01/09/2025
Stop Chasing Fixations. Start Correcting Function.
Are you tired of "subluxations that return"? Are you frustrated by patients who don't hold their adjustment?
For decades, we've focused on the biomechanical model—on palpation, on motion, on "the foot on the hose." We've been taught to believe that our adjustments remove a presumed nerve interference. But as a profession, we've never had a reliable, measurable way to prove it.
This has left a critical gap in our theory and our results.
What if we went back to first principles?
What if we focused on what we know for certain: that the nervous system is not just about efferent supply (messages from the brain), but is overwhelmingly a processor of afferent sensory input (messages to the brain)?
In the musculoskeletal system, the magic happens in the muscle spindles. These sensory organs provide the constant feedback loop that allows for all movement, strength, and stability.
Here's the powerful shift in thinking:
The real "nerve interference" isn't a mechanical pinch; it's an abnormal nerve message—an alteration in the quality or quantity of signals.
This is why some muscles become inhibited, even though they look normal. It's why others become hypertonic, compensating for a deeper weakness.
Strength isn't a function of exercise; it's a reflection of the nervous system.
Our adjustments don't just "un-pinch" nerves; they provide a powerful, specific afferent input. The question then becomes, can we use a universal principle to guide our adjustments and get a real-time, measurable outcome?
Yes. We can use a universal principle based on textbook neurology and physiology: the myotatic reflex.
Afferentology provides a system to:
- Objectively test for abnormal muscle tone and neurological inhibition in every muscle.
- Reverse engineer a solution by providing the precise afferent input needed.
- Immediately recheck for restored strength and normal muscle tone.
This is not a biomechanical theory. It's a reflex-based neurology model that explains exactly how our adjustments restore function, increase strength, and build health.
Stop implying. Start measuring.
Learn how to use Afferentology to transform your practice and get predictable, lasting results for your most difficult cases.
