About the Course
SKART (Structural Kinesiology Acupressure Release Technique) identifies areas of imbalance within the skeletal frame. Upon diagnosis we use a gentle acupressure technique to release and reduce the pain and imbalance.
If you are looking for a new career or looking to boost your income from your existing clinic by offering a new style of proven treatment and pain management we are able to offer an accredited online training course. Completed from your own home at your own pace the course will train you and equip you with the skills needed to diagnose and treat a wide range of muscular and skeletal conditions.
The course is accredited through the IICT the International Institute for Complimentary Therapists. The IICT operates throughout the globe offering a comprehensive list of therapies and directory of members. Once the course has been completed and assessed successful students will be able to gain insurance through the IICT and begin their own journey using SKART.
What are the benefits of SKART to me?
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Exceptional and valuable skills that benefit practice and client health.
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Do you want to be part of the 21st centuries health developments? Be free of pain and change the way you see health.
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You will learn to solve back issues using effective, practical, safe, non-force, and gentle correction techniques.
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The course’s design means that it is easy to learn and understand, bringing you into the forefront of your profession with these new skills to benefit practice and client health.
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With millions of people suffering from pain conditions, be the solution.
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Learn to access the body’s needs using Kinesiology -test for imbalance & re-establish balance.
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Learn to find the exact pain site to treat it and for the pain to stay away.
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SKART is a perfect tool for practitioners to be able to help their clients more. It gives you quick diagnostic tools, treatment methods and a client feedback system so that you and your client can see that the treatment has worked.
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SKART muscle testing is a way to communicate with the body. It is a biofeedback system that talks to the body in a language which the body understands and can respond to and gives real time feedback. It allows us to use the patient’s own body as the research tool to find out what it needs, where to treat, how to treat and gives feedback on whether the correction has held and corrected the problem area, giving patient reassurance, as it is easy to see the difference.
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Using SKART to find imbalances and issues through muscle testing helps remove the doubt, guesswork and the hard work of subjective diagnostics.
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SKART is non force and gentler than many other manipulative therapies. It is quick to locate the problem area, needing no gadgets and it can be done anywhere. I have corrected people’s neck problems on trains, planes and by the beach.
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Learn to use SKART to study the body’s energy systems. To use the muscles as diagnostic tools to access the most appropriate treatment for the body, to find the exact pain site and to be able to treat it so you can clear the pain.
Areas that SKART can work on:
Back and Neck Problems
Back/ Neck Pain, Headaches, Dizziness and Restless/Painful Legs
Hiatus Hernia
Pain and Discomfort under the ribs on the left side, Indigestion, Nausea and Belching
Symphysis Pubis Issues
Groin Pain, Hip Pain, Leg Length Imbalance and Bladder Urgency
Symphysis Pubis Issues
Shoulder Problems, Pain in the Shoulder and Arm, Numbness and Tingling in the Arm and Hands
Ileocecal Valve Problems
Pains in Lower Right Abdominal Area and Gut Spasms
Jaw Correction
Dental and Jaw Pain and Grinding of Teeth
Cranial Problems
Headaches, Pressure Pain, Sleep Problems, Excess Crying in Babies
Course Curriculum:
Each module contains a series of lecture units. These are in the form of: PDF presentations, demonstration videos, reading material, practical exercises, diagrams and external information links.
At the end of each module there is a student workbook to complete. This will be marked before progressing onto the next module. Later in the course there will be student patient treatments that require video recording and submission.
Once completed you will receive certification through the International Institute for Complimentary Therapists (IICT), and be eligible to obtain insurance to practice.
Background Knowledge
In 1964, American Chiropractor George Goodheart made a groundbreaking discovery that specific muscles, when tested, could provide significant insights into a person's overall health. Termed Applied Kinesiology, Goodheart defined it as the study of energy and movement applied in a practical context. From these kinesiology principles, SKART has emerged with the underlying theory of bringing the body into balance.
The core principle of SKART is based on the understanding that each muscle depends on a nerve for activation, blood supply for oxygenation, lymph for clearance, and an acupressure meridian for energization. Dr. George Goodheart's research in the 1960s challenged the notion that muscle spasm alone could misalign the spine. Instead, he proposed that a weak muscle on one side of the body could cause an opposing muscle to appear tight, emphasising the need to address muscle weakness for long-term relief.
Extensive research in Kinetics, led by Dr. Bennett and Dr. Jarnette, focused on reflexes and demonstrated how skin areas' activation through massage or light touch could induce muscle movement and influence bones without direct manipulation of the bones themselves.
The concept of postural patterns acknowledges that muscles can contract and experience spasms. However, upon examination, it is often revealed that many patients experiencing muscle spasm actually have muscle weakness, not primary spasms. This weakness, in turn, leads to the contraction of opposing muscles, making the contracted muscle a secondary effect of the primary muscle weakness.
