In this article you will learn everything related to holistic kinesiology, which is a very effective and simple tool to diagnose a patient through a muscle test called Arm Reflex , or in simpler terms the Arm Reflex, which can be abbreviated as AR.
What is Holistic Kinesiology?
Holistic Kinesiology , also known as Physioenergetik , is a technique specially designed for the diagnosis and treatment of a patient, through a muscle test called Arm Reflex , which is generally abbreviated as AR.
It was implemented by the current co-director of the International Academy of Physioenergetik , Raphael Van Assche; Holistic Kinesiology was designed with the main purpose of obtaining accurate information about the imbalances in the body and at the same time diagnosing what the most appropriate treatment would be for that situation.
To better understand the term Holistic Kinesiology, we need to know the definition of both words. "Kinesiology" comes from the Greek word " kinesis ," meaning "movement." It is a discipline that studies all muscular activity performed by the human body, using the principles of physical sciences.
As for the word "holistic," it also comes from the Greek " holos ," meaning "whole." When this term is applied to natural medicine, it signifies that the organism is a unified whole, and thus should not be confused with it being merely the sum of its parts.
It is also used when you want to make an approximation of both the physical and emotional aspects of the patient. It must be said that in order to obtain a complete balance, you must first analyze and study all the components of the person.
In Holistic Kinesiology, muscles and muscle chains are primarily used to perform the Arm Reflex test , thereby revealing imbalances in the body of the person being treated at the precise moment they appear. This is all based on the patient's symptoms, which may be caused by any of the areas that constitute the person, such as:
- Energy or information.
- Chemical-nutritional.
- emotional or structural.
- structural or physical.
The 4 fields of Holistic Kinesiology
In Holistic Kinesiology, people are treated taking into account the four constituent fields of the individual, which were mentioned above, where the imbalances that the human body possesses at that precise moment are tested and studied.
It is worth mentioning that there are also two other extra fields that are not used frequently in natural medicine, since these are only used in cases where the cause was not found with any of the main fields. These are referred to as the 'subtle body' and 'the chakras'.
energy field
Energy imbalances, also called information imbalances, can occur in two ways. The first can be due to an environmental cause, such as mobile phone antennas, Wi-Fi waves, cordless phones, or natural geopathic stress (places with a high concentration of energy).
As for the second option, it would be through the energy imbalances that are characteristic of the human body, which can be: a defective acupuncture meridian, an energy hole caused by a scar or some type of imbalance in the proprioception system. (ability of the body to evaluate how to maintain balance), that is, a failure in the sense that it is responsible for informing the body of the position of the muscles.
As for energy treatments, the most used for this type of case are the applications of various techniques such as chromotherapy (alternative technique using various shades of colors and lights for the treatment of diseases), music therapy (method that uses various sounds and rhythms to facilitate communication, learning and mobilization), acupuncture (a key component for the treatment of pain through the insertion of needles in specific places in the body) and Reiki (Japanese spiritual practice), among others.
Each one shares the same main objective, which is to offer the body the recovery of balance through interventions, techniques, instructions or the use of the energy necessary to achieve said goal.
chemical field
In this field there are also two types of imbalances, which are called organic chemicals and nutritional chemicals.
The first directly affects the problem that the patient has due to deficiencies in the body, some of these problems can be the lack of various vitamins, minerals, enzymes or proteins, amino acids (also known as the organic chemical substances of proteins) and sometimes until the lack of water.
The second type of nutritional chemicals causes foci of toxemia ; this is a syndrome that originates from the presence of toxic substances in the blood, caused by the appearance of heavy metals in various tissues and organs, although it could also be due to some bacteria or parasite, which must be eliminated as soon as possible due to the danger and risk that it produces to the person's body.
However, an imbalance of the intestinal flora should not be ruled out, which is another cause of the appearance of foci of toxemia , which is just as risky as those described above, since it negatively affects both the person's immune system and the absorption of nutrients.
There are several treatments for this type of case, but one of the most common and effective are chemical treatments, which are used depending on the situation.
These chemical treatments are all those natural products plus the dietary supplements necessary to achieve homeostasis, which is a self-regulation phenomenon, which allows a stable condition to be maintained in the body and in this way the symptoms are reversed and the person is helped Give up your unhealthy habits, which negatively affect you and harm your health.
emotional field
When the imbalances are emotional, first of all, the causes that cause said problem in the nervous system of the person should be sought, either due to lack of essential nutrients for the human body or simply an undirected emotion, a belief or trauma of the past that has remained hooked to the subconscious of the individual.
In situations like these, the most effective treatments include the use of a range of techniques such as Bach flowers, emotional techniques of Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP ) which are a series of strategies used to influence people's behavior, and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) , which is a psychological technique for overcoming trauma.
structural field
Finally, in the last field we have structural imbalances, which can be caused by joint blockage, muscle contracture or even visceral spasm.
Here also those postural imbalances, tensions of the cranial sphere in the head of the individual or in some cases an inadequate functioning of the nervous and circulatory system are taken into account, which have to irrigate all the affected areas.
Some of the most common treatments on these occasions include the use of different techniques, both manual and soft osteopathy, which is a treatment using massages capable of manipulating the joints and both have the main purpose of returning the structure that has been affected.
As was said at the beginning, these are not the only fields that currently exist, since in the event that none of these fulfills its objective, some of these two alternative fields can be used, whose function is to balance the person.
The subtle body (the lowest layer in the human energy field) is one of them, which is generally used when there is an energy hole that is closer to the skin, which may be caused by an internal problem, such as a malfunction of an organ or an osteoarticular problem (which consists of the deterioration of the bone system), although it can also be a simple blockage by an external agent such as a blow, injury or contusion.
The treatment for this consists of performing a good energy massage or the application of acupuncture, this is done to correctly restore said energy layer and in turn the body can be protected as much as possible from external agents.
However, if the imbalance originates in the chakras , which is the second alternative field, this means that one of the individual's chakras is not fully balanced as it should be, and this is the cause of the patient's problem. This could be due to low energy or hyperactivity.
An effective treatment for this would be to use different techniques such as the laying on of hands, the application of an essential oil or a massage at the exact acupuncture point that corresponds to the chakra.
However, if you are currently feeling a bit low on spiritual energy, you can take a look at the following article on Healing Mantras, which explains clearly and simply how to use them.
How does the AR method work?
The AR method , short for Arm Reflex , is a technique that uses the patient's arms to maintain a kind of dialogue with their body and find out exactly what the problem is, while at the same time finding the cause and the most appropriate treatment to correctly address the imbalance the patient presents.
This technique is so effective and used that when we provoke a stimulus in any part of the body, the nervous system reacts almost immediately to said stimulus by sending a response to each muscle of the body.
This happens when a stimulus is negative for the human body, since all the individual's muscles become tense and it is the perfect opportunity for the therapist to observe in detail some shortening in one of his two arms.
Therefore, based on this technique, it can be concluded that Holistic Kinesiology developed its own communication system without the need for the individual to be treated to express or say what is happening to him, because it is a communication between the patient's body and the same therapist, since while he questions the patient with the use of these techniques, his muscles are the ones that will give him the answers.
Once the cause of the problem has been located, three essential levels must be worked on: how you see it, how you feel it and how you act, all this with respect to the situation that caused said problem so that through various energy exercises, eye exercises, brain gymnastics, rhythmic movements and other techniques, stress release can be achieved.
The main function of Holistic Kinesiology or the Arm Reflex (AR) method is to restore balance to the body of the person affected, generally by stressful situations, which causes their muscles to tense and weaken in such a way that they run the risk of suffering contractions and a total imbalance in the organism.
This method is still used today both in natural medicine and increasingly in traditional medicine, due to its great effectiveness and because it is one of the simplest and most common methods used by the general public.
The origin of the AR test
Raphael Van Assche was the first to establish the foundations for Holistic Kinesiology , since he was the one who discovered the Arm Reflex method or abbreviated AR in 1980, in the country of Spain where he resided at that time; specifically on the Costa del Sol which was located a few meters from his work at the Buchinger Clinic , which gave rise to this form of medicine.
Raphael Van claims to have discovered it by chance, as he never planned to use the method at any point in his life. It all began one afternoon at his job, where he was treating patients in his office, when a patient appeared suffering from acute lumbago (back pain) that she could no longer endure.
In these cases, one of the osteopathic tests of the psoas muscle is performed, which consists of raising the legs or arms to rule out any fracture or serious injury, where the patient must lie on his back lying on a bed while raising his two arms towards above his head in the prolongation of the body, with the palms of both hands parallel or in simpler words, one in front of the other.
Here is the story of a patient, who at the time she took this position began to explain how the pain arose:
“I was working in the garden bending over and my husband called me to take a phone call from a relative and suddenly, when I got up, I felt a stabbing pain in my lower back. And I've been like this ever since."
She continued telling her story, and kept talking about that relative from the phone call and the family conflicts they had; it was in that situation that Van Assche realized something impressive.
He noticed that when the girl he attended talked about herself, his pain disappeared completely, but on the contrary, when she recounted and described situations with other relatives where there was no good connection, it did not disappear or improve.
After that eye-opening experience, Van Assche began assessing each of his patients for the impact of their emotional life on their pain or muscle tension, using AR as his own effective diagnostic method. Over time, he realized that AR was an ideal technique for evaluating negative emotions alongside any other problem.
From there, he began to dedicate his time to this research to find out how this was possible and at the same time effective for most of his patients, so it did not take him long to discover that all symptoms do not have a single cause.
In other words, illness is a self-healing block that we unconsciously create for ourselves by feeling or being in a negative environment, although other elements also influence this and must be taken into account when performing the Arm Reflex method.
Some of these most important and outstanding elements that influence this blockage of self-healing are: the chemical, emotional, energetic and structural part. This disease is multicausal, so anyone can be a carrier of it and more so if they are in a stressful environment. This is the basis for the emergence of Holistic Kinesiology.
If you are currently in a somewhat tense and stressful environment, we recommend reading an article that explains everything related to the Being of Light and how it can help you and provide the positive energy your life needs.
To conclude, below we offer a video where you can see and learn the correct way to perform a Holistic Kinesiology therapy, while you will also see step by step what are the movements that must be used in the patient and how to know when he is tense or not, depending on how we apply the test.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_o-v6E3J1M