If you have never experienced Applied Kinesiology (AK) or Nutrition Response Testing (NRT), the concept of "muscle testing" can sound a little unusual. You might be used to doctors drawing blood or ordering scans to figure out what is wrong with your digestion or energy levels.
NRT is different. It is completely non-invasive, painless, and provides real-time biofeedback direct from your nervous system. Here is exactly what happens when you visit Dr. John W. Phelts, D.C. for a nutritional evaluation.
Step 1: Finding the Indicator Muscle
First, you will lie down comfortably on the examination table. Dr. Phelts will usually ask you to raise one arm straight up. This is your "indicator muscle." He will apply light, gentle pressure to your arm to establish your baseline strength. When your nervous system is happy, your arm will easily "lock" in place and resist the pressure.
Step 2: The Body Scan
Your body has specific neurological reflex points on the surface of the skin that correspond to internal organs (like the liver, stomach, thyroid, and intestines). While you keep your arm raised, Dr. Phelts will use his other hand to lightly contact these specific reflex points.
If he touches the reflex point for your liver, and your liver is perfectly healthy, your raised arm will stay strong. But if your liver is stressed or struggling, the neurological energy shifts away from your arm to protect the organ. Suddenly, your previously strong arm will go weak and drop. This tells us exactly which organ needs help.
Step 3: Finding the Right Supplement
Once we identify a stressed organ, we need to figure out what it needs to heal. Dr. Phelts will place a sample of a specific, high-quality nutritional supplement against your body (or have you hold it). We then re-test the weak reflex point.
If that specific supplement is exactly what your body is craving, your arm will instantly become strong again. If it’s the wrong supplement, your arm stays weak. This eliminates the guesswork and ensures you only take vitamins your body actively responds to.
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References
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Neurological Reflexes and Muscle Testing: The physiological basis of Manual Muscle Testing (MMT) involves assessing the altered neuromuscular activity and spinal reflex excitability that occurs when the nervous system encounters sensory stress or visceral dysfunction.
Source: PubMed - Manual Muscle Testing: A Method of Measuring Nervous System Integrity?
