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The technique used for reconditioning kinesiological responses is
based on the innovations of Dr. Devi Nambudripad, a chiropractor and
acupuncturist. According to anecdotal reports from patients contained
in Dr. Nambudripad’s book, Say Goodbye to Illness, the technique
is safe and effective. Controlled scientific studies, however, have
not been conducted to verify these findings. The body, through the meridians and the peripheral and central nervous systems, can discriminate between compatible and incompatible substances with which it comes in contact. This discrimination can be detected kinesiologically. When someone encounters a substance which is interpreted as incompatible, her/his kinesiological response to this substance is weakened. The Chinese theory models this kind of weakness in terms of an impediment to the free flow of “energy” through the body. Sometimes the body interprets something as incompatible which is not, in itself, intrinsically incompatible. In this case, the body has been conditioned to misinterpret that the substance is a threat. The source of this misinterpretation of a substance as incompatible is in its having become associated with a physical, emotional or mental trauma. A kinesiological weakness can also occur as a response to something that is truly intrinsically incompatible, such as a chemical. We detect incompatibilities through the use of muscle testing. We recondition the kinesiological response through appropriate stimulation of the meridian system. MUSCLE TESTING Muscle testing is used to determine whether or not a substance is incompatible with the patient's body. The technique usually employed involves the use of a circle made with the patient's thumb and forefinger. The practitioner attempts to pull apart these fingers. When there is a weakness, it is easy to pull these fingers apart. When the body is strong, it is difficult. Muscle testing may also employ use of pressure on the patient's arm as it is held out to the side of his/her body. A glass vial, containing water and representing the suspected incompatible substance, is placed in the opposite hand from the one being tested. If the muscular response is weak in the presence of this vial, then the suspicion of the incompatibility is confirmed. If the muscular response is strong, it is unlikely that the substance is incompatible. The practitioner tests for weakness using the circle technique with the forefinger, the middle finger and the ring finger. According to Dr. Nambudripad, these three fingers reflect different aspects of the body. The forefinger reflects the structure of the body: the bones, muscles and organs. The middle finger reflects the biochemical aspects of the body, including the fluids, hormones and enzymes. The ring finger reflects the nervous system or emotions of the body. A weakness may occur in the presence of a suspected incompatible substance on muscle testing of any combination of these three fingers. TREATMENT Treatment consists of two phases: Phase One Treatment of any neurological/emotional component. This treatment is done in the office by the practitioner. First the emotional component is identified. This is accomplished by the patient and the practitioner working to associate the incompatible substance with situations that occurred in the patient’s life. Sometimes some analysis and evaluation is needed, because the emotional pattern may not seem obvious. For example, if you were a child and experienced your parents fighting while you were eating an apple, the emotion that you experienced due to your parents fighting may get associated with the apple. Thereafter in your life, the proximity of an apple may weaken your body. In a classical conditioning paradigm, the body would have been conditioned to react to the apple in the same way as it reacts to the emotional pattern. With this protocol, it is necessary only to identify the emotion; it is not necessary for the patient to experience the emotion, although at times, when remembering a situation, the patient may actually experience the emotion as a side effect. Once the emotional issue is identified, treatment is administered and consists of massaging a specific acupressure point on each of the patient’s wrists. This treatment will serve to separate the emotional issue from association with the incompatible substance. It is possible that there may be more than one emotional pattern that needs to be identified with a given incompatible substance. Therefore, this phase of treatment may take a few minutes, or it may take a number of sessions. In the process of identifying emotional issues associated with an incompatible substance, it is possible that the patient may experience distressing emotions. Phase Two Once the emotional component of the incompatibility is identified, then treatment of the biochemical and/or the physical components commences. First, using muscle testing, the practitioner identifies any organ-system, biochemical or physical/environmental components that accompany the incompatibility. Once this is done, a small bottle of water is prepared which represents the incompatible substance and any of the components that have been identified. Two modalities of treatment are presently being used: (A) In this modality, the patient holds the bottle while the practitioner massages a series of acupressure points. After this, it may be necessary for the patient to avoid contact with the incompatible substance for a brief period of time. (B) In this modality, the patient holds the bottle and the practitioner determines, by muscle testing, how many treatments are needed in order to clear the weakness. The practitioner instructs the patient how to hold the bottle and massage acupressure points on his/her own body. The stimulation of the acupressure points constitutes one treatment. The patient takes the bottle home and treats him/herself as many times as needed, as determined by muscle testing. Each treatment takes about ten minutes. The practitioner tells the patient how many times and how often the patient may administer a treatment. During the course of treatment, the patient may experience physical or emotional distress. With either modality of treatment, the patient should return to the practitioner within a week of completing the treatment in order to confirm that there is no more weakness from the substance. In situations where weakness persists, it may be necessary to receive more than one series of treatments. The practitioner determines if this is the case by additional muscle testing. Cathie-Ann Lippman, MD and Dr. Terry Preston, Ph.D. |
