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Applied Kinesiology

Applied Kinesiology is an art and a science that utilizes the information received from testing muscles to diagnose and treat imbalances in the nervous system affecting your body, will, and spirit.

A Note from Dr. Gertler

Sometimes when I tell new patients I practice Applied Kinesiology, they look at me funny and say, “Applied what? And how can it help me when traditional medicine and chiropractic have failed?” Let me explain.

Typical chiropractic focuses on correcting structural imbalances, but doesn’t deal with biochemistry and emotions. It misses the unique interrelationships among these three aspects of your health. Standard allopathic medicine also neglects these interrelationships.

The truth is that you are a unique human being—there is no one else quite like you. Applied Kinesiology (AK) honors your uniqueness by giving me immediate, accurate feedback about what is happening in your—not someone else’s—ever-changing field of energy. AK uses information from your muscles to detect the particular imbalances in your body’s structure, glandular and biochemical systems, and emotions. Most important, it shows me how everything in your body is—or is not—working together.

Applied Kinesiology works particularly well with troubling conditions that won’t go away, like fatigue, digestive problems, allergies, headaches, Candida infection, obesity, hyperactivity, even joint and jaw pain (TMJ). Since these conditions have multiple causes, the interrelationships among the causes can be very difficult to diagnose and treat.

By testing muscle strength and weakness, I can use Applied Kinesiology to detect your body’s hidden messages and obtain insightful answers to new questions your body’s responses stimulate me to ask. AK lets me check your body’s computer to see which stress factors are complicating the picture, and in what order they should be treated. Once we have this information, we can work together to restore the good health that is your birthright.

What Are Kinesiological Tests?

About thirty-five years ago, Dr. George Goodheart, Jr., a chiropractor from Detroit, Michigan, came up with the idea that manual muscle testing could be used for diagnosis. He observed that if something weakened a strong muscle it was detrimental to the body. Conversely, if something strengthened a weak muscle it was advantageous to the body.

Applied Kinesiology, the approach that has developed from Dr. Goodheart’s work, can be defined more scientifically as a diagnostic tool using the manual muscle test to evaluate the motor or muscle response of the central nervous system to a sensory stimulus. Since the stimulus can be physical, biochemical, or mental/emotional, this approach is truly holistic. A physical stimulus may result from pushing on a bone or touching a reflex on the skin. A biochemical stimulus may come from tasting or smelling something or seeing the effect of putting a food or nutritional supplement on the tongue or on the body. A mental/emotional stimulus can be activated by visualizing or thinking about a past incident or stating a goal.

Dr. Gertler’s Approach

Dr. Gertler utilizes Applied Kinesiology as well as diagnostic tools from a number of ‘Alternative Kinesiologies’ that have evolved from Applied Kinesiology. These Alternative Kinesiologies include:

Neuro-Emotional Technique (N.E.T.)

Total Body Modification (T.B.M.)

Nambudripad’s Allergy Elimination Technique (N.A.E.T.)

Acupoint Integration Technique (A.I.T.)

Neural Organizing Technique (N.O.T.)

Contact Reflex Analysis (C.R.A.)

Nutritional Response Testing (N.R.T.)

Neuro Somatic Programming (N.S.P.)

These kinesiologies allow a broader definition of the form a ‘question’ can take than the usual Applied Kinesiology approach. In Dr. Gertler’s practice, the term ‘kinesiology’ refers to both Applied and Alternative Kinesiology.

Using kinesiological tests and some orthopedic and neurological tests, Dr. Gertler evaluates the functioning of eight basic “systems” in your body:

Digestive system

Blood sugar regulation

Neurotransmitter regulation

Hormonal regulation

Nervous system

Immune/inflammatory system

Lymphatic system

Musculo-skeletal system.

Specializing in Chronic Cases

Dr. Gertler specializes in chronic cases that call for a holistic approach. The majority of our clients come to us with chronic problems that have resisted resolution under the careful attention of other healers and physicians. This is usually because symptoms are being treated, not the cause(s); the body is putting up smokescreens that block accurate kinesiological diagnosis (i.e., diagnosis using muscle testing); or complicating factors preventing healing have gone undetected.

With over 25 years of clinical experience behind him, Dr. Gertler takes special care to remove the roadblocks to diagnosis and treatment outcomes by addressing and neutralizing the following factors:

Allergies

Heavy metal toxicity

Chemical and solvent toxicities

Hidden bacterial, viral, fungal, parasitic infections

External scars

Psychological reversals including birthing trauma and other factors.

Once these stress factors have been neutralized, accurate kinesiological testing is possible, and the outcome of treatment in most cases will be positive.

“I have had digestive and knee and back problems for the past ten years. Today Dr. Gertler found the link from my small intestine to my back to my knees. I came in this morning with knee pain so severe I could barely walk. Now, after our session, I am pain free and can walk with no problems.”
—T.H., English professor

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Disclaimer: The entire contents of this website are intended as a sharing of knowledge and information from the research and experience of Larry Gertler, D.C. This information is not intended as medical advice. No individuals, including those currently under Dr. Gertler’s care, should use this information to self-diagnose or self-treat any health-related condition. Diagnosis and treatment of all health conditions should be performed only by a doctor of chiropractic or other licensed health care professional.