What is Specialised Kinesiology?

I get asked that question a lot. Everybody always answers "Oh, yes" when I tell them I am a Spesialised Kinesiologist, but most have no clue what that means. Easy to explain, difficult to grasp, yet simple and powerful in how it works with phenomenal results!

The word kinesiology is defined as the 'study of the mechanics of body movements'. That is what we use, but it is only the mechanism we use to get to the bottom of an issue or dysfunction. The answer can be a simple Yes / No, a Positive / Negative, any answer where there is a clear cut difference between the possible answers. But that is not where it stops. We also use this biofeedback mechanism to sift through lists of information to pinpoint relevant content to the issue when needed.

Specialised Kinesiology is not just one thing. It has a long history based in science, Eastern medicine, Applied Kinesiology and Chiropractic. It's a combination of the proven principles of Psychology, Psychiatry, Physiology, Neuroscience, Homeopathy, Neuro Linguistic Programming, Ayurvedic principles, Chiropractic and Traditional as well as Classical Chinese Medicine. Now combine these scientific principles with the muscle biofeedback mechanism developed by Applied Kinesiology in proven, specific ways and you have a super efficient system that is capable of finding and diffusing unresolved stress reactions and patterns. I am referring to stress reactions throughout your entire life, even some before you were born!

We were created to be self-healing, self-regulating and self-perpetuating organisms. This can be thrown off balance by physical or emotional trauma or poor diet. To minimise damage and protect the body, there are 3 primal defence systems which the body employs when threatened in any way. The reactive muscle system of survival is designed to hold the skull and spine together and, literally, keep the head on the body when struck or injured, physically or emotionally.

The dural defence system, in conjunction with the Temporo-Mandibular Joint complex, acts to provide a protective cushion for the brain and the fascial defence systems causes a contraction of the skin and spine, forcing blood towards the muscles. All of the above in turn can result in a compromise of the internal systems of digestion, circulation, endocrine as well as immune responses as a person literally becomes locked into fight-or-flight.

Our health and wellbeing is the target for such stressors causing the fight-or-flight mechanism. It can cause nutritional issues, central nervous system disorders, hormonal dysfunction, wreak havoc with your emotions as well as physical symptoms of illness to name but a few. Every time we react to a stressor, whether physical, mental or emotional in nature, the response of the body is always the same - stress hormones like Cortisol, Norepinephrine and Adrenaline are released into the blood stream. This initiates the Fight / Flight or Freeze response, having a massive domino effect in our bodies and how the brain reacts in that particular situation. In effect the brain loses it's ability to distinguish between appropriate options available in dealing with a stressful situation working on past experience only. The primal left rear brain kicks into action, playing out ancestral and learned patterns of behavior.