Václav Vojta
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Václav Vojta was a Czech
doctor
who discovered the principle of reflexlocomotion
, which is used to treat various physical and mental disorders through the stimulation of the human sensimotoric system's reflex points. Originally used in the treatment of spastic
children, the technique is now used on babies and adults.
Czech people
Czechs, or Czech people are a western Slavic people of Central Europe, living predominantly in the Czech Republic. Small populations of Czechs also live in Slovakia, Austria, the United States, the United Kingdom, Chile, Argentina, Canada, Germany, Russia and other countries...
doctor
Physician
A physician is a health care provider who practices the profession of medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, injury and other physical and mental impairments...
who discovered the principle of reflexlocomotion
Reflexlocomotion
Reflexlocomotion is the technique for the treatment of physical and mental impairment in humans, discovered by Václav Vojta. Sometimes referred to as the Vojta Method....
, which is used to treat various physical and mental disorders through the stimulation of the human sensimotoric system's reflex points. Originally used in the treatment of spastic
Spasticity
Spasticity is a feature of altered skeletal muscle performance in muscle tone involving hypertonia, which is also referred to as an unusual "tightness" of muscles...
children, the technique is now used on babies and adults.