Joel Stuart Martenson alias The Vibes Practitioner

Joel Stuart Martenson is not approved to offer Quantum Neuro Reset Therapy (QNRT)... reset the brain's response to emotional triggers for both past and present emotional trauma and stress. within a Chiropractor scope of practice under Nebraska Board of Chiropractic.

Quantum Neuro Reset Therapy (QNRT)... reset the brain's response to emotional triggers for both past and present emotional trauma and stress.

Supports

There are no randomized controlled trials, systematic reviews, or major clinical guidelines evaluating Quantum Neuro Reset Therapy (QNRT) for resetting the brain’s response to emotional triggers from past or present trauma and stress. ^{[18][19][20][21]} The listed index papers are unrelated to QNRT and instead address topics such as love bombing, socio-emotional development, and educational or behavioral constructs, with no data on QNRT as a therapeutic intervention. In the broader literature, there is some evidence that certain trauma-focused psychotherapies (e. g. , trauma-focused CBT, EMDR), neuromodulation techniques, and neurofeedback can reduce PTSD symptoms and modulate emotional reactivity, but these are distinct, established modalities and not QNRT. Any support for QNRT’s specific mechanism (a “quantum shift” that resets the brain’s response to emotional triggers) currently comes only from promotional or descriptive materials, not high-quality peer-reviewed clinical trials.

Contradicts

The absence of QNRT in peer-reviewed clinical trials, systematic reviews, or guidelines for PTSD, trauma, or stress-related disorders effectively contradicts the strong claim that it can reset the brain’s response to emotional triggers from past and present trauma. ^{[18][19][20][21]} The index references provided contain no clinical or mechanistic evidence for QNRT as an intervention and do not substantiate its proposed mechanisms or outcomes. Major evidence syntheses and guidelines for trauma and PTSD instead emphasize established treatments such as trauma-focused CBT, EMDR, exposure-based therapies, some pharmacotherapies, and, in emerging research, specific forms of neurofeedback and non-invasive brain stimulation; QNRT is not included among evidence-based options. Claims that QNRT can “reset” or “remove” trauma/PTSD from specific brain regions or the nervous system exceed what is supported even for well-studied therapies and therefore are inconsistent with the current evidence base.

Mainstream view

The mainstream medical and scientific position is that effective treatment for trauma and PTSD is based on therapies with demonstrated benefit in randomized controlled trials and systematic reviews, such as trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy, EMDR, and certain medications, with growing but still cautious interest in neurofeedback and non-invasive brain stimulation. ^{[18][19][20][21]} QNRT is regarded, at present, as an alternative or complementary therapy without a recognized evidence base: it is not mentioned in major clinical guidelines, is not supported by RCTs or systematic reviews, and its proposed “quantum” mechanism for resetting the brain’s response to emotional triggers is considered speculative. Clinicians and guideline bodies generally would not present QNRT as a proven method to reset brain responses to trauma or stress, but rather as an unvalidated approach that should not replace evidence-based care.

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“Quantum Neuro Reset Therapy (QNRT) is a proprietary neurological protocol designed to initiate a quantum shift in the nervous system by resetting the brain's response to emotional triggers for both past and present emotional trauma and stress.”

Rule: Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-805(1)(b)

Joel Stuart Martenson is not licensed or approved by Nebraska Board of Chiropractic to diagnose, treat, or cure Functional Neurology.

Functional Neurology

Supports

High-quality evidence for chiropractic 'functional neurology' as a distinct therapeutic approach is extremely limited. The main scoping and systematic reviews of functional neurology in a chiropractic context report that there are almost no randomized controlled trials or higher-level studies specifically testing functional neurology protocols as used by chiropractors for neurological or functional disorders; most reports are case studies or uncontrolled series. These reviews conclude that while spinal manipulation can produce measurable changes in brain-related physiological parameters in some small trials, there is no robust evidence that these changes translate into clinically meaningful neurological outcomes. Evidence from broader chiropractic RCTs shows that standard chiropractic care can modestly improve pain and function in musculoskeletal conditions (e.g., cervical radiculopathy, subclinical spinal pain), and can modulate neurotrophic and inflammatory markers in the short term, but these are not studies of chiropractic functional neurology as branded and do not establish disease‑specific neurological benefits.^[15] Existing neurologic treatment guidelines and general principles documents from major bodies (e.g., American Academy of Neurology) support using novel or unconventional therapies only when evidence is limited and after careful risk–benefit discussion, but they do not endorse chiropractic functional neurology as a standard treatment for neurological disorders.^[11]

Contradicts

The key peer‑reviewed syntheses examining chiropractic functional neurology characterize it as lacking an adequate evidence base and likely pseudoscientific when promoted as a neurologic treatment system. These reviews emphasize that there are no randomized controlled trials demonstrating that chiropractic functional neurology improves clinical outcomes in patients with diagnosed neurological conditions, and that available work consists almost entirely of case reports and low‑quality evidence, which would be rated as very low certainty under GRADE criteria.^[5][6] Broader systematic reviews on spinal manipulation and brain function report inconsistent physiological findings and explicitly state that it is premature to claim brain‑function or neurologic benefits from such interventions. Major neurologic guidelines and position statements instead recommend evidence‑based treatments (such as physiotherapy plus cognitive behavioral therapy for functional movement disorders, or stroke and traumatic brain injury rehabilitation) and do not list chiropractic functional neurology among recommended therapies, highlighting that current neurologic care standards rest on modalities with substantially stronger trial and guideline support.^[18] Overall, the evidence base for chiropractic functional neurology is weak, indirect, and insufficient to substantiate influencer‑style claims of broad neurological efficacy.

Mainstream view

The mainstream medical and neurologic position is that chiropractic care has an established but limited role in managing certain musculoskeletal pain conditions, while chiropractic functional neurology—as a separate branded system claiming to diagnose and treat a wide range of neurological and functional disorders via complex sensory, vestibular, and manipulation‑based protocols—does not currently have robust supporting evidence and is not incorporated into major neurology or rehabilitation guidelines. High‑quality care for neurological and functional disorders focuses on interventions backed by randomized trials and systematic reviews (for example, multidisciplinary physiotherapy plus cognitive behavioral therapy for functional movement disorders, structured stroke and TBI rehabilitation, and pharmacologic or neuromodulation therapies with demonstrated benefits), and novel or unconventional approaches are considered only cautiously, with explicit acknowledgement of limited evidence.^[18][11] Within this framework, chiropractic functional neurology is generally regarded as experimental or unproven rather than an evidence‑based standard of care.

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“Functional Neurology”

Rule: Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-805(1)

Joel Stuart Martenson is not approved to offer Applied Kinesiology within a Chiropractor scope of practice under Nebraska Board of Chiropractic.

Applied Kinesiology

Supports

The strongest support is indirect and limited: some chiropractic and manual-therapy literature suggests that certain manual muscle testing approaches can be reliable in narrow contexts, but this does not establish Applied Kinesiology as a validated treatment system. ^{[7][27][28][29][30]} A recent systematic review found that reliability of Applied Kinesiology manual muscle testing ranged from nonexistent to very strong depending on method, and concluded that nonmusculoskeletal challenge testing was not recommended for clinical use. ^[2] The peer-reviewed literature also contains some pro-AK claims from within the field, but these are not major guideline-level endorsements and are not sufficient to support the claim as a clinically established treatment approach. ^[5]

Contradicts

Multiple reviews do not support Applied Kinesiology as a valid diagnostic or therapeutic method. A systematic review of kinesiology literature found insufficient evidence for diagnostic accuracy, validity of muscle response, or effectiveness for any condition. Another critical review reported that the studies evaluating unique Applied Kinesiology procedures either refute or cannot support their validity as diagnostic tests, and that use of manual muscle testing for diagnosing organic disease or pre/subclinical conditions is insupportable. ^[27][29][30] A double-blind randomized study found no reliable evidence that Applied Kinesiology works as a useful or reliable diagnostic tool for health decisions. ^[28] The claim is also not supported by any of the index papers provided, because the listed guidelines address unrelated conditions such as hypertension, nutrition, headache, transfusion, and pericarditis rather than Applied Kinesiology. ^{[2][5][4][6][7][22]}

Mainstream view

The mainstream medical and scientific view is that Applied Kinesiology is not an evidence-based diagnostic or treatment system, and its claims are generally considered unproven or unsupported. ^{[1][5][6][27][28][29][30]} Some isolated components of manual therapy may have limited evidence in specific musculoskeletal contexts, but that does not validate Applied Kinesiology as a whole. ^[7] Current evidence is weak, heterogeneous, and largely insufficient for routine clinical use, especially for diagnostic claims. ^[2]

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“Applied Kinesiology”

Rule: Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-805(1)(a)

Joel Stuart Martenson is not approved to offer Quantum Neuro Reset Therapy (QNRT) within a Chiropractor scope of practice under Nebraska Board of Chiropractic.

Quantum Neuro Reset Therapy (QNRT)

Supports

There are no randomized controlled trials, systematic reviews, or major clinical guidelines evaluating Quantum Neuro Reset Therapy (QNRT) for resetting the brain’s response to emotional triggers from past or present trauma and stress. ^{[18][19][20][21]} The listed index papers are unrelated to QNRT and instead address topics such as love bombing, socio-emotional development, and educational or behavioral constructs, with no data on QNRT as a therapeutic intervention. In the broader literature, there is some evidence that certain trauma-focused psychotherapies (e. g. , trauma-focused CBT, EMDR), neuromodulation techniques, and neurofeedback can reduce PTSD symptoms and modulate emotional reactivity, but these are distinct, established modalities and not QNRT. Any support for QNRT’s specific mechanism (a “quantum shift” that resets the brain’s response to emotional triggers) currently comes only from promotional or descriptive materials, not high-quality peer-reviewed clinical trials.

Contradicts

The absence of QNRT in peer-reviewed clinical trials, systematic reviews, or guidelines for PTSD, trauma, or stress-related disorders effectively contradicts the strong claim that it can reset the brain’s response to emotional triggers from past and present trauma. ^{[18][19][20][21]} The index references provided contain no clinical or mechanistic evidence for QNRT as an intervention and do not substantiate its proposed mechanisms or outcomes. Major evidence syntheses and guidelines for trauma and PTSD instead emphasize established treatments such as trauma-focused CBT, EMDR, exposure-based therapies, some pharmacotherapies, and, in emerging research, specific forms of neurofeedback and non-invasive brain stimulation; QNRT is not included among evidence-based options. Claims that QNRT can “reset” or “remove” trauma/PTSD from specific brain regions or the nervous system exceed what is supported even for well-studied therapies and therefore are inconsistent with the current evidence base.

Mainstream view

The mainstream medical and scientific position is that effective treatment for trauma and PTSD is based on therapies with demonstrated benefit in randomized controlled trials and systematic reviews, such as trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy, EMDR, and certain medications, with growing but still cautious interest in neurofeedback and non-invasive brain stimulation. ^{[18][19][20][21]} QNRT is regarded, at present, as an alternative or complementary therapy without a recognized evidence base: it is not mentioned in major clinical guidelines, is not supported by RCTs or systematic reviews, and its proposed “quantum” mechanism for resetting the brain’s response to emotional triggers is considered speculative. Clinicians and guideline bodies generally would not present QNRT as a proven method to reset brain responses to trauma or stress, but rather as an unvalidated approach that should not replace evidence-based care.

In their own wordsView sourceArchived copy

“Quantum Neuro Reset Therapy (QNRT) is a proprietary neurological protocol designed to initiate a quantum shift in the nervous system by resetting the brain's response to emotional triggers for both past and present emotional trauma and stress.”

Rule: Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-805(1)(b)

Joel Stuart Martenson is not approved to offer Applied Kinesiology for biochemical/emotional aspects within a Chiropractor scope of practice under Nebraska Board of Chiropractic.

Applied Kinesiology for biochemical/emotional aspects

No specific health claims of theirs were cross-checked against the literature.

In their own wordsView sourceArchived copy

“Applied Kinesiology”

Rule: Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-805(1)(a)