Have you ever stopped to consider how your body moves so fluidly without your conscious effort? Reflex locomotion refers to automatic bodily movements that happen without any conscious thought. For humans, reflex locomotion is triggered by our senses (touch, sight, hearing, taste, smell) and results in muscle movements that happen automatically. It's almost like our bodies have their own special superpowers, hardwired into our nervous systems!

Dr. Vaclav Vojta developed the diagnostic and therapeutic approach called "Reflex Locomotion According to Vojta" or "Vojta Therapy".  Dr. Vojta, a Czech pediatric neurologist was initially tasked, in the late 1940’s early 1950’s, with the evaluation and treatment of children with Infantile Cerebral Palsy.