New technique to improve health DNS

 Advanced technology and office jobs have become very taxing on our bodies. Leaning forward in a computer chair, constantly looking down to type text messages and checking e-mails on a smart phone are all positions hindering our posture and overall wellbeing.

A new technique called Dynamic Neuromuscular Stabilization (DNS) / Reflex Locomotion is getting society talking. It is an innovative approach to manual medicine, which involves every component of the locomotor system (muscles, joints, discs, nerves and soft tissues) by stimulating movement control centres in the brain, through activation of ideal inborn movement stereotypes. Which basically means your subconscious brain starts doing things that you learnt as a baby and had forgotten over the years as an adult.

I had the great experience of being treated by Dr Ari Mihailidis, the only qualified and practicing DNS chiropractor in the UK.

"Dr Ari treated me during chiropractic sessions and as a patient I am hypermobile (over flexible joints) and have a slight 'S' shaped spine, so the X-rays told me. He assessed that I wasn't breathing properly through my nose (which could be the cause of my dry skin) and my diaphragm.  As I lay on the table Dr Ari asked me to breathe in through my nose whilst doing proper belly breaths using my diaphragm. Whilst I was doing this he held certain pressure points on my neck, abdomen and hips. After a while I got up and he asked what I noticed, I didn't notice anything. After a few days I start realising that I had been breathing through my nose and correctly through my diaphragm. He has since helped me with my squat techniques and posture. I am only one case." Dr Ari has had some great success stories; from children with disabilities and ADHD through to sports professionals.

DNS helps to restore the structural and postural alignment of the body's neuro-musculo-skeletal system by invoking the Global Motor Patterns. Dr Ari utilises approaches based on assessment, treatment, exercises (based upon stages of paediatric development) and functional strategies.

What can DNS achieve?

Automatically reactivates the Integrated Stabilizing System of the Spine, which is  important for the chronic patient (who rarely can activate it voluntarily)
Allows rehabilitation to occur more efficiently
It relaxes the compensating muscles thereby removing trigger points
It improves posture
It can be used at all age groups; babies to elderly
It is indicated for the hypermobile patient (loose joints)
Helps change paradoxical breathing (key link in many tension headaches)
It stabilizes the scapulae, which will improve R.O.M.(range of motion) in most shoulder tendonitis/bursitis patients instantly
It's a cornerstone in the growing understanding of the CNS (Central Nervous System) control of the locomotor system.

DNS is sometimes known as 'the baby exercises' as it bases moves on how babies perform them; when they start to lift their head, when they move their arms to crawl, when they squat down to pick something from the floor. All of these moves have slowly been forgotten over the years of growing up into adulthood and the stagnant society we live in has not helped. The DNS technique could benefit anyone of any age and should be part of everyone's life just like a personal trainer or a dentist has become.