NEURO STRUCTURAL INTEGRATION TECHNIQUE
Neuro Structural Integration technique, or NST is a gentle manual therapy that involves eliciting reflexes along key postural muscles of the body for the purpose of "re-setting" and re-balancing muscle tone. The body's typical response to NST is to deeply relax, followed by a spontaneous self-correction (auto-regulation) and recalibration process that is mediated primarily via the muscular, nervous, visceral and endocrine systems. As a result, chronic pain patterns tend to diminish in a short period of time and vitality and energy are restored.
NST affects your body primarily through your autonomic nervous system as well as your body's bioenergetic systems.
The autonomic nervous system controls over 90 percent of the body's functions such as heart rate, blood circulation, breathing, digestion, and even reproductive and endocrine functions.
You have two parts to your autonomic nervous system: your sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems.
Your sympathetic nervous system responds to stimuli – especially stress and emotional upset – and revs into action with "fight or flight" responses. Your blood pressure increases, your heart beats faster, and your digestion slows down.
The parasympathetic nervous system is where your body relaxes. Blood pressure decreases, your heart beats slower, and digestion can occur.
Your body must be able to shift effortlessly from sympathetic to parasympathetic nervous system activity to ease the effects of stress, and recover from injury and illness.
This shift does not easily occur in a frenzied, stressful pace of life. Immeasurable demands on your time, patience, and abilities can tax an already overloaded sympathetic nervous system.
This constant state of stress – physical, mental, and emotional – takes its toll on your body. High stress results in over-stimulation of your sympathetic nervous system.
As a result, you can begin to see a negative spiral effect on your body:
- Neuromuscular tension develops throughout your body
- High levels of cortisol pulse through your blood and tissues
- Your immune system may not function as well as it otherwise would
- Nutrient and energy stores become depleted
NST simply brings your body back into a state of balance by unleashing a surge of parasympathetic functioning.
Patients frequently report a change in their response to stressful situations and it's not even uncommon to experience a major psychological or emotional breakthrough after NST.
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