► In addition to a huge variety of  the finest treatment tools, Adaptive Load method development has contributed some significant insights to physical therapy/ occupational therapy, based on scientific research combined with rich clinical experience. Some of our new perceptions were presented in Eyal's article published in the Israeli Journal of Pediatrics.

Among our new perceptions:

1. Motor disorders: New rationale for treatment of DCD in children (alongside criticism of the conservative treatment of physiotherapy and occupational therapy) and a window of opportunity which remains open to a relatively older age group.

Treatment of DCD in Motori-kal is integrated and compound of 3 main elements:

• • Improving coordination for children, with respect to its various components, using a huge variety of original, sophisticated, creative and fun tools.
  • Learning sports and movement skills (including daily skills), with a new scientific approach to motor learning,
  • Muscle strengthening for children, also with innovative approach and exclusive tools, 

2. Orthopedics: Direct relationship between the presence of Pronated feet (fallen arches) and consequently the difficulty in getting off the ground (e.g. to hop, skip etc.) and sometimes even balance disorders.  critical importance in enabling the child acquire these fundamental skills in early childhood, and a variety of innovative, remarkable treatment tools developed even for children with severe Pronated feet!

3. Orthopedics: Still about Pronated feet, we found a strong relation between the extent of difficulty in maintaining balance, and the level of difficulty to hop. Therefore, when we improve the ability to hop (while using a proper movement patterns) we also reach a significant improvement in balance (double profit). According to our scientific perception, when a child with Pronated feet hops, runs or skips using a proper movement patterns, he recruits and strengthens important muscle groups such as Tibialis posterior, muscles that will play an important biomechanical role in maintaining balance.

4. Postural disorders: Most important scientific achievement in both understanding and treatment of sagittal postural disorders (kyphosis/ hunch back/ Lordosis/ Swayback posture and more…) is our 'Three Steering Wheels principle', an advanced biomechanical model developed in order to address today's most common postural disorders.  The Three Steering Wheels principle enables therapists remodel patients' spinal curves/ spinal alignment in order to achieve correct posture . Our model also helps patients understand the mechanism underlying their faulty posture, the meaning of correct posture and helps in achieving a simple, independent and efficient body alignment by both children/ adolescents and adults. Strengthening deep and distinct postural muscles (which can hardly be targeted in other methods) along with innovative flexibility exercises for problematic areas (such as the lower back and neck) these, among others make treatment efficient even in a relatively old age.

5. Postural disorders: New concept in posture treatment, 'Postural Coordination', the ability to coordinate between the alignment of different segments of your spine, your head, shoulders and hips in order to easily achieve and maintain correct Posture in space. Eyal has developed dozens of exercises to improve Postural coordination and allow better understanding of what ideal posture really means for any individual with poor posture/ faulty posture.

We also found a strong correlation between poor motor coordination in children and adults and a consequent poor postural coordination. That is to say, that both DCD children and adults may find it harder to organize (plan ahead) for achieving correct posture.

6. Motor disorders: A new scientific rationale for treatment of DCD (Developmental Coordination Disorder) in children/ adults (combined with criticism of the conservative treatment in physical therapy and occupational therapy) and a window of opportunity that remains open even in adulthood (again, contrary to the common perception).

Developmental coordination disorder enjoys systemic and integrated treatment at Motori-Kal:

I. Improving each component of coordination for children/ adults with a huge variety of original, sophisticated, creative and fun (!) tools

II. Learning sports and movement skills (including everyday skills), with a new scientific approach in motor learning,

III. Muscle strengthening for children/ (each muscle group) also with an innovative approach and exclusive tools!

7. Postural disorders: Similar to the concept of Sway back posture in physical therapy, which characterized by a relaxed posture with Kyphosis and shifting of the pelvis forward, we coined another important concept: Sway Chin Posture ("shifting the chin forward"), a faulty posture with increased proportion in the population. Sway chin posture is most seen in children and adults engagging smartphones and tablets. Shifting the chin forward is a distinct consequence of increased thoracic kyphosis.

8. Obesity: Integrative approach (a real breakthrough) in treatment of Obesity in children and adolescents (Physiological, Postural, Orthopedics & Motor aspects, all combined in treatment).

9. Motor learning:  New rationale for effective motor learning: Learning in a hierarchical, multi-dimensional approach, using advanced tools which give the therapist the capacity to teach a wide variety of skills within treatment of children with severe clumsiness (Developmental Coordination Disorders) combined with ADHD.

10. ADHD: Innovative treatment for ADHD children. New, practical meaning for 'Motor Working Memory' concept both in children and adolescents. Treatment uses hundreds of fun and challenging exercises, which develop in addition to working memory, a set of Executive Functions (planning and organizing in space, self monitoring, problem solving and more…).

11. Muscle strengthening: A new concept in strengthening muscles for children and adolescents. We've developed a kind of physiological sensor, which enables us to know on a scientific and precise basis during muscle strengthening, how much effort your child is really making at any given moment, and to which extent remarks such as "the excersise is too hard for me"/ "I can't do it" etc. are statements expressing a lack of motivation, or your kid is really doing his best (maybe he didn't get enough sleep the night before/ maybe he has skipped lunch or came exhasted from a previes activity etc.). Your kid doesn't haave to tell us anything, we can detect any kind of tiredness automatically and adjust the applied ressistent to fit your child's true ability.  The same physiological sensor also allows us to absolutely strengthen muscles and maximize the results of the treatment, without the risk of injuris!

Furthermore, the same physiological sensor, gives us the capacity to increase level of difficulti automatically, whenever your child is getting stronger, and in return, acheieve our goal, strong muscles in the most rapid way.

*Please note: Dozens more new perceptions appear at the moment at Hebrew following that link.