Spinal Cord Injuries
Chronologically Controlled Developmental Therapy has been used to  
treat Spinal Cord Injuries.  

CCDT address the Central Nervous System directly rather than trying to
teach the client to use residual ability through great effort and practice.
The teaching and practice efforts usually result in the gradual acquisition
of the function of each next lower spinal segment.  This seldom seems to
effect more than 2-4 segments below the injury.

By addressing the nervous system through a sequence of sensory
stimuli a different sequence of relearning seemed to be consistent.
Clients with injuries between T5 and T12 seem to be the most
responsive, even with long-standing paralysis.

By using CCDT techniques it apparently allows the brain stem to
reprogram the spinal activities, in the same order as they were
developed from your early embryonic development. When any function
returns in this sequence it appears to be permanent unless there is
some new trauma.

In essence it appears that the spinal reflexes and movement patterns
below the injury can be accessed and educated at the same time that the
higher levels ban be reeducated.
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