The client is asked to recall the traumatic event as vividly as possible and rate certain feelings before and after visually tracking the therapist's finger as it moves back and forth in front of the client's eyes. EMDR resembles various traditional behavioral therapies for reducing fears in that it requires clients to imagine traumatic events in a gradual fashion in the presence of a supportive therapist. EMDR theory clashes with scientific knowledge of the role of eye movements, and most of the supporting data are either uncontrolled case reports or poorly designed experiments. It is alleged to help individuals strike the keys they desire without influencing the choice of keys. Some speech therapists and other special-education providers are using this procedure for nonverbal individuals with autism or severe mental retardation.
Proponents claim that it enables such individuals to communicate.
There is no logical reason to believe that such a wide variety of problems could have a single cause or treatment. But even if they did, skull pressure would be futile because the skull bones fuse during the first year of life and are not movable. He may also prescribe supplement products and homeopathic remedies. The strangest thing about all of the above practices is that government agencies in Canada and the U.S. display little interest in stopping them.