The publications compiled here highlight the use of A.R.T.® in clinical and research settings, often in combination with neural therapy and other integrative medicine approaches. Studies and case reports document the usefulness of the test in assessing allergies, mood disorders, chronic pain and complex conditions, showing promising results even where conventional methods have their limitations.[cut] The available data suggest the potential of A.R.T.® as a tool to aid in understanding dysfunctional mechanisms and in personalising treatments.
An integrative medicine approach to obsessive-compulsive disorder and anxiety in children: A clinical case report
Global Adv Health Med. 2016;5 (1): 117–121. DOI: 10.7453/gahmj.2015.091; D. Chung et al.
Abstract:
Testing: The Autonomic Response Test (A.R.T.) (references 9–11) was carried out to determine the targets for treatment and to guide which areas of the body and auricular acupuncture points should be treated with low-level laser therapy (LLLT). The A.R.T. tested positive for wheat, barley and rye (gluten sensitivity), lead, mercury and Entamoeba.
Conclusions:
Nevertheless, given the marked improvement in this typically intractable condition, we believe that our findings warrant further investigation into integrative medicine treatment approaches.
The use of the Autonomic Response Test and the 5-Phase Paradigm to identify unresolved emotions in patients with mood disorders
Alternative and Complementary Therapies – August 2015; Liebert, Inc. Vol. 21 No. 3; Tracy L. Brobyn, MD, FAAFP, and Myung Kyu Chung, MD.
Abstract:
We use a form of applied kinesiology called Autonomic Response Testing (A.R.T.), as described by Dietrich Klinghardt, in which dysfunction of the patient’s sympathetic nervous system is detected by a change in the patient’s muscle tone (reference 4). Using A.R.T., we can determine which unresolved feelings are present and at what age they developed, often leading to the identification of a triggering life event. In most patients with mood disorders, a positive A.R.T. response is found when certain acupuncture points are palpated along a disturbed meridian.
Conclusions:
A.R.T. uncovered issues related to the patient’s period of gestation. The patient’s mother subsequently recalled details concerning the patient’s gestation. Apparently, the patient was one of triplets; however, due to complications, one of the foetuses was selectively aborted. Consequently, the patient witnessed the death of their sibling in utero whilst still a foetus. Remarkably, once this was discovered, the patient improved with further treatment. Using this technique, a patient’s unresolved and repressed emotional traumas can be addressed immediately within the context of psychotherapy.
Autonomic Response Test compared with the immunoglobulin E (IgE) allergy panel – Results: a preliminary report.
Altern Ther Health Med, 15 January 2018. pii: AT5703. [Epub ahead of print]; Frandsen A, McClure M, Chung MK, LaRiccia PJ.
Abstract:
This study involves patients with chronic conditions who have not responded to conventional medical approaches and standard therapies. Often, these patients are assessed by integrative medicine practitioners for atypical manifestations of allergies, which may be considered as possible causes or contributing factors to their condition. However, skin tests and immunoglobulin E (IgE) allergy panels can increase the cost of care.
Objective:
The study aims to compare the accuracy of the Autonomic Response Test (A.R.T.) with blood allergy panels for IgE.
Method:
This is a retrospective review of clinical records of patients who underwent both A.R.T. and blood sampling for IgE testing during the same medical consultation.
Measurements:
Sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value, overall accuracy, the phi coefficient and Cohen’s kappa were calculated.
Results:
A total of 14 clinical cA.R.T.s were examined. All accuracy measures were found to be good or excellent. Association measures, such as the phi coefficient and Cohen’s kappa, were found to be strong.
Conclusions:
This initial preliminary assessment of the usefulness of A.R.T. for the evaluation of allergies is very promising and indicates the need for further in-depth studies.
The Ruggiero-Klinghardt (RK) Protocol for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Chronic Conditions with Particular Attention to Lyme Disease
American Journal of Immunology, March 2017; Dietrich Klinghardt and Marco Ruggiero
Abstract:
This article describes the Ruggiero-Klinghardt (RK) Protocol, which is based on the integration of the Autonomic Response Test (A.R.T.) with diagnostic ultrasound and the application of therapeutic ultrasound. Therapeutic ultrasound is used as a provocation tool and to optimise the absorption and utilisation of medications in specific areas of the body. This protocol consists of a precise sequence of diagnostic and therapeutic procedures with the ultimate aim of improving the sensitivity and specificity of diagnosis, whilst assessing and optimising the efficacy of treatments for chronic conditions, including, but not limited to, persistent Lyme disease.
The RK Protocol represents a paradigm shift in diagnosis and treatment: it enables the detection of compartmentalised microbes, transformed cells, toxins and metabolites using a safe and non-invasive method. Furthermore, it allows for the optimisation of the efficacy of drugs and other therapies. Although it was initially developed for persistent Lyme disease, the RK Protocol shows significant potential for conditions ranging from cancer to neurodegenerative diseases and autism. In oncology, it could facilitate early diagnosis and increase the sensitivity of cancer cells to the destructive effects of various therapies, from conventional radiotherapy and chemotherapy to the latest forms of immunotherapy.
The primary objective of the RK Protocol is diagnostic: to reveal pathogens, toxins, transformed cells and virus-infected cells to practitioners that are inaccessible to conventional diagnostic and therapeutic methods, thereby enabling them to be addressed with appropriate interventions. Furthermore, it aims to make them ‘visible’ to the immune system as well, so that it can combat them physiologically. The second objective is to optimise the absorption and utilisation of drugs in the organs and tissues studied and treated through these procedures.
Assessment and successful treatment of chronic pain associated with breast surgery using integrative medicine: A report of 3 cases.
Holist Nurs Pract. 25 October 2016. [Epub ahead of print]; Chung MK’, LaRiccia PJ.
Abstract:
This paper presents the first reported case series of chronic neck and back pain associated with breast scarring following breast surgery, successfully treated using an integrative medicine approach to assessment and treatment. This approach included an assessment technique known as Autonomic Response Testing and scar therapy using neural therapy. The implications for nursing practice are discussed.
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PMI: 27782920; DOI: 10.1097/HNP.0000000000000188 - [PubMed – as supplied by the publisher]
How do you deactivate painful scars in your practice?
Medical Acupuncture; Volume 28, Issue 3, 2016; Patrick J. LaRiccia, Myung Kyu Chung, Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. - DOI: 10.1089/acu.2016.29023.cpl
Abstract:
We describe A.R.T. as an alternative assessment method which, in our view, is easier to learn and takes less time to perform than the visual analogue scale (VAS). This method combines auricular acupuncture with an applied kinesiology (AK) technique known as the Autonomic Response Test (A.R.T.).
Instead of using the VAS to select auricular acupuncture points, the A.R.T. technique uses the muscle strength of a surrogate subject’s deltoid muscle as an indicator to determine: (1) whether a scar is abnormal; (2) whether it affects a particular area of the body; (3) whether treating the scar might improve the patient’s condition in relation to the presented complaint; and (4) where the effective treatment point on the ear is located to treat the scar and alleviate the presented complaint.
This approach can often lead to an immediate change in the patient’s clinical condition (e.g. reduced pain, increased range of motion and improved strength). A.R.T. is particularly useful for addressing musculoskeletal pain and sports injuries. We have had considerable success using this technique with National Football League (NFL) players and other athletes. We have also achieved success in treating lower back pain associated with caesarean section scarring. A.R.T. is a form of AK developed by Dietrich Klinghardt, MD, PhD, and Louisa Williams, ND, DC.
Neural Therapy
J Neurol Orthop Mef Surg (1993) 14:109–114; D.K. Klinghardt, M.D., Ph.D.
Abstract:
Neural therapy is a treatment system for chronic pain and diseases. It involves the injection of local anaesthetics into autonomic ganglia, peripheral nerves, scar tissue, glands, trigger points and other tissues. It is believed to work by normalising disease-related dysfunction of the nervous system. Although neural therapy as a comprehensive healing system is virtually unknown to most professionals, in German-speaking countries in Europe it has become one of the most widely used modalities in the treatment of chronic pain. Four theories that may explain the dramatic effects that neural therapy injections can have on a patient’s illness or pain will be discussed.