Dynamic Neuromuscular Stabilization
(DNS) is a
developmental
kinesiology
approach
NeuroKinetic
Therapy ®
NeuroKinetic Therapy (NKT) is a sophisticated assessment
and
rehabilitative
tool which
identifies how
the brain
perceives
movement.
The founder,
David
Weinstock
graduated from
John Hopkins
University as
a pre-med
student and
has been
teaching since
1973.
Movement
has been
pre-programmed
in our motor
control center
from the day
we were born
and takes
approximately
1 year for us
to learn to
walk. Every
time a baby
tries to stand
but fails, the
brain is open
to new
learning. The
repeated
attempts by
the baby
allows the
brain to store
the successful
movements and
eventually,
the baby
learns to
stand and
walk.
When we
injure
ourselves, we
move away from
pain, overuse
muscle groups
and create
dysfunction.
Over time,
this would
result in
fatigue, pain
and loss of
joint
centration.
Neurokinetic therapy muscle testing is used to identify
synergistic or
antagonist
muscles
involved in a
compensatory
pattern. Once
identified,
this is either
released or
activated to
correct the
dysfunction.
Specific
rehabilitative
exercises are
provided, to
reinforce the
correct
movement
patterns
(usually 2-3
exercises).
I often
describe the
process as
'redistributing
the workload,
equally',
hence
restoring
normal
function.
Suggested
reading:
The
Kinaesthetic
senses. Proske
and Gandevia.
J Physiology
2009 Sep 1;
587.
Fatigability
and altered
motor control
strategies of
trunk muscles
in low back
pain patients.
O.I.Ali. IJHR
2017 March.
Understanding
compensatory
strategies for
muscle
weakness
during gait by
simulating
activation
deficits seen
post-stroke.
B.A. Knarr.
Gait posture
2013 June.
