Neurokinetic Therapy could be the Answer to your Pain

Are you constantly frustrated by the same pain that keeps recurring? Are you sick of having to live with this pain for the last few weeks, months or even years? Have you been to see different health professionals, and nothing seems to work? Being in pain is not normal, having to live in pain is not the answer.

Neurokinetic Therapy (NKT) might be your answer.

NKT is a corrective movement system that addresses the cause of dysfunctional movement patterns stored in the brain which can be the cause of your pain. David Weinstock, the founder of NKT, developed this system to assess and treat the cause of dysfunctional movement, or pain, at their root in the motor control center (MCC) of the brain. Our MCC in the cerebellum stores movement patterns and directs the completion of movement through the spinal cord and muscles.  In laymans terms, the cerebellum helps coordinate movement patterns like walking, running, sitting to standing, rolling around in bed etc. In the event where the MCC houses dysfunctional/bad movement patterns, it causes the body to execute poor movements and overtime will cause discomfort/pain or become the precursor to injury.

NKT is a technique that identifies the muscles that are in a dysfunctional relationship with each other and causing poor movement patterns.  It treats them and reteaches the muscles to fire properly again. This will reteach the cerebellum new (and correct) movement patterns and resolve the pain.

                     

 

Client with ankle arthroscopy – has full range ankle movement post-surgery non-weightbearing but unable to perform full squat (full ankle DF) in weight bearing. Left- before NKT treatment, ankle visible stuck; Right – after one NKT treatment, ankle weight bearing range improved.

 

To summarise it simply, think of your body as a perfectly functioning car with each part doing its correct job. Over time, some parts will tire or wear out, but the car will keep running for us to get from A to B until one day it breaks down. Our body is an amazing, powerful, complex system that will keep running and running for us to go through our daily lives. However, one day it will be like the car, ‘break down’ and cause us pain.  

Allow your body a break and listen to the aches and pains you’re experiencing. Give us a ring/email if you are willing to give NKT a try and experience the change!

*Nicole has completed her NKT level 1 training and is on her way to becoming a certified practitioner in the next couple of months. She is in love with the power of NKT and the effect it has on her clients and will be completing her level 2 & 3 training next year.