Why Compensating for a KISS Problem Can Have Consequences

The ability to ameliorate and balance out deficits is inherent in the human species. Without this ability in conjunction with enormous adaptability, man wouldn’t have such a dominant role on this planet.
However, compensating is always a condition that binds up energy and capacity. Compensating is like a scar: it’s only a repair, not a remedy. When one considers the problems of Kinematic Imbalance due to Suboccipital Stress from this angle, it is easier to understand that a need for therapy exists.

The Little Airplane

Although simplifications are always problematic, they have the advantage of producing a clear picture and dispelling false assumptions and expectations.

Imagine the patient as an airplane and the central nervous system (CNS) as the pilot. The pilot steers the plane along its path through the air. Now imagine that, in assembling the steering apparatus, the mechanics built crookedly in some places (this then refers to genetically determined or inherited asymmetries of the spinal column, particularly in the suboccipital region). Such crookedness (of the side rudders on the plane’s wing, for example) does not, however, cause an unstable flight pattern – as long as the rudders function, the pilot (the CNS) can adjust the steering column a little and, just like that, he can fly without further correction and can turn to other tasks, such as navigation and radio communication.

However, if the rudder is jammed, the pilot (the CNS) must constantly intervene and make corrections so that the flight pattern remains stable. He’s severely restricted in carrying out his other duties!

When one applies this example to a young person, who must not only maintain himself against the force of gravity, but also correctly process sensory information and patterns of movement, the following becomes apparent:

• Constantly compensating for a functional problem in the suboccipital receptor field limits capacity.
• This capacity is then lacking somewhere else—for example, for long-lasting concentration, or for processing stimuli from the vestibular or visual system.

When a remedy is found here, when function is normalized, there is often improvement in other areas. This is a simplified explanation of the connection with disturbances of the brain’s component functions.
In individual cases I only ever treat the disturbed function and the receptor field that is associated with it. When a greater capacity becomes accessible for other tasks, an improvement is thus achieved.