There was a time when I was professionally connected with a group that worked with Raymond Branly, but I haven't had any professional ties with that group for several years. The only thing that Dynamic DNM retained from this period is the concept of the dynamic skin move used by Dr. Branly, which he didn't invent. This gesture doesn't belong to anyone or any group and is found in several manual therapies, just like skin traction and other mechanoreceptor stimulation techniques.

 

In addition, AIMTC retains exclusively the rational aspect described by Dr. Branly in his book "L'ostéopathie raisonnée" (Reasoned Osteopathy), in which he cites and describes all the methods that inspired him in his research. AIMTC thus divests itself of more than 75% of what the method had become after the publication of this book.

 

Therefore, all the teaching of Dynamic DNM is based on rationality and scientific research*, and we can finally explain what we do through physiology. Manual therapy professionals can be reassured about the method and its impact on their patients.

 

The Dynamic Move

 

The use of a dynamic gesture, also found in certain osteopathic, physiotherapy, and kinesitherapy techniques, as well as other neurocutaneous methods, is part of Dynamic DNM. This dynamic effect aims to stimulate the skin's mechanoreceptors and in no way implies the pursuit of an "energetic" effect, nor does it reflect the therapist's pretention to "adjust" anything, which is impossible in any case. Rather, it is through this gesture that Ruffini and Pacinian corpuscles are recruited; thus, the entire gesture will have consequences at the level of the central nervous system. The receptive fields are taken into account when performing the gesture.

 

The Sensation That Movement Is Possible

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In DermoNeuroModulation, the person is positioned in the most comfortable position, and then the skin's mechanoreceptors are used to inform the central nervous system (CNS). In Dynamic DNM, the goal is to restore comfort to the person, but in a different way. However, the principle remains the same: to make the CNS feel that movement is possible through the stimulation of mechanoreceptors. These cutaneous reflex methods are what we need to learn and understand, as they yield excellent results in helping people who suffer from pain and restricted movement without an underlying medical cause.

 

Related to Homeostasis

 

My work as a manual therapy instructor requires me to constantly research. That's how I discovered the scientist A.D. Craig and became interested in his work. In 2013, I prepared a series of lectures that I presented in English and French to various groups of therapists. We are making steady progress in neuroscience.

 

Perhaps you have already heard about the stimulation of C fibers sensitive to pleasant touch in relation to homeostasis? See the link to the original video presented at the 2015 annual meeting.