Tag: Muscle Testing

Pain That Won’t Go Away? The Real Reason Your Body Isn’t Healing

Why Your Pain Isn’t Going Away (Even When You’re Doing Everything Right) You’ve done the stretching.You’ve had adjustments.Maybe even physical therapy. And yet… it keeps coming back. 👉 That’s not bad luck.👉 That’s a missing piece. Here’s the Problem Most People Miss Pain is rarely the actual problem.It’s the final signal. By the time you feel pain, your body has been compensating for a while. What I See Every Day in Practice • Pain that moves from place to place• … Continued

Why You’re Always Tired (Even When Your Labs Are Normal)

You’re Exhausted… But Your Labs Are “Normal”? This is one of the most common things I hear: “My doctor said everything looks fine… but I feel awful.” Let me be clear: 👉 “Normal” does not mean optimal.👉 And it definitely doesn’t mean you should feel this way. Why Standard Labs Miss the Problem Lab ranges are built to detect disease.Not dysfunction. So you can still have: • fatigue• brain fog• poor sleep• low motivation …and be told everything is fine. … Continued

Bloating, Reflux, or Constipation? The Real Cause Might Surprise You

Your Gut Symptoms Are Not Random Bloating.Reflux.Constipation. Most people are told to manage it. But here’s the truth: 👉 Your body is not malfunctioning.👉 It’s responding to something. The Biggest Mistake in Gut Health Treating symptoms instead of asking: Why is this happening in the first place? What I Commonly Find These are the patterns I see all the time: ✔ Low stomach acid (yes… low, not high)✔ Food sensitivities (not just gluten/dairy)✔ Gut imbalance or infection✔ Stress disrupting digestion✔ … Continued

A Root-Cause Approach to Pain, Fatigue, and Gut Health

Hi, I’m Dr. Stacey Francis — And I Don’t Treat Symptoms, I Treat You.  If you’ve been: • dealing with ongoing pain• constantly exhausted• struggling with digestion• or told “everything looks normal” …you’re in the right place. Because I don’t practice symptom-based care.I practice root-cause medicine. What I Do (And Why It’s Different) Most healthcare looks at one system at a time. I don’t. I look at how everything connects: 👉 structure👉 biochemistry👉 nervous system Because your body doesn’t work … Continued

Bedwetting and Overactive Bladder: When Pee Won’t Stay Put

It’s Time For Dry Bedwetting in kids and Overactive Bladder in adults have a lot in common, read on to discover what they are and how to resolve these issues for good. Identify Food Sensitivities When your immune system is on overdrive your body will misbehave. That is what happens when you consume foods that your body targets as “the enemy”. These are called food sensitivities and when you have them, tissues can over-contract very much like the feeling you … Continued

Chiro Kids Rock!

I love all my patients but the kids I love the most. Especially the ones that have learned to go to their parents to request my services. I have a high level high school diver. He came in with back pain between his shoulder blades. When I muscle tested him we were clearly able to see that his back muscles pulled his spine out of alignment. He felt much better after his adjustment and when his back feels better and … Continued

The Science and Wizardry of Muscle Testing

Muscle testing, or kinesiology, is a wonderful way to evaluate the body. I use it to determine imbalances in the structural, biochemical, and psyche systems of the body. It’s so extraordinary that it deserves some press. If you have ever been a patient of mine you will have had a first-hand experience in how remarkable it is, when a strong muscle suddenly goes weak with only very subtle influences. A Patient Case   I had a young man come into the … Continued