Laura, UK

Last Updated (Friday, 26 March 2010 17:28)

My daughter Laura was born at 29 weeks (d.o.b. 24. 07. 84.) she suffered respiratory distress syndrome which led to her diagnosis of cerebral palsy spastic quadriplegia.

Prior to G-Therapy we had tried non invasive therapies which were physiotherapy, occupational therapy, Conductive Education, the David Hart orthotic walker, HBOT and various inflatable and rigid splints.

I decided to try G-Therapy for Laura not really thinking I would notice any change in her. Laura was just about entering her teens years.

Laura's changes on G-Therapy appeared to be cognitive, which I had not expected at all, since Laura could read and talk. These changes since she first took G-Therapy have led to slow, but steady physical progress being observed. Changes in both gross and fine motor control were noticed. We also had some excellent progress with her vision and there was a dramatic increase in how much Laura wanted to drink. Her tongue control was one of the early changes noticed. This led to an improvement in her swallowing and more power in her speech, which though good had been weak.

Her startle reflex also diminished very quickly, and I felt this helped with her motor control. Laura began to side sit on her own for the first time in her life both to the left and the right, she did this leaning on chairs and holding wall bars. She began to crawl up on her hands and knees, a reciprocal crawl that she had never done previously. This lasted a long while 5/6 years. Laura also began to roll over much more in her bed, she had found that extremely difficult and had rarely done it before G-Therapy.

I felt lucky that the first day that my daughter took G-Therapy she was able to inform me that she felt a slight tingle/ache on the left side of her head.(it was intermittent and only lasted the first day). This same day she picked up a glass of orange juice with her right hand for the very first time. Naturally I queried this with Dr.Oswal, his reply was astounding to me, he said, "neurotransmitters started to work". It was my understanding that the left side of the brain might help the right side of the body and Laura's right side was the most affected by her cerebral palsy.

I kept Laura steadily on G-Therapy through out her teen years. Then after giving her some gaps, I noticed her progress continued, obviously from the initial impetus that the G-Therapy had given to her neurotransmission.

Laura's changes have been slow, but absolutely steady and recently in her Kaye-walker she is taking much more weight on the right side of her body. She will regularly test her own balance taking her hand off the Kaye-walker or the wall bars. Laura experiences both tired and lively days.

Laura can feel all that is happening to her body and constantly tells me why she must do a certain movement. There was also an excellent improvement in her recent summer holiday/vacation where Laura has been making much more use of her arms on the side of the swimming pool.

Laura has had no bad effects from G-Therapy, but we have had difficult days she tells me which is due to something changing in her body. This has always calmed down again and there has been a regular pattern noticed and further progress may soon be seen again.

Laura has had no surgeries. Progress observed continues to give both Laura and myself hope and we both owe this to Dr. Oswal.

Val Zighed (UK)
Reported in September 2008

 This photo is the first summer that Laura tried G-Therapy she is aged 13, this is at a time in her life when  my understanding is children with her condition do not change.  Laura looks extremely spastic. This is the first time she had ever floated in her life. She could not float before she took G-Therapy. 

Val Zighed (UK) - Laura's mother

Dear Dr. Oswal and G-therapy Group, I have just returned from a few weeks in France. I have had a lot of improvements with my swimming in particular. Before this year I could only swim on my own for a short length of time, and generally used polystyrene swimming aids around my arms for help. This year, I used them twice, after that I found my ability in the water had changed so much for the better, I didn't need them any more. I also found I could swim to the edge of the pool, and use my legs to push myself up so I could hold on. Last year I only managed to do this on maybe 2 or 3 occasions during my whole trip, this time I did it everyday, often not having to count how many times I managed to do it. On some days tiredness would affect how good it was. I was also beginning to swim in a straight line, previously I would go off to my weaker right side and not be able to maintain the correct position. The feelings in my legs would change everyday, sometimes they would either feel very heavy,another day they would feel light. I always preferred the heavier legs,because it made both legs hang down,giving them a chance to pull more muscles. My elbows have also improved they have been very tight like my knees,in the pool this year the right arm started to push downwards trying to lock, it would make swimming difficult sometimes. I have a long polystyrene float,which I needed when I got tired. It was always on the side of the pool ready for me to use, before I had needed someone to get it and help me onto it. This year I was able to get the float and get onto it without any assistance. My arms also started to go up in the air,trying to go straighter while I was swimming,again I hadn't done this before. Now I really like to use the Kaye-walker on the lawn, the bumpier and more difficult  the surface is the more I like it, being on the grass slows me down and allows me time to concentrate and makes me push harder. I even told Mum she had cut it far too short! Another change was when I knelt high up at the wallbars and put my arms up,my balance has improved slightly. I still get tight days and the changes are slow, but this has been a highly positve and productive time  for me recently. 

Laura Zighed (UK)