Wholistic Learning Therapies - Touch for Health

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Touch For Health ™

Touch for Health is a healing system which is used by health practitioners, but can also be learned and used by people without medical training. It incorporates techniques from kinesiology, chiropractic, Oriental medicine, and nutrition to balance energy and stimulate the body's own healing ability. Touch for Health can be amazingly effective in correcting physical and emotional imbalances in children and adults.

The book Touch For Health (used as a text in TFH classes) is a gold mine of information and contains many excellent photographs and drawings depicting muscles, positions for muscle testing, acupuncture meridians, and massage points. However, it is best to take a TFH class to ensure that you are using the techniques correctly. A chiropractor, kinesiologist, or school of massage therapy may be able to help you locate a TFH class in your area.

Muscle Testing Once you know TFH, you will probably find yourself using it frequently to treat injuries, physical problems (colds, coughs, headaches, earaches, back and joint pain, acne, allergies, digestive upsets, etc.) and emotional symptoms (such as fatigue, stress, depression, or excessive crying).

In a typical TFH treatment, the strength of certain indicator muscles is tested. If a muscle is found weak, corresponding points on the body are touched or massaged to restore balance to the associated meridian. (A meridian is an energy pathway in the body used in Oriental medicine.)

For example, suppose that a child with dyslexia has persistent weaknesses in the psoas muscle (kidney meridian) and in the supraspinatus muscle (central or conception vessel meridian). If the energy imbalance is corrected and nutritional support is provided, the child is likely to experience more success and less frustration in learning to read. Of course, it is still necessary to provide effective instruction appropriate for the child's learning style. See Educational Approaches for more information.

TFH is just one of many branches of kinesiology. If you are interested in having a professional kinesiologist work with your child, you may wish to seek a practitioner from one of the following branches:

Applied Kinesiology - The original system; focuses on preventing and treating illness. Practiced only by health professionals.
Clinical Kinesiology - A complex system which uses hand modes to access information from the body. Practiced only by health professionals.
Educational Kinesiology (Edu-K) - Focuses on learning and coordination. Practiced by teachers, health professionals, and laypersons.
Three-In-One Concepts/One Brain - Focuses on emotional states. Practiced by therapists, health professionals, and laypersons.

For more information on kinesiology, see the books in Resources or visit the Applied Kinesiology Directory.

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