When Kelly Downing, founder of Spinal Flow Lakes Entrance, began working with two young boys struggling with speech apraxia, she had no idea just how powerful the Spinal Flow Technique would be in transforming their lives. Speech apraxia, a neurological disorder that disrupts the pathways between the brain and the muscles of the mouth, had left these boys almost entirely non-verbal. But today, they’re not only speaking—they’re engaging in full conversations, showing their cheeky personalities, and lighting up the room.

“The boys were pretty non-verbal when they first came to see me,” Kelly recalls. “They’re now speaking. They have conversations with me, and they’re cheeky. It lights my little life up.”