What is Musculoskeletal Kinesiology?
At Ravel Therapies, our musculoskeletal therapist, Sunil, and our Kinesiologist, Stella, work closely together to tackle the mind-body-emotion component behind pain and discomfort. The techniques used to address these root causes are a small part of the vast range of techniques available to Kinesiologists. We like to refer to this subset of Kinesiology as “Musculoskeletal Kinesiology”.
Kinesiology techniques are particularly useful for chronic pains, which have continued despite conventional hands-on treatment like physiotherapy and massage therapy. For example, although it is common for clients with chronic upper shoulder pain to experience huge relief from massage treatments, sometimes their pain will return in just a few days. In such cases, it may be that there is an emotional factor behind the muscle imbalances which are causing this pain, and no amount of physical therapy will fix the problem. This is where Musculoskeletal Kinesiology can help.
The key aim of these musculoskeletal Kinesiology techniques is to identify the underlying emotions that are perpetuating the client’s condition, and then use specific techniques to release or “reset” these trapped emotions.
How do emotions cause chronic pain and discomfort?
Whether we realise it or not, we are emotional beings. Our emotions may exist at a conscious level, where we are aware of them, or at the subconscious and unconscious levels. Emotions have a very strong and direct relationship with our physical systems. For example, when we are afraid, our body folds in, our heart starts racing, our jaws tighten up; when we are feeling confident, we hold our posture straight with our chest out, our heart rate slows down, our jaw relaxes. We have all experienced these physical changes and are aware of them.
What we may not be fully aware of is how our subconscious emotions and thought patterns are affecting our physicality. Our “internal chatter” reflects how we feel about ourselves, and this has a direct relationship on the neurological functioning of the muscles and tissues in our body.
The study of Kinesiology maps muscles, organs, meridians and emotions, helping the Kinesiologist and client identify the emotion affecting each muscle imbalance in the body. Releasing or reprogramming these emotions then allows the associated neurological system to be reset and the muscle function to be restored. This results in a postural correction leading to long-term pain relief.
Combining Kinesiology and Musculoskeletal massage therapy to address chronic pain
At Ravel Therapies, we combine Sunil’s remedial massage and musculoskeletal therapy treatments with Stella’s Musculoskeletal Kinesiology to create a highly effective dual approach to chronic pain. The programme starts with an initial consultation with Sunil, who carries out detailed orthopaedic tests, movement dysfunction analysis, and postural and muscle imbalance assessment, to locate the muscles and tissues that need correction. He provides the client with targeted soft-tissue manipulation and an exercise programme tailored to their muscle imbalances.
The client would then normally book in for a short Musculoskeletal Kinesiology treatment with Stella. Stella uses the detailed information obtained from Sunil’s assessments on the client’s overactive (dominant) and underactive (weak) muscles, and carries out Kinesiology protocols to “sedate” or “tonify” the affected muscles, as appropriate, addressing and clearing the related emotions along the way.
A typical treatment plan would involve a series of Musculoskeletal therapy treatments with Sunil and Kinesiology sessions with Stella for a few weeks, until the client begins to notice big shifts in the way they feel. The treatments are best paired together, so that the benefits from the musculoskeletal therapy can be deepened and extended by the Kinesiology treatment. The number of treatments required depend on how long the client has experienced this condition, and the dominance of the underlying factors.
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Ravel Therapies
Noe 3, Ayia Phyla
Limassol 3117
Cyprus [map]
Call : 97 783 383
Email : sunil@raveltherapies.com.cy
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Disclaimer : Please note that the contents of this article are the opinions of the author only, and do not constitute medical advice. If you have any symptoms of pain, please consider booking in with Ravel Therapies for a proper consultation.
