The Origin of NMT
NeuroModulation Technique (NMT) is a proprietary system of health care developed by Dr. Leslie S. Feinberg of Hermiston, Oregon, and is the result of his exhaustive twenty-five-year study of the many systems of energetic medicine. These methods range from Chinese acupuncture, which originated several thousands of years ago, to the many different methods of energetic medicine developed over the past century worldwide.
In early 2002 a breakthrough in Dr. Feinberg’s research resulted in the creation of a powerful system of healing based on the marriage of accepted principles of western science with energetic medicine. NeuroModulation Technique has demonstrated that nearly any illness can be improved, and often completely resolved by the application of NMT protocols which correct faults in the body’s regulatory systems and restore the body’s innate capacity to heal.
Essentially, the body wants to be healthy; it just sometimes gets confused about how to achieve and maintain optimal health. NMT assists the mind-body in reducing confusion and restoring health.
Who Can Benefit from NMT?
Because NMT is non-invasive, non-force, and completely painless there is no one who may not potentially benefit from NMT. NMT can also be used in conjunction with other modalities or by itself to help alleviate or eliminate many neurophysiological problems.
NMT assists the body in resolving concerns such as:
- Chronic Pain
- Food Allergies
- Environmental Allergies
- Arthritis
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
- And More!
Chronic Pain
Sufferers of chronic pain know more than anyone how physiological problems affect a person’s quality of life. If you have chronic back pain, neck pain, or have pain anywhere else, chances are that you’ve tried everything, well, almost everything, to reduce your pain. NMT is a powerful tool that has a track record of being able to help provide relief where other approaches have failed. While many clients will experience results in as little as 6-12 sessions, many experience relief almost instantaneously as their bodies quickly learn how to restore health and wellness.
Allergy Relief
Allergies have historically been extremely difficult to treat. Many experts still believe that allergies are incurable and that only their symptoms can be treated through allergy medications, allergy shots, and other remedies, including avoiding the allergens altogether. While those approaches can provide relief, for many, the relief is minimal and requires a great deal of time and money.
Instead of focusing on the allergen and treating the symptoms, NMT focuses on the person, helping their body respond more appropriately to a substance, rather than having an allergic reaction. Whether your allergies are seasonal, environmental, or food-related, there is hope and there is help.
Pregnancy-Related Issues
While pregnancy is a wonderful experience, it also comes with many physiological changes and challenges. The most common physical symptoms including morning sickness and lower back pain. Since pregnant women can’t take drugs during pregnancy, NMT can help clients resolve their issues in a rapid and safe way.
In addition to morning sickness and pain, many mothers-to-be experience anxiety, stress, and depression. For the same reasons mentioned above, medications are often not an option. As a result, NMT is a valuable way to address these issues in a way that is safe for the mother and her child.
NeuroModulation Technique Is Based On Accepted Principles of Neurophysiology
The human nervous system is a very sophisticated “bio-computer” that is separated into the conscious/voluntary, and autonomic/unconscious control systems. We aren’t aware of the Autonomic Control System that functions in the background of our nervous system – otherwise our conscious mind would be so distracted by body processes that we could not concentrate to do anything else. There is an awareness barrier between these two areas of our brain. We can’t know our own blood pressure, or the state of our digestion and other body processes just by thinking about them.
NMT uses a friendly method of “Muscle Response Testing” (MRT) to communicate with the ACS. We do this because the ACS does not control speech, and MRT provides a convenient way for it to respond to our queries. NMT therapeutic effects on the ACS have been documented with scientifically validated high tech instrumentation including galvanic skin response (GSR), and heart rate variability scanning (HRV).
NMT uses this MRT method to first “Access” the ACS – to open the window to “see” internal function. We then “Assess” – to measure the faults in ACS function that are responsible for the client’s illness. Finally, NMT uses a powerful system of clinical protocols to help the client “Modulate” the condition – to push the control systems of the body in the direction of normal function.
The NMT practitioner uses a system of clinical pathways tailored to the various causes of illness we discussed earlier. These protocols involve a series of “queries” – questions used to find control system errors, as shown by MRT. Next the NMT practitioner uses specific corrective statements of the protocol to train the ACS toward normal function – the first step in the return to wellness.
How is NMT Performed?
NMT is safe, gentle, and effective. In performing the painless protocols, the practitioner and client usually face one another with the client seated on a backless swivel chair. Each step of the NMT correction involves finding ACS faults, and then delivering the appropriate “query/ correction” script. This resets the ACS for optimal function. The overall template of these reprogramming scripts is similar. Each clinical pathway is unique to the particular aspects of the client’s presenting problems.
How Does NMT Correct Disease?
Most chronic degenerative diseases result from confusion of the body’s immune system in which the immune system can’t tell the difference between our “self” tissue, and foreign invaders to the body. The result is that the immune system attacks our own tissue. The “foreign invaders” may be substances that trigger an allergic response, or it may be microorganisms. The particular disease that develops depends on what tissues are targeted by the immune system. If connective tissues are attacked, the result is rheumatoid arthritis, osteoathritis, Sjogren’s disease, fibromyalgia and related conditions. If the target tissue is the nervous system it may be multiple sclerosis (MS), ALS, and other degenerative nervous system diseases. If the target is the gastrointestinal system the result may be diseases like irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), Crohn’s disease, etc. Conditions like hypoglycemia, diabetes, hypothyroidism, and adrenal exhaustion can result when the endocrine system is targeted.
These errors of immune system function can happen as a result of various types of allergy, and also from the presence of some types of pathogenic organisms. Organisms known as “stealth pathogens”, “nanobacteria”, or “cell wall deficient forms” may go unrecognized in the body by the immune system – instead provoking the immune system into a generalized inflammatory response that harms our own tissues. Reprogramming the immune system to recognize these pathogens allows them to be identified and destroyed, and permits these autoimmune conditions to heal.
NMT is also a very rapid and effective way of correcting all allergies – not only those to foods, inhalants, and other external substances; but to body tissues and body chemicals. Allergy is really an error in “tagging” of incoming sensation that tells us we have been exposed to some material. This error provokes the immune system into a defensive response that results in the allergy symptoms we experience. NMT attempts to correct the erroneous “tagging”, and thereby stops the allergy behavior. NMT addresses the faulty process at the heart of all allergies – so it is usually much faster, and more effective than methods that require treatment of each allergen.
Similarly, NMT protocols are used to assist the body in recognizing external toxins, or chemicals that mimic body hormones, or prevent our enzyme systems to work properly. Toxins such as heavy metals are known to cause many illnesses. NMT protocols assist the body in identifying these harmful substances and purging them from the tissues, and eliminate them.
How Does NMT Help Resolve Pain In The Body?
Some diseases result from errors in the sensitivity setting of sensors that tell the nervous system what is happening in the body, and in the processing of information from these sensors. Imagine what happens if a pain, or a stretch sensor in a foot, shoulder, or the spine is set to trigger too easily. What if that message is unnecessarily amplified in the central nervous system? This can produce a condition of chronic pain and stiffness that NMT can assist in rapidly corrects by optimally resetting the nervous system. Clients are often startled by how rapidly and completely they are able to reduce their pain – often during their first session.
NMT also recognizes the harmful effects on our health when our “bio-computer” makes errors in data processing that involve the emotional and psychological aspects of the nervous system. NMT has developed the concept of “Pernicious Synaptic Patterning” (PSPs). These are erroneous recording of patterns of data in the nervous system that compromise our brain’s information processing system. NMT very rapidly identifies these patterns, and gives the ANS the instructions it needs to eliminate the PSPs. Many conditions involve PSPs, and their correction with NMT is essential to a complete recovery.
Who Is A Good Candidate for NMT?
Because NMT is non-invasive, non-force, and completely painless there is no one who may not potentially benefit from NMT. Some clients are infants only a few weeks old who present with food, and other allergies; or infectious conditions. Some NMT clients are people in their 80’s and 90’s, with concerns about osteoporosis, or arthritis; yet NMT is so gentle they have absolutely no discomfort during sessions. Many NMT clients are pregnant women, often with morning sickness or low back pain as the presenting complaint. They can’t take drugs while pregnant; but NMT assists in the rapid and safe resolution of their discomfort.
When Will I Be Done?
Dr. Feinberg has personally trained your NMT practitioner to very high professional standards. NMT training advises our practitioners to work constructively with your other health care providers because our first priority in NMT is your optimal health and safety. During your initial consultation, you will have the opportunity to discuss what your objectives are and determine if NMT is right for you. Depending on your presenting problems, most clients are able to resolve their issues within 6 to 12 visits or some other mutually-identified milestone. Variations in progress are expected because every body is unique and no one can predict precisely how fast your body will learn how to function in a more optimal state. It is not reasonable, however, to participate in one NMT session and be able to determine if the method will work for you.
Some clients may reach a significant level of improvement with their first session, sometimes only after several sessions. If your agreed upon milestone is reached without the expected improvement, your practitioner will discuss with you reasonable options based on your response. Usually clients reach, or exceed the progress target of this milestone. Your practitioner will then discuss with you what a reasonable expectation will be to reach maximum improvement. One thing you can be assured of is that even clients who have not responded to many months, or years of other types of treatment usually have excellent clinical responses with NMT in a matter of a few weeks, or months.
Is NMT Compatible With The Care My Medical Doctor Provides?
Many clients we work with are concurrently under one form of treatment, or another by their medical physician. NMT care does not require you to discontinue any care your medical doctor is providing, nor does it conflict with medical care. Your medical doctor will always be an important member of your health care team.
All successful therapeutic relationships are based on trust, and your relationship with your NMT practitioner is no exception. It is our obligation to communicate with you honestly, and frankly about your issues, and offer the best possible recommendations for care. If there is anything you don’t understand about NMT; or if you have concerns about your response to NMT care, by all means discuss this openly with your practitioner.
You are ultimately in control of all of your health-related decisions; but you need to understand that those decisions are best made in light of real information from the person best able to advise you about NMT – your NMT practitioner. Obviously, any member of your health care team who has not had professional NMT training will be unqualified to comment on NMT; but your NMT practitioner is always available to discuss your NMT sessions with other health care providers you are working with.
Begin your course of NMT with the confidence that NMT is safe, and follow the wellness plan you and your provider agreed was a reasonable one for your condition. Recognize that good health is your birthright, and open yourself to the healing experience. If you have concerns about any aspect of your wellness plan at any time, be assured that you can discuss this openly with your NMT practitioner, and that your decisions in such matters will always be respected and honored.
