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Emotional release techniques can work well for all ages, says renowned chiropractor Dr Greg Kleis

A case study in combining chiropractic and emotional release techniques.

Karl's peace of mind and well-being were being sabotaged. The constant tug-of-war rivalry between his wandering focus of the day's events and reflections of the past was literally causing him physical pain. Through discussion we explored his dreams and some of the emotional baggage that could throttle developing thoughts and often stifle personal discoveries, which, of course, would increase Karl's stress.

We began to explore past and current emotions, some of which might trigger negativity, frustration and hurt - emotional and physical.

Utilising chiropractic tools such as applied kinesology (AK) - diagnosis that incorporates muscle testing as a biofeedback mechanism - we matched verbal phases with acupuncture meridians. Sweeping over previous years of his life, we released meridian blockages with a combination of Neuro Emotional Technique (NET) and other methods I have explored and modified. Soon, many of Karl's self-created stigmas of past events appeared to be erased, enabling him to have a brighter outlook.

Energy medicine was pioneered by scientists that include George Goodheart, Candace Pert, Bruce Lipton, Robert Ridler and Scott Walker. Dr Walker, a chiropractor, developed NET in the early 1980s. NET is a mind-body stress reduction technique that finds and removes neurological imbalances related to the physiology of unresolved stress - in other words, it focuses on both the underlying emotional and physical causes and symptoms of stress. It is drug-free therapy but it should be noted that the method is not a substitute for psychological or psychiatric therapy.

NET, as with other types of energy medicine, applies AK (muscle testing) as an interactive assessment. Dr Goodheart (a chiropractor) developed AK in the 1960s as a technique to isolate the movement of various muscles, and to test the strength of the individual muscle and trigger points. Eventually, Dr Goodheart and other energy researchers learned how to retrieve information from the subconscious with differences in muscle strength, acupuncture meridians and thoughts.

During our first session, I explained to Karl that 'trapped emotions' could be connected to recurring negative episodes we might have.

As Dr J. Oschman (Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies, 2006) explains, "Stored trauma can be resolved as quickly as it was set in place. The body is continuously poised to resolve these afflictions and all the physiology and emotional balances they create. This process goes to the deep level that organises our consciousness. When this happens, the patient might suddenly realise that the issue or discomfort has disappeared."

After a few sessions with Karl, I suggested a more detailed scientific account could be found within the work of Dr C. Pert and her book, Molecules of Emotions. Dr Pert, while studying the human brain, discovered that thoughts/emotions were not only focused in the mind, but also distributed by messenger molecules through the entire body.

Other researchers have also uncovered and demonstrated that life is a cooperative venture between the body and the mind, or that 'tissues have issues'. Karl and I discussed how emotional baggage could be the result of being traumatised or overwhelmed especially when we can't fully process emotions or our defences are down.

As Dr Bruce Lipton (a cell biologist) writes, "Proper use of consciousness can bring health to an ailing body, inappropriate unconscious control of emotions can easily make a health body diseased."

Dr Lipton, a former professor at Stanford University School of Medicine, and an expert of DNA, wrote The Biology of Belief. His research revealed that the environment, operating through the membrane, controlled the behaviour and physiology of the cell, turning cells on and off. This is the study of epigenetic, which literally means, 'control above genetics'.

Dr Lipton's studies showed that electromagnetic signals regulate DNA, RNA and synthesis of protein. The institute of HeartMath in California has utilised Lipton's work to demonstrate practical applications, showing that measurable molecular changes in the DNA molecule can result from human desires, intentions, and emotions.

Dr Lipton suggests that the mind controls bodily functions and implies that our physiology can be altered when we change our thought process; therefore, we have mind power to reshape our lives, transform firmly held beliefs.

Here's how the process of energy methods works: Firstly, a single muscle is tested. The patient's arm is extended in a straight rigid manner and then used, along with words and sometimes meridians; to identify a single trapped emotion that the body is ready to release. I typically use the muscle testing to then determine the approximate age at which the emotion became trapped and the location of the trapped emotion in the meridian.

Once the 'imbalance' is identified, the patient is asked to hold specific body/hand or head points. The patient 'gives the emotion a voice', an inner feeling of the event, which helped, produce the emotion. The release then takes place.

Sometimes, homoeopathy is also utilised. Some people report an almost instant release, others experience the changes more subtly and over time. Unwanted trapped emotions can be thought of as thin skin layers like an onion, in which the 'peeling' away can occur over a few appointments. Unfastening these sorts of emotions can be effective in releasing many types of chronic pain, relationship blocks and anxiety.

More than 100 years ago, Dr D. D. Palmer, the developer of chiropractic, adopted the words, 'Innate Intelligence' to describe the total mental and physical power of the body/mind to heal itself. Today, many chiropractors have incorporated emotional release techniques and found these methods can work well for all ages since many of our issues are based on experiences from childhood.

But this type of therapy is not intended to treat or diagnose illness or disease. And while there is some anecdotal evidence that emotions can help heal physical symptoms, it is not a substitute for appropriate medical care.

Dr Greg Kleis
Christchurch
3792-544