January 2004

New discovery in chiropractic

T&R success 'incredible but true'

"We get relief on the first visit with most patients, even if they are chronic cases."

That's a pretty strong claim to make, but Herman Stoffels, D.C., developer of Test & Response (T&R), says it's not an exaggeration. "The T&R discovery works even when everything else has failed. It's so amazing and surprising, it's difficult to believe."

Although it sounds incredible, numerous D.C.s have become convinced of the accuracy of Dr. Stoffels' statements thanks to his seminars, which include demonstrations and hands‑on practice of the system.

It was at one of these demonstrations that the T&R procedure was performed on a doctor's wife. The woman, a diabetic since early childhood, reported later that she was able to drop six units off her normal 24 units of insulin. Similar demonstrations have turned skeptics into admirers and ‑‑ mainly by word of mouth ‑‑ created a buzz of excitement throughout the profession.

Originally held only in Los Angeles, Stoffels recently began offering the seminars in various locations around the U.S. to meet increasing demand. One T&R seminar, hosted by James Sigafoose, D.C., was held in Baltimore. Another was held in New Jersey and others will be scheduled throughout 2004.

It may seem surprising that Stoffels and his work are generating such a surge of interest today, considering that he made his basic discoveries in the mid‑1970s. Yet, the scientific validity of many discoveries of that era are only now being embraced by modern science as it continues to probe complex concepts such as quantum physics and unified force theories.

In 1974, when Stoffels discovered that the body's own natural circulating energy fields interfered with the clarity of reflex testing methods, the entire notion of energy fields was little understood and often dismissed as "new age" nonsense.

In the ensuing years, scientists have made tremendous strides in understanding the bioelectric systems, and how they relate to human health and wellness. Science and chiropractic have, it appears, caught up with Stoffels.

Russian scientists have been in the forefront of this new field of inquiry, he notes. "They have proved in laboratory experiments that living cells have the capacity to transmit and receive ‑‑ by some sort of radiation waves ‑‑ information about themselves to and from other living cells aside from the transmission of the nervous system."

Stoffels experimented with a wide variety of positioning and placements of the body and limbs and found that an entirely new dimension in body response could be realized by a few unusual but simple modifications in body and extremity positioning. It was through this that he discovered that the body's natural circulating energy fields interfered with the clarity and dependability of reflex and energy field testing. Stoffels emphasizes that, since some of the T&R system didn't work the way he expected it to, he did not invent or devise it, but discovered it.

Stoffels explains: "A simple muscle test could be converted to a test of total body response by this changed positioning."

When the body assumes this position, its usual bioelectrical flow is changed and its normal strength increases, often nearly doubling. This position is the Test & Response basic testing position, which makes muscle testing much easier and less tiring for young, old or ill patients. Even for infants, Stoffels states that the clarity of using a surrogate in testing is unsurpassed and that the T&R correction for infants has a tremendous advantage.

The application of a specific weakening stimulus reverses this added strength and creates a state of unusual weakness in the test.

"With the patient lying in the T&R position, it is only necessary for the doctor to contact the segment of the patient's spine that is most intensely reactive and to perform this simple muscle test to witness the dramatic change in the patient's energy levels," Stoffels explains. "A contact with this most reactive spinal segment causes a loss of both the magnified strength of the T&R position and the normal strength of the body during the test, making a distinct demarcation between the strength and weakness from this test."

It didn't take long for his method to prove its benefits.

"The scientific proof that the energy fields of the body hold an intrinsic relationship with the innate and with the fundamental subluxation complexes with which chiropractic has been involved, are being seen in practice," Stoffels notes. "This astonishing discovery gives great new insights as to why chiropractic works so well, regardless of which technique is applied."

Not surprisingly, some doctors thought the results Stoffels reported were "almost too good to be true." Disappointed by over‑hyped promises in the past, many were reluctant to adopt or even learn about his system. Stoffels persevered and continued to present his introductory seminars to small groups of D.C.s, who were almost unanimously won over after seeing the live demonstrations and being given the chance to use the procedures themselves at the seminar.

"I'm feeling better and so are my patients," said one doctor who incorporated the T&R system into his practice. "It amazes me every day."

Another D.C. noted: "On just using your general cranial release, one party is breathing 100% better ‑‑ terrific." Yet another told Stoffels that "At this stage of practice ‑‑ 34 years ‑‑ I thought I had seen it all. T&R adds a whole new perspective to my life's work."

Doctors learning the T&R system are particularly pleased to find out that is compatible with all types of practices and techniques and doesn't require the purchase of expensive machines or instruments. They also rave about Stoffels' teaching ability and obvious sense of commitment.

"I really appreciate the effort you put forth in bringing us the work you spent your life developing," praised one doctor who attended a seminar in November 2003. "I so enjoyed your energy (even at 81!) you put into your delivery."

In 2004, doctors will have the opportunity to attend the full, three‑day training program and learn what may be the most important discovery for chiropractic in the 21st century.

For more information about the science behind the Test & Response system, or on upcoming T&R seminars, visit www.testandresponse.com or contact Dr. Herman Stoffels at 4565 Prairie Rd., Paso Robles, CA 93446, 805‑239‑9121.