Redwood Health Therapies

Allergy Testing

Allergy and Toxicity identification using Muscle Response Testing

Who uses MRT?

Muscle response testing is a diagnostic technique that is valuable to many procedures and treatments. It is a viable, efficient and effective tool for determining the body’s needs. MRT is currently being used by many healing disciplines: medical doctors, acupuncturists, chiropractors, naturopaths, osteopaths, holistic dentists, veterinarians and other practitioners. In fact many books have been written on MRT including one in 1995 by Dr David Hawkins a medical doctor and psychiatrist.

Who developed Muscle Testing?

Muscle testing was developed in 1964 by Dr George Goodheart, a Chiropractor. He developed a system called Applied Kinesiology, which allowed muscles to be tested for clinical and diagnostic purposes, not just to determine muscle strength.

How is it done?

The first appointment is usually approximately 90 minutes. A full case history both emotional and physical is recorded. Then, using samples of potential allergens I will exerts gentle pressure on the patient’s arm/leg/fingers whilst they are resisting the pressure. If the substance is causing the patient a problem and ‘weakening the system’ the muscle in question will temporarily weaken.

How does it work?

When our body’s energy system processes a stimulus, there are thousands of instant reactions going on in the nervous system on a cellular and tissue level. Many of these are observable. Like the questions based in a lie detector test, our heart rate may increase or decrease, our breathing rate may be altered, our pulse can change, our digestion may be effected, our skin texture will change (sweat/clammy) and muscles may get momentarily weaker or stronger.

What can it be used for?

It is now determined that muscle testing can be used for virtually any question that can be asked of the body to make determinations about physiology, skeletal trauma, allergies, nutritional imbalances, emotional states or anything that can affect body or mind etc.

Through experience in my practice I have found MRT to help dramatically in finding out which substances, foods or lifestyle issues are seriously undermining health in my patients. I can then prescribe homeopathic remedies much more effectively.

For optimum results, I suggest that three appointments are necessary at 4 – 6 weekly intervals. This monitors how the body is coping with the detoxification, how symptoms are diminishing and if and when, various substances or foods can be re-introduced to the patient.

I positively encourage patients to bring in any supplements, foods, skin care products, cleaning products, medicines etc. that they use on a regular basis, so we can include them in the tests.

The journey to health is not always an easy one. Years of toxicity will not disappear overnight. It takes effort and will on behalf of the patient to work with me to make the necessary changes in order to ‘move forward. However the rewards are great! Combining homeopathy with detox and nutritional changes, wonderful relief has been achieved from chronic disease.


Allergy Testing

Physical & Medicinal Therapies- Serving- Winchester, Basingstoke, Andover, Southampton, Romsey & Fareham