Place, time, angle and order: the four things fixed in every treatment
Neurotherapy (LMNT) pressure is given at a fixed place, for a fixed time, at a fixed angle and in a fixed order. Each one matters, and each goes wrong in its own way: a wrong place does nothing, a wrong time weakens the effect, and a wrong angle hurts.
Overview
The therapy describes itself as pressure at particular places on the body, for a determined time, at a determined angle and in a determined order. The place is not just the thigh but one exact part of it. Move the contact a little and you are treating something else.
A wrong place is the most deceiving mistake: nothing hurts and nothing happens, and the case simply seems difficult. A wrong time under-gives or over-gives the press, and at some points a wrong count may even produce a different effect from the one intended. A wrong angle is the only one that hurts. Pressure should fall over a broad surface and draw the muscle inward, along its natural line.
Order belongs to the formula. Organs cannot be stirred in any order we like. The usual rule for the bowel is right follows left: the organs on the right of the navel first, then those on the left, following the way the bowel moves its contents. The reverse order is a named tool, used to slow the bowel in loose motions, and the Normal formula is given afterwards to bring the body back.
A point is an address in a region, not a wire to one organ: it raises blood flow in all the organs of that area. The exact timing and method are taught hands-on in the course.
Key points
- Place, time, angle and order are fixed every time.
- A wrong place does nothing, and gives no warning.
- A wrong angle hurts; the patient's pain is a signal to change it.
- Right follows left is the usual order; the reverse is a tool for loose motions.
- The sequence is the formula, not packaging around it.
Go deeper
The Timed Press: Why Time, Angle and Order Are Fixed
Why the hold and the release both matter
How a Formula Is Built: Points, Order and Rests
How the order of a formula is reasoned
LSTF
LSTF, a formula built in the order of the bowel's wave
Normal Treatment Formula
The Normal formula, which brings the body back
Constipation
Constipation
Diarrhoea (loose motions)
Loose motions
Intestines
The intestines and the wave that moves them
Read the full guide
This topic is part of: The Timed Press: Why Time, Angle and Order Are Fixed
Safety: when it is held back
- If the patient winces or says it hurts, the therapist changes the angle or reduces the weight at once, without arguing. Only the patient knows the pain.
- The therapist settles into full balance on the chairs before letting any weight down, so a slip cannot fall on the patient. Before You Touch Anyone: Room, Conduct and Consent
- The reverse order slows the bowel. It is used only for loose motions, never in constipation, and the Normal formula follows after a few days. Diarrhoea (loose motions)
This page explains what a Neurotherapy (LMNT) treatment is for; it is not a self-treatment guide and does not diagnose. Neurotherapy (LMNT) works alongside your medical care — keep taking the medicines your doctor prescribed.