What is Autonomic Response Testing? |
Autonomic Response Testing (ART) is a simple, yet highly effective biofeedback assessment technique used at the ISHSKO CENTRE to determine disturbances in the body and design a restorative dietary and lifestyle regimen. It is an advanced form of muscle testing. ART is non-invasive, non-electronic, and can be used in patients of all ages. It is a most valuable functional assessment tool in determining the root cause of health disturbances. Using ART, the body’s primary needs can be detected in a matter of minutes, wether it is on an nutritional, structural or mental/emotional level.
ART tests the function of the Autonomic Nervous System (ANS), which is in direct contact with every cell, organ, tissue, and muscle in our bodies and is responsible for the unconscious or autonomic functions: The ANS regulates breathing, heart rate, digestion, immune function, sleep patterns, hormone regulation, blood pressure, blood sugar levels, tissue regeneration, and liver and kidney detoxification. More importantly, it has the ability to heal us. Detectable and treatable problems within this part of your nervous system are present in all body dysfunctions and all chronic diseases.
ART was developed by Dr. Dietrich Klinghardt, who blended the muscle testing of American Applied Kinesiology with the understanding of the anatomy and physiology of neural therapy (a technique that treats illness and chronic pain by injecting procaine into scars or nerve bundles). The result is a highly advanced form of muscle testing designed to give reliable and reproducible results. Dr. Klinghardt believes that many practitioners using kinesiology or muscle testing in their practice are often getting inaccurate information because the autonomic nervous system is not functioning properly. ART is designed to identify autonomic nervous system dysregulation and to restore healthy physiological and ANS function
Autonomic Response Testing is often effective when allopathic medicine or other conventional and alternative diagnosis and treatments fail . It is specifically effective for illnesses of a chronic persistent nature, where conventional medicine finds it hard to interpret the often wide array of symptoms. Treatments include but are not limited to allergies, chronic pain, chronic infections, immune problems, depression, anxiety, multiple sclerosis, chronic fatigue, fibromyalgia, pre-menstrual syndrome, menopause problems, thyroid disorders, cancer, diabetes, seizure disorders, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, post traumatic brain injury, sinusitis, digestive problems and many others.
A great degree of accuracy is possible with ART. It will even uncover deficiencies at a sub-clinical level; That is, when the problem is so tiny that the person may not even be aware of it, and many modern methods of testing could not detect it. With ART, the educated guess is no longer necessary. ART is the finest natural method of guiding the health practitioner to the root of the problem.
ART is one of the mail functional assessment tools used by the ISHSKO CENTRE along with conventional medical tests and sound clinical judgment to develop an effective "Back to Health" restorative program.