The human body possesses an inherent capacity for self-repair and healing. However, various factors can impede these natural processes, leading to illness and dysfunction. For self-healing mechanisms to function optimally, several conditions must be met:
1. Accurate Sensory Input: Receptors located in the skin (external receptors) and internal organs, vessels, and joints (internal receptors) must accurately gather information about the body’s internal and external environment.
2. Efficient Information Transmission: This sensory information must be rapidly transmitted to the central nervous system’s control centers.
3. Appropriate Central Nervous System Response: Control centers must correctly interpret the incoming information and rapidly generate appropriate responses, sending commands to skeletal muscles and other bodily systems.
4. Coordinated Systemic Response: The muscular system and other systems, including the respiratory, vascular, and endocrine systems, must swiftly and effectively execute these commands.
When these conditions are compromised, even the most well-intentioned treatments may prove ineffective because the body either misinterprets the treatment, fails to transmit the information correctly, or reacts inappropriately.
Many diseases arise from disturbances within the nervous system. Consider these examples:
* Infectious Disease: While infection is present, the underlying issue is often the body’s failure to rapidly identify and eliminate the invading pathogen.
* Injury: A fall may seem like a simple accident, but the root cause often lies in the nervous system’s inability to quickly process information about the impending fall, preventing the individual from engaging the necessary muscles to brace themselves.
* Disc Rupture: Lifting heavy objects or experiencing gravitational strain can lead to disc rupture. However, this often occurs because the back muscles fail to engage correctly during the activity. This failure can stem from misinterpretation of sensory input, faulty transmission to the nervous system, or an inadequate muscular response.
Applied kinesiology addresses these underlying issues by focusing on restoring the correct function of the nervous system. It assesses the excitability of reflexes in individual skeletal muscles, revealing the root causes of dysfunctional nervous system reactions.
Applied kinesiology is a method for activating self-healing and autoreduction processes. By optimizing nervous system function, the body can swiftly respond to stimuli and effectively coordinate its muscular, respiratory, vascular, and endocrine systems.
Ultimately, applied kinesiology offers a streamlined approach to health restoration, as it allows practitioners to evaluate the impact of various interventions by monitoring the body’s biological feedback mechanisms.