Dr. Farias is a kind of clinical genius in his work with the dystonias.
I believe, as time evolves, it will be clear that his work is of historical importance.
— Dr. Norman Doidge M.D. Author of The brain that changes itself and The brain's ways of healing

THE FARIAS TECHNIQUE IS A NATURAL THERAPY BASED ON CUTTING EDGE RESEARCH IN NEUROSCIENCE

Dr. Farias discovered that most of the patients affected by Dystonia experienced some unexpected moments of freedom of movement due to unknown reasons. He realized that both proper coordination and dysfunctional coordination coexist simultaneously in patients affected by dystonia. That made him hypothesize that the body is naturally able to restore proper coordination by itself in less time than previously supposed. As a consequence, the goal of the training is to facilitate this process of reorganization known as neuroplasticity. His method is called Dr. Farias Neuroplastic Training and Neuroplastic Movement Therapy.
In addition, he discovered that involuntary tensions occur due to various factors. Knowing them allows you to get control over them. The recovery process can be induced by moving naturally.

Dr. Farias’ theory is to consider muscle spasms and tremors as logical and meaningful reactions by the human body. He has classified the different reactions observed and has linked them to different meanings by the body. He considers that spasms respond to innate defense and action patterns (primitive reflexes) that follow a predetermined sequence that was programmed in the past. He believes that this sequence can be analyzed and dismantled sequentially.


Dr. Farias has been working on the phenomenon of entrainment of the brain activity, hemispheric synchronization and the use of Rhythmic Sensory Stimulation to induce neuroplastic changes in the brain during the rehabilitation of neurological disorders.
He is also researching addressing Thalamo-Cortical Dysrhythmia inducing synchronization through exposure to external and internal rhythms during exercise-based training. His work takes into consideration the connections between emotions and movement and pays special attention to the role that rhythm and timing play in movement coordination.

Dr. Farias has opened new fields of thought in comprehending the neuroplastic processes involved in movement training. He has brought to the table the concept that people who are affected by dystonia are also affected by agnosia and specific task-related amnesias. He points out in his work that by giving specific attention to these agnosias and amnesias reeducation effectiveness is boosted.

He considers that the term dystonia does not accurately describe the reality that these patients encounter. He has coined a new term for the phenomena which is Movement Confusion Disorder because he believes it more precisely encompasses the mechanics at play in the brain.

He considers Dystonia to be a temporary lack or loss of accuracy and precision in brain activity. For this reason, Dr. Farias Neuroplastic training aims to retune the brain and restore proper function of cognitive processes, perception, and motor functions. 

This new vision of what is implied by the phenomena of dystonia has allowed him to achieve unprecedented improvements and recoveries in patients affected by Cervical Dystonia, Musicians' Dystonia, Writers’ Cramp-Hand dystonia, Blepharospasms, Athletes’ Dystonias/ Yips, Surgeons' Dystonia, Leg and Ankle Dystonia, Spasmodic Dysphonia, Oromandibular dystonia, Facial dystonia, and Generalized dystonia.

Dr. Farias’ neuroplastic retraining is based on the remembering of lost functions as a way of reinstalling them. For this reason, Dr. Farias first referred to his method as the art of remembering. In his opinion patients affected by dystonia live trapped in a brain loop that actualizes memories of erroneous movements. In order to break the loop, it is necessary to make a regression to the original memories of the proper motion rescuing and using them to regenerate functional neural pathways.

Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) has shown that after completing the training, normal cortical activity in the brains of patients was restored.