Neurokinetic Therapy

NKT is an excellent adjunct to your Chiropractic care. It is based on the theory of motor control, which states that your brain stores all the movement and coordination patterns of the body.  It not only creates healthy movement patterns (such as when a baby learns to stand), but also substitute movement patterns when we are injured.

For example, if you sprain your left ankle, your brain will shift weight off of that injury to the other foot. This will affect how the rest of your body – your knees, hips, core, neck, shoulders, etc. – move as you walk.  The injured ankle may eventually feel better, but may still remain unstable, so your brain and body will hold on to those other “protective patterns”. Then, “for no reason” weeks, months, or even years later, you develop pain, strain, or inflammation elsewhere.

The usual approach is to try to strengthen, stretch, or otherwise “fix” the painful area, when in reality it has been overstressed by the ankle injury not healing correctly or working properly. The NKT approach gives us a way to test and identify the underlying problem. Along with specific Chiropractic adjustments and corrective exercises, your nervous system can re-learn proper movement and function so you can heal.