NeuroKinetic Therapy: An Innovative Approach to Manual Muscle Testing

by David Weinstock, David Weinstok

NeuroKinetic Therapy is based on the premise that when an injury has occurred, certain muscles shut down or become inhibited, forcing other muscles to become overworked. This compensation pattern can create pain or tightness. By applying light pressure that the client then resists, the practitioner can evaluate the strength or weakness of each muscle, revealing the sources of injury and retraining the client’s body to remove the compensation patterns—reprogramming the body at the neural level.This easy-to-follow practitioner’s manual presents a series of muscle tests specially designed to uncover and resolve compensation patterns in the body. Author David Weinstock begins by explaining how this approach stimulates the body and mind to resolve pain. Organized anatomically, each section of the book includes clear photographs demonstrating correct positioning of the muscle accompanied by concise explanations and instructions. Labeled anatomical illustrations appear at the end of each section showing the relationships between the muscles and muscle groups. This essential resource is especially useful for physical therapists, chiropractors, orthopedists, and massage therapists looking for new ways to treat underlying causes of pain.

152 pages, Paperback

First published January 12, 2010

Reviews

[Nathalie · Rating 2 out of 5]

The technique works wonders but the book is chaos. It hardly has an introduction and does not explain how to apply the technique as therapy. If you read the book, you will only be able to use it for diagnostic purposes. The layout is confusing, so it's almost a puzzle figuring out which photo goes with the muscle testing technique. NKT deserves a better book.

[Paul Manzella · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cool modality to learn to play detective for -what muscles are weak& what muscles are over working..
I was reading the book to see if I wanted to pay the fee for classes.. actually started applying what I learned from the book on clients.. I think the classes may give a better understanding as always.. I’m such a short cut kinda guy..

[Bojan Avramovic · Rating 4 out of 5]

Knjiga sa mahuelnim tehnikama, ali bez objasnjenja i principa rada

[👒 GiGi 💛🌼💫 · Rating 3 out of 5]

An interesting and insightful short book

[Claire · Rating 2 out of 5]

I gave it a two because I was hoping for something self-diagnostic. This is clearly aimed at physical therapists, trainers, masseuses, and chiropractors (which, to be fair, it says up front).

Nonetheless, it assumes you know how to interpret the results of the physical tests and what to do about them. It gives you the involved and related muscle groups for each test and how to do the test, but that's it.