The health of the body is a sum of all its parts, so by balancing the energy of each area, you can rebuild your positive energy and create a happier, healthier you.
What is Kinesiology?
The origin of Kinesiology is in Traditional Chinese Medicine as well as modern Chiropractic medicine, incorporating anatomy and physiology from Chiropractic and also the Energy model from Traditional Chinese Medicine, explains Jacqui Prydie, Holistic Practitioner. “Being a Mind-Body Modality, it promotes Physical, Emotional, Mental and Spiritual Wellbeing.”
The goal of any Kinesiology ‘balance’ is to identify the base cause of any imbalance and then resolve it, she adds. It may be nutritional, emotional, mental, structural, psychological, energetic or even spiritual – something as simple as an ‘attitude’, or a forgotten memory.
So, where Western Medicine looks at a person’s symptoms and bases most treatment on the symptoms, Kinesiology considers the function of the body “in relation to”, explains Emily Sharpe, Kinesiologist at Eastern Suburbs Kinesiology, Sydney.
“Kinesiology has an understanding of the body through different eyes to Western Medicine, honing into the Neuro-Lymphatic Reflex system, the Neuro-Vascular Reflex system and the Acupuncture Meridian system and how these systems may or may not be performing optimally for muscle/organ function,” she says.
How does it work?
Medical history is shared before each kinesiology session so that your practitioner can tune into what may be ailing you. You then lie fully clothed on a massage table, during which time you will undergo muscle and chemical challenges. During the former, your practitioner will test neuromuscular integrity and during the latter, things such as allergies to certain foods will be the focus. Through the application of touch, tapping, magnets, homeopathic remedies and oils, the aim of your Kinesiologist is to clear blockages and stimulate your body’s internal healing mechanism, to take you through everyday life. Session prices range from $80-$180 and can vary from 30 min – 1.5 hours, says Jacqui.
How many sessions are required to get optimal results?
Some patients want immediate care and others want corrective, long-term care. Either way, booking in for three sessions is a good place to start so that your practitioner can get to know you, and set up a short – or longer – kinesiology timeline of treatments for your individual needs.
Who can it treat?
There is no age exclusion for appointments and even healthy people receive incredible benefits from sessions, insists Emily. “Much like updating software on a computer or servicing a car, a trip to our clinic annually can do wonders for your overall physical and psychological health and your body’s nervous system’s ability to cope or better still- thrive!”
Those who can benefit include:
- Both children and adults, individually or as a family.
- Children with learning difficulties, allergies or neurological impairments manifesting physically.
- Adults suffering from stress, depression, anxiety,
- People who wish to explore learnt patterns of behaviour, phobias, addictions, fears etc.
- People who have recently been in hospital undergoing an operation who are looking to support their immune system or assist their lymphatic system pre and post op.
- Allergy sufferers who don’t want to take steroids and wish to explore supporting their immune system rather than suppressing its symptoms.
“People who have these symptoms listed above usually exhaust more common therapies before seeking out or learning about Kinesiology,” says Emily. “However this is slowly changing in Australia and Kinesiology is now the fastest growing alternative therapy globally.”
What can it treat?
Kinesiology is a tool that opens a doorway between Eastern and Western approaches to health, allowing a paradigm shift away from disease identification and defeat towards disease prevention and the promotion of wellness, explains Jacqui.
- “The structural part includes the relationship between the muscles, bones, and nerves,” explains Jacqui. “Postural distortion, body aches, pains and muscular tension are our body language revealing dysfunction.
- The chemical portion of the triad is the nutrition, diet, and the biochemistry of the patient.
- The emotional aspect is crucial, notes Jacqui. “The power of positive thinking can improve health. The power of negative thinking can trigger illness and disease,” she explains. “It is impossible to take them apart and treat them individually, as they all have an impact on one another.”