Kinesiology

What Is Specialised Kinesiology?

Article By Margie Donde

Kinesiology traditionally means the study of body movement.. However, in the natural health field the term Kinesiology is used in a different way. Here, muscles become monitors of stress and imbalance within the person where "muscle testing", the technique applied in Kinesiology, is used as a verification tool for detecting and correcting various imbalances in the person which may relate to mental, emotional or physical stress, nutritional imbalances, learning problems, injuries and so on.

HOW MUSCLE TESTING WORKS
The human body is self-regulating, and self-healing. This means that in order to survive, our body must maintain balance and is constantly monitoring itself and the environment via our nervous system and making the appropriate adjustments and changes. The cerebellum, the “computer” in the brain, is responsible for these adjustments and responses are sent between the muscle and brain via the nerve pathways. However sometimes we are unable to adjust and respond in an appropriate way, especially when stressed and then the signals between body and brain become unclear. This shows up as a change of muscle response that is abnormal via muscle testing.

A specialised kinesiologist tests a person’s muscle and monitors the response of that muscle test and in doing so is able to find out where the person is not coping or is unable to adapt in their life

YOUR BODY IS TALKING TO YOU - ARE YOU LISTENING?
When we are under stress, mentally, emotionally or physically, our body talks to us through symptoms or dis-ease. This is the messenger that our body uses to focus our attention to the fact that we are not living fully. Disease or dis-ease results from blocking the flow of life and symptoms are the body’s way of dealing with the blockage. Treating the symptoms is like killing the messenger for bringing bad news. By treating symptoms we are stopping the body from expressing that we are unable to adapt. Your body is literally talking to you. So the symptom is not the problem it is merely the messenger. Therefore it is important to find out what the message is and what area of your life it is telling you about!

For example, have you ever loved and lost? While the relationship was going well, you had abundant energy, could stay up late, eat junk food and yet felt on top of the world. Then, when the relationship fell apart, you suddenly felt unworthy / depressed /hopeless / angry… and you got physically ill – perhaps in the form of back pain or neck pain. What was the real cause of the pain? Something you did physically “wrong”? Or was it perhaps an outer manifestation of your internal state that affected your physical body?
In the above example if we just worked on the muscles of the neck and back, we may be missing the real cause, i.e. the person’s inability to adapt to the new circumstances in the relationship. In other words it is important to see the pain, “disease” or negative patterns as a messenger.

A Kinesiologists works with the message behind the symptoms!
A qualified Specialised Kinesiologist can help you with pain, emotional issues, relationship or financial problems, learning difficulties, food sensitivities or allergies and much more.

You can also study Kinesiology. Kinesiology can provide you with a fulfilling career in the complementary health field helping others. You will have flexibility, freedom and control of your working hours or you could keep your day job and earn an extra income. There are also specially designed K-Power® short courses for massage therapist, physiotherapist, fitness trainer, Pilate’s instructor and body work therapist. You could learn skills to deal with stress, upgrade your communication, help yourself, your family and your friends, or just learn to muscle test by taking a short course or the Touch for Health series of workshops

For more information please contact
www.kinesiologysouthafrica.co.za