ARPwave Step 2: Find the Origin of Injury and Repair It

Now that the nervous system is working properly after step one, we finally get to use the ARP. The ARP is an amazing machine, but the machine alone will not achieve results. To maximize the benefit of the machine, we must use it with the ARPwave protocols. These protocols involve movements and exercises designed to rid the body of compensation patterns and restore proper function.

First, we begin by using the ARP to pinpoint the origin of the injury. We'll start by placing a pad on the area where our client feels the most pain, and move the ARP around to find the "hot spot," which is the spot that causes the most intense sensation and is the real source of the problem. More often than not, we find the real problem to be elsewhere. The symptom that you feel is where the problem ended up, not where it began.

Next, we begin treatment with the ARP on the hot spots. Remember that the reason the injury happened in the first place was the inability of muscles to absorb force. We have now found those muscles that could not absorb the force that entered our client's body, and will have our injured client move while the ARP is properly activating those muscles. Most importantly, this combination rapidly reprograms compensation patterns. During this phase the ARP is also helping us achieve joint mobility and build strength, which allows us to compress into one phase what traditional physical therapy will break into several, much longer steps.

As we continue through the ARP treatments, the muscles that could not absorb force rapidly learn to do so. They are able to keep more and more force out of the injured area, sparing it from the further aggravation that can slow the healing process. At the same time our treatments are drawing massive amounts of blood to the area and flushing inflammation out, which allows the body's innate healing mechanisms to work at their highest potential.

Most cases that we see will call for a ten treatment protocol. During this time we usually see a dramatic decrease in pain and a sharp increase in physical function. The end result is that the true origin of the problem is repaired, and we are ready to progress to step three.

In step three, we will see how to prevent injury from happening again in the future.

If you have any questions, please feel free to email me at garrett@arpwaveaustin.com, or check out our web site at arpwaveaustin.com