Renewing Minds.
Changing Pathways.

MST was developed by Dr. Steven J. Curtis, OD, whose 2019 outcomes research reported that a majority of parents observed meaningful improvement in their child, and that post-concussion patients showed symptom improvement within 38 days of starting the program, based on standardized symptom surveys. Separately, researchers at the University of Miami's Department of Otolaryngology (Minesinger et al.), working with Dr. Curtis, presented preliminary findings on a related multisensory approach (PNRT) in patients with mild-to-moderate traumatic brain injury, using objective eye-tracking and balance measures rather than symptom surveys alone. Several participants showed measurable shifts toward normal ranges after a course of sessions.

This is early-stage research. The University of Miami study involved 7 participants, and the researchers themselves state the improvements did not hold up under statistical correction for multiple comparisons at that sample size, describing the findings as hypothesis-generating rather than proof of effect — they call for larger, adequately powered trials. The outcomes research is largely developer-authored and has not yet been independently replicated by unrelated research groups. Neither study establishes how MST performs for every condition families may be exploring it for.

Families considering MST can reasonably ask: What does the published research actually measure, and in what population? How will my family's progress be tracked and compared to a starting baseline? How does this fit alongside my existing medical care and providers?