Primitive vs. Primary Reflexes: A Difference That Changes Everything with with Isabelle Renard-Fontaine, MSPT

Special Guest Webinar Replay

Primitive vs. Primary Reflexes: A Difference That Changes Everything

with Isabelle Renard-Fontaine, MSPT | Pediatric Physical Therapist | Masgutova Graduate School Professor | Masgutova Method Instructor

Date: Wednesday, July 30th

Time: 10:00 AM - 11:30AM EDT

Cost: $25 (Includes 7-day access to the recording)

All proceeds support NeuroReflex education and research.

Whether you're a professional working to integrate reflexes or a parent hearing about them in your child’s therapy plan, one thing is clear—terminology matters. Understanding the difference between primitive and primary reflexes isn’t just semantics—it can fundamentally shift how you view development, therapy, and the integration process. This distinction is central to how we support proper development and healing through the Masgutova Method.

Join Isabelle Renard-Fontaine for a special replay of a live guest speaker event, where she demystifies a concept that’s often misunderstood: the difference between primitive and primary reflexes—and why that distinction matters deeply in neurodevelopment and therapy outcomes.

In this session, you’ll gain insight into:

• What a reflex really is—and why definitions matter

  
  

• The distinct roles of primitive vs. primary reflexes

  
  

• How each evolves differently, and how that impacts integration

  
  

• Why the goal is integration, not inhibition

  
  

• The stages of reflex maturation and their developmental significance

  
  

• How the Masgutova Method lays the groundwork for strong neurodevelopment

  
  

Featuring real-life examples, photos, videos, and a practical application on walking and gait development, this session turns complex theory into something practical and clear.

Ideal for:

• Professionals using the Masgutova Method in practice

• Parents whose children are receiving Masgutova-based therapy

• Anyone interested in how reflexes shape movement, behavior, and brain-body connection

Registration Includes:

• Access to the webinar replay on July 30th

• 7-day access to the recording to watch at your convenience

Please allow up to 48 hours after the replay for the recording link to be delivered to your email.

Important Details:

• Minimum $25 to register – all proceeds support NeuroReflex education and research.

  
  

• Attend with your camera on or off.

  
  

• Recording (audio or video) is strictly prohibited.

Whether you're refining your clinical tools or trying to understand what your child’s therapist is working on—this session will give you the clarity and confidence you’ve been looking for.

About the Speaker:

Isabelle Renard-Fontaine, Pediatric Physical Therapist, Masgutova Core Specialist and Instructor

A native of Belgium, Isabelle received her master’s degree in physical therapy and Rehabilitation at the Université Catholique de Louvain-La- Neuve (UCL), Louvain-La-Neuve, Belgium in 1994. She became a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) specialist in 2001 and obtained her Neonatal Oral-Motor Assessment Scale (NOMAS) Certification in 2007.

Isabelle has acquired over 30 years of experience as a Physical Therapist, predominantly with infants, and children. Isabelle is a Masgutova Method Core Specialist and Instructor with extensive expertise on the effect of the Masgutova Method as an early intervention tool for individuals with neurodevelopmental challenges. She has accrued over 3,000 clinical hours working directly with Dr. Svetlana Masgutova during international Masgutova Method Family Educational Conferences and Clinics.

A lecturer and subject matter expert for The Masgutova Graduate School of Neurodevelopmental Sciences, Isabelle has developed the curriculum for and instructs the Neuromodulation for Infants and Toddlers university-level course and serves as an instructor for the Primary Movement and Biomechanics Integration and Neuromodulation and Stress Hormone Reflex Neuromodulation courses. In addition, Isabelle is co-coordinator of the Masgutova Method Reflex Screening in Infants Development Program for Pediatricians and Physicians. She is a lead coordinator of Masgutova Method Infant Family Conferences. She also lectures for the International Conferences on the latest advancements and applications in Masgutova Method. Isabelle’s professional and personal passion is helping babies and children with life-survival challenges reach their highest level of neurodevelopment.