Our medical strategy

Professor Blum's proprietary method makes it possible to start treating the effects of birth injuries from the earliest age, thanks to the unique capabilities of his system of methods and techniques.

The imperative nature of the techniques (working without the child's conscious participation) allows us to begin restoring the body from the very first days. We don't waste time — we immediately start stimulating segments that are lagging in development, activating natural mechanisms of self‑healing, integration, and differentiation.

Afferent priming is a way to restore and organize processes that were not working or were working poorly, moving from general motor chaos to conscious movements and patterns that trigger mental and psychoemotional development. To ensure a precise start, we conduct diagnostics across six macro‑blocks: biomechanical testing, identifying overt and hidden dysfunctions, and determining pathogenetic mechanisms.

Restoring muscle‑joint balance, creating conditions for growth and development, catching up on developmental deficits — it is precisely developmental deficits that accumulate if we don't intervene in time. We work with the child's biological calendar, helping them go through the phases of ontogenesis in the correct order.

Strict ontogenetic sequence of movement restoration: preparation for walking. Premature verticalization leads to deformities and asymmetries of the spine and joints.

Who is the post‑birth trauma rehabilitation program for

Conditions we treat at our Center (5 groups):

1. Cerebral palsy (motor, cognitive, and mental impairments)
2. Autism, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), disinhibition
3. Hydrocephalus, increased intracranial pressure
4. Psychomotor and speech delay, encephalopathy
5. Injuries to the brachial and lumbosacral plexuses, cervical spine, dislocations (including brachial plexus injury, obstetric paralysis / Duchenne‑Erb palsy, Dejerine‑Klumpke paralysis, lumbosacral plexus injury, hip dislocation (congenital or birth‑related))

We also work with:

• birth injury to the cervical spine,
• birth injury to the head,
• cranial trauma,
• misalignment of the cranial bones,
• skull compression during birth,
• cephalhematoma,
• birth swelling (caput succedaneum),
• newborn clavicle fracture,
• muscular torticollis,
• injury to the sternocleidomastoid muscle,
• natal spinal cord injury,
• intracranial hemorrhage in newborns.

Key aspects of rehabilitating children after birth trauma

Consequences and signs in early infancy

Parents may notice:

• restlessness, excessive crying, sleep disturbances
• frequent regurgitation ("projectile" vomiting), difficulty sucking and swallowing
• head tilting back
• muscle hypertonia / hypotonia
• tremor of the chin or hands, startle responses
• strabismus, asymmetry of the head or face
• slow weight gain
• delayed motor development (child does not hold head up, does not roll over)

Consequences at an older age

If rehabilitation is not started in time, persistent disorders develop:

• speech delay
• poor posture, scoliosis, flat feet
• headaches, migraines
• increased fatigue, decreased attention span
• emotional lability, memory problems, learning difficulties
• motor chaos (random, uncoordinated movements) instead of purposeful movements

Biological adaptation as the foundation

The most serious consequence of birth trauma is that the child’s body becomes so weakened that it cannot adapt. The sequence of physiological developmental processes is disrupted, tissue maturation is impaired, metabolic and information‑integrative systems fail to integrate, and resistance and vitality decline.

Our task is to restore biological adaptation — the foundation on which the child’s psychological and social adaptation are built.

Diagnosis and an individualized plan

The six‑macroblock diagnostic system developed by Professor Blum makes it possible to identify all consequences and trends from the very first days of life, determine the precise order of ontogenetic phases, and develop an individualized plan in which each previous phase serves as the foundation for the next — taking into account the child’s medical history, biological calendar, and accumulated developmental deficits.

Our goal is to prevent pathology from developing. The earlier we begin restoring the correct sequence of ontogenetic phases, the greater the chance of fully catching up on all deficits and removing the child from the risk group by the end of the first year of life.

How Birth Injuries Occur

Most newborns sustain some form of injury during delivery. Most often these are soft tissue injuries that resolve on their own without consequences. But if labor is complicated, the baby can be seriously harmed. Main risk factors:

• rapid or prolonged labor
• large fetus (over 4 kg / 8.8 lbs)
• breech presentation
• labor induction, oxytocin
• forceps or vacuum extraction
• cesarean section
• narrow maternal pelvis
• preterm birth

Trauma can also occur due to excessive pressure from uneven uterine contractions and other obstetric manipulations.

The hidden danger

The danger of birth trauma lies in the fact that symptoms are often hidden and only become evident after a diagnosis has already taken hold: developmental delay, cerebral palsy, autism, epilepsy, paresis, paralysis. Early identification of the cause, type of injury, its location, and the consequences it has produced will help parents avoid wrong choices in treatment methods, take all necessary measures without losing time, and restore the child’s physical and psychoemotional development.

What we offer

At Professor Blum’s Center, we perform a comprehensive evaluation, identify all consequences – both obvious and hidden – determine the precise pathogenetic mechanisms of the problem, and develop an individualized rehabilitation program for children after birth trauma, starting from the first days of life.