All movement patterns are coordinated by the motor control centre (MCC) in the cerebellum of the brain, which is constantly working to help us move safely, pain free and maintain balance.

As such, the MCC can learn movement patterns that help us to function well, but also lead to dysfunctional patterns in response to trauma. For example, if you injure yourself and experience pain, the MCC will activate other muscles and create different movement patterns to reduce pain so that you can continue to move your body. Whilst this is an incredibly clever compensation strategy, utilising the incorrect muscles can cause long term pain, problems and dysfunction that will remain until the dysfunctional pattern is cleared and the MCC is reprogrammed with the correct movement patterns.

For instance, the lower back pain you experience may not be because of your lower back but may instead be because of a previous ankle sprain which has provoked your MCC to create a compensatory movement pattern.

NKT allows us to find the relationship between these compensatory patterns and restore functional movement by reprogramming the MCC through specific corrective exercises that will be assigned as part of your treatment plan.