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Cerebral palsy (CP) is a disorder of movement and posture that originates during the fetal period, birth, or early childhood. It is caused by a brain injury that affects the body’s ability to regulate movement, muscle tone, and posture against gravity (Finland’s Current Care Guidelines for Cerebral Palsy, 2020). CP is not a progressive condition; however, over time, movement patterns, loading strategies, and ways of moving can either support functional ability or reinforce restrictive and physically demanding patterns (Vasa Concept e-book).
Vasa Concept offers people with cerebral palsy an approach that does not focus on individual muscles or isolated symptoms, but rather on the body–nervous system as an integrated whole. Especially the body’s ability to manage gravity, support the center of mass, and regulate movement safely.
1. The body of a person with CP prioritizes survival rather than freedom of movement
A central idea of Vasa Concept is that the nervous system functions as a self-organizing system whose primary goal is the safety of the body’s center of mass (COM). In other words, the brain’s fundamental task is to protect itself from impact.
In people with cerebral palsy, this often seen as:
stiffness or spasticity
asymmetrical movement patterns
securing movement by supporting, locking, or “pulling” the body
avoidance of loading certain parts of the body
Vasa Concept does not view these responses primarily as errors, but as logical survival strategies of the nervous system in situations where the body is unable to support itself safely. In simple terms, a stiffer limb held closer to the body poses less risk of falling than a flaccid limb positioned far from the body (Vasa Concept e-book).
In the video, Pranveer learns to sit, bear-walk, and knee-walk.
In traditional rehabilitation, spasticity is often treated as an isolated symptom that needs to be reduced. Vasa Concept offers a crucial reframing: spasticity can function as a “brake” through which the nervous system limits movement to prevent loss of control.
In cerebral palsy, spasticity, stiffness, and movement restrictions may serve to:
reduce uncontrolled movement
protect the body from falling or instability
As body control and regulation of the center of mass improve through Vasa Concept exercises, the need for spasticity may decrease without directly “fighting” against it. This improvement is also supported by increased proprioception, postural awareness, and other internal sensory information from the body (Vasa Concept e-book).
Vasa Concept makes use of something that is always present: gravity.
In CP rehabilitation, this means that training is not based solely on voluntary movement, but on body positions, loading, and how the body learns to work with gravity in different postures, supporting the development of overall body control.
Rather than forcing movement, Vasa Concept aims to expand the body’s safe movement boundaries by creating better conditions for the body to support itself.
In the video, Ved’s motor development evolves into playful, spontaneous movement.
Many people with cerebral palsy learn to compensate early in life: movement is driven by the “more functional” parts of the body. While this may ease daily life in the short term, in the long run it often:
increases load on healthier body parts
reinforces asymmetry
limits overall movement possibilities
Vasa Concept does not prohibit compensation, but seeks to prevent harmful overreliance on compensatory patterns by supporting the body’s participation in movement as an integrated whole.
Because Vasa Concept is not performance-based but grounded in dialogue between the body and the nervous system, it is suitable for people of all ages. Training can take place calmly, in everyday postures and safe environments, including at home.
In the video, Omkar demonstrates that progress is possible even when training begins later in life.
Vasa Concept offers a meaningful approach to CP rehabilitation because it:
respects the nervous system’s need to protect the body
focuses not only on symptoms, but on the mechanisms behind them
supports holistic regulation of load and movement
reduces the need for constant compensation
Vasa Concept is based on an understanding of the body as an integrated, self-organizing system, where change occurs when the body is given the opportunity to function more safely and flexibly in relation to gravity.
