pain. When your child tells you something is working after years of feeling like a failure….well there’s no better way to start your day, that’s for sure!!!!! She KNOWS and FEELS how it is helping her!!!!!” The parent or practitioner simply places the laser in various areas on the body even when the child is sleeping. The client’s body does not have to be moved during a session into reflex patterns.

QRI has spread to over 40 countries in the past 6 years to help both children and adults with numerous conditions. One of the newest populations we are working with is those with T21 or Down syndrome, take a moment to read some of the success stories. Primitive reflexes are involved in any condition related to the nervous system and every mental, physical, and psychological task we are able to accomplish. Literally everything that makes us who we are and allows to reach our full potential depend on the neurological connections created by primitive reflexes that are working in harmony.

The Healing Power of Sound

What Produces the Healing Power of Sound?

We can feel it when we turn on the radio and our favorite song happens to be playing, or when we sit quietly and listen to the rain. There is a palpable peace when we are absorbed in quiet and a different kind of rejuvenation when we hear the wind in the trees. There is no doubt that sound has subtle, but profound effects on our body, minds and spirits. How exactly does sound work, though, to heal us?

Just Like an Orchestra, You Can Tune Your Body

Have you ever listened to an orchestra prepare to play an invigorating symphony? There is a cacophony first with the woodwinds and strings, horns, and timpani making quite a ruckus, but when they tune their instruments precisely, the sound that washes over you like a wave, can bring peace and excitement that surpasses some of the most invigorating practices on earth – like sky diving, or dropping 45 feet into a hidden cave.

Sound is not unorganized chaos. It is a dynamic but ordered pattern. – Dr. Hans Jenny

The body works in much the same way. If a single instrument (organ, or organ system) is playing its own tune, and not in harmony with the rest of the body, disease is more likely to happen. As sound therapist, Dr. John Beaulieu, ND, PhD explains:

The fundamental principle of Energy Medicine is that an underlying energy field generates physical, emotional, and mental behaviors or symptoms. If we change the energy field, the physical, emotional, and mental behaviors will also change.

Cymatics

One of the most effective ways to change the energy field is through a science named cymatics. Though he was not the first to discover that sound could heal, Dr. Hans Jenny, M.D. of Basel Switzerland put together some fascinating experiments where we could literally ‘see’ how sound works. Jenny created ‘cymatics’ when he put sand, fluid or some other powder on a metal plate that was attached to an oscillator. An oscillator is essentially a vibrator, but his oscillator was controlled by a generator that was able to produce many thousands of types of frequencies. Some of these can be found in nature, and others are created by man.

Powder on a metal plate, attached to an oscillator

By changing the frequencies on the oscillator, Jenny found that sand, or water or whatever substance he was using to create a visible medium for his sound, would morph into some very interesting shapes. These shapes mimicked the properties of divine geometry, and the higher the frequency, the more complex the shapes would appear to be. He wrote:

Since the various aspects of these phenomena are due to vibration, we are confronted with a spectrum which reveals a patterned, figurative formation at one pole and kinetic-dynamic processes at the other, the whole being generated and sustained by its essential periodicity.

What Jenny was observing was really a simple way of observing matter come to life. Since we now understand, through the emerging field of quantum physics, that patterns emerge via waves of energy, the plates were showing the scientist a similar phenomenon. In ancient Sumerian society, this was a known fact. This is why practices like mantra were held in high esteem. The seed syllable, OM, for example, causes a certain frequency to imprint upon the ‘matter’ around it, and thus changes the energetic field.

Abbot Philip Lawrence from Monastery of Christ In The Desert

“The kind of singing that we do calms the spirit and helps us live in peace with our world and with one another,” says Abbot Philip Lawrence, a scholar of chant who also leads the Monastery of Christ In The Desert – home to an American order of Benedictine monks from Abiquiu, New Mexico. “Chanting has some strange effect on the brain waves according to various studies,” continues Abbot Philip, but this effect is certainly not the Monks of the Desert’s objective; rather their goal, and that of Gregorian chant, notes Abbot Philip, is “to focus on the words rather than the challenge of voice production or sight reading. It is always our hope that our singing will bring others to peace, inner tranquility and an appreciation of beauty. These values can help create a world in which peace and tranquility prevail.”

Since all matter is just different frequencies of the collapsed wave, or quantum field, then we have the ability to create a different reality with sound.

Sound and the Golden Number

The possibility for great healing can be seen in the science of sound. The picture of the Sri Yantra, a mandala created by sound, and said to be imagined by a yogi in deep meditation, is a representation of one of the oldest sounds in the world. Some call it a manifestation of divine sound. The triangles that appear in the Sri Yantra are perfectly integrated based on the divine number, Pi, which is also the basis for the golden mean, Phi. The Greek philosopher, Pythagorus understood sound and divein geometry, and it was written about by Euclid in “Elements” around 300 B.C., by Luca Pacioli, a contemporary of Leonardo Da Vinci, in “De Divina Proportione” in 1509, by Johannes Kepler around 1600. Many others knew of this ‘cosmic’ mathematics, and its power to heal throughout the ages.

The harmonics of sound work to create order out of chaos

The harmonics of sound work to create order out of chaos. Disease, you might say, is a form of chaos in the body. According to Dr. Robert Friedman, the connection between the Golden Ratio and ideal health was a no-brainer. During his medial residency in the 1980s, Dr. Friedman began observing the Golden Ratio throughout the human body—on the anatomical, physiological, and molecular levels. “The deeper I looked,” said Friedman, “the more deeply I discovered this incredible and ubiquitous Code to be embedded throughout the structure and function of the body…it only followed that the more one could harmonize with this grand principle, the more efficient and effortless life could be.”

Healing Frequencies

What is illness?

Emotional issues that are unresolved block the healing vibrations or cause the disease state to return. – R Gordon

Over millennia, those who have studied the science of sound, have come to understand that certain frequencies are very healing for the human body. Overall, however, you are trying to create resonance – “When two systems are oscillating at different frequencies, there is an impelling force called resonance that causes the two to transfer energy from one to another. When two similarly tuned systems vibrate at different frequencies, there is another aspect of this energy transfer called entrainment, which causes them to line up and to vibrate at the same frequency.” (Richard Gordon)

Certain frequencies are very healing for the human body

When we ‘entrain’ with healing frequencies, our bodies and minds vibrate in harmony. These include:

285 Hz – Signals cells and tissues to heal. Leaves the body feeling rejuvenated.

396 Hz – Liberates guilt and fear to make way for higher vibrating emotions.

417 Hz – Allows the ‘undoing’ of challenging situations.

528 Hz – Said to heal DNA, repair cells, and awaken consciousness

639 Hz – This is the vibration associated to the heart. It allows feelings of love for self and ‘other’ until there is no longer a distinction. To balance relationships, listen to this frequency.

741 Hz – Said to clean the cells and heal them from exposure to electromagnetic radiation. Helps shift someone into empowerment so they can create the reality they wish to see.

852 Hz – Awakens intuition.

963 Hz – Activates the pineal gland, and aligns the body to its perfect, original state. Of course, there are further frequencies, many of which that are not even within the human range of hearing, but they are healing nonetheless. George Lakhovsky, a Russian engineer understood the power of sound as well. He understood that certain frequencies would make a living being grow stronger. I hope you are able to find healing in the frequencies I’ve described, and that this introduction to why sound heals will spur you to learn more.

At the root of all power and motion, there is music and rhythm, the play of patterned frequencies against the matrix of time. We know that every particle in the physical universe takes its characteristics from the pitch and pattern and overtones of its particular frequencies, its singing. Before we make music, music makes us. – Joachim-Ernst Berendt, The World is Sound

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