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Injury, Inflammation and Pain Relief
When patients come in with pain and inflammation the thought process for the treating physician is what to do first, next and last. Whether it is shoulder rotator cuff tendinitis, back pain, or migraine headaches, successful treatment must consider the chemical side of the problem as well as the structural side, and in many cases the mental/emotional contribution to the presenting symptoms.
The benefits of treatment by a health professional trained in Applied Kinesiology (AK) are exceptional. AK is an established post-graduate program open to physicians who diagnose and treat patients, available throughout the healthcare system since 1976. The body, rather than the symptoms, is treated, resulting in quicker and more permanent outcomes. AK is a system that evaluates structural, chemical, and mental aspects of health using manual muscle testing (MMT), combined with other standards of medical diagnosis like imaging, blood chemistry profiles, and functional neuromuscular evaluation.
Since 2004, Dr. Walter H. Schmidt, a chiropractor and a Diplomat in Neurology and Applied Kinesiology has restructured the process of applied kinesiology to assist the body in achieving health on a deeper, fuller level. Quintessential applications (QA) is a 270 hour post-graduate course that helps the practitioner identify past injuries and deep seated health imbalances in the body. By helping the body uncover long forgotten, dormant or near-imperceptible imbalances, a health care provider trained in QA has the best tools to fix the presenting medical problem.
This diagnostic protocol is based on an open system in which all techniques are utilized from all chiropractic applications, osteopathic research, Chinese acupuncture theory, integrated medicine and clinical nutrition. QA uses MMT response as a somatic window on neurological function in the body, and is geared to doctors interested in functional medicine.
With QA the presenting symptoms are noted but the diagnostic process begins at a much deeper level and follows a specific path. Without going into detail, the QA process of diagnosis and treatment addresses
1. Injury recall patterns
2. Systemic nutritional factors
3. Systemic structural factors
4. Electron Transport Chain functions
5. Heart-focused activities
6. Systemic Endocrine factors
7. Sources of autonomic dysfunction and GI disturbances
8. Emotional distress (biochemical, neurological and psychological)
9. Local (presenting) problems
By following this diagnostic and treatment protocol, the body heals fully and completely rather than simply being managed and controlled. Ill-health symptoms are eliminated and optimum health is achieved.
