These days scientific discoveries are usually the result of long and detailed research into the details of something and require very expensive, complex equipment. My discovery is rather unusual in that I took standard knowledge from one area of expertise (structural engineering) and applied it to another area (the human body) with no equipment other than a basic book about human anatomy ("Gray's Anatomy") and my own body for testing. I would never have done it had I not had terrible pains and accidently came across data which to which I applied my basic knowledge of engineering.

When I was at Carnegie-Mellon University in the 1960s (until 1968, the year I graduated, it was called Carnegie Institute of Technology) there was great emphasis on learning how to think, how to solve problems and how to take knowledge from one disipline and apply it to another. In fact, it is still that way as evidenced by this quote from their website at http://www.cmu.edu/academics/index.shtml : "Recognized for our unique interdisciplinary environment, Carnegie Mellon encourages work across departmental lines. As a result, our graduates enter the world with the ability to solve complex problems through leadership and collaboration." and another quote in the Architectural section of their website (http://www.arc.cmu.edu/cmu/about_sa/defining_interests.jsp?id=6): "The project focus in the design studio supports the strategic merging of the art of design with sciences and technology - a multi-disciplinary endeavor that other fields are just discovering." It is this ability, which I developed at Carnegie-Mellon, that I applied to make my discovery.

One of the greatest difficulties I have had is communicating Denlinger's Discovery to doctors and others in the medical profession. People in the health care professions have so much to learn while earning their credentials that they just don't have the resources to also study engineering and develop interdisciplinary abilities. Besides, people in one profession have to protect their turf and not allow someone from another discipline to invade and tell them how to do their job. This is going to make it difficult for some individuals in that not everybody can use my discoveries without professional help to overcome some physical problems which must be handled before they can use their muscles correctly. A health care professional who does not understand engineering may think that an ankle bent to one side is that way due to a joint defect. True, that may once in a while be the case, but in my experience of teaching my discoveries to friends, just using certain muscles in the lower leg to rock the ankle side to side and then using those muscles all the time to keep the ankle in the approximate midpoint will do the job. It is merely a matter of training the muscles and then building up a habit.

My discovery will not handle all problems; just those which come about due to incorrect use of the voluntary muscles of the human body. However, since this area has never been addressed as directly as I have, there are many people who may benefit from Denlinger's Discovery.

Training the voluntary muscles may take a lot of work - OR it may not. For some individuals and for some parts of the body it may take a lot of effort and for some individuals and some body parts it goes very quickly and easily. I believe it is best to understand the theory first to build a purpose to help push through the training, whether it be difficult or easy.

Once the theory is understood, determine if it is right for you. Perhaps consult with a licensed health care professional who also understands engineering basics. After all, this is entirely on your responsibility. All I do is present the theory and how I applied it to myself. I cannot guarantee that it will work for you.

Some people may want to try Denlinger's Discovery to prevent possible future problems. Others may want to try it to handle existing pains.

Once you have decided it is what you need, pick a body part (ie, spring muscles in neck, upper back, lower back, shoulders, feet, etc) to train first. It may be the most painful area or it may be the area which for you is the easiest. Get it working well and then add another area to train up while keeping the first area working correctly.

Some people will not be able to get the muscles working at all. There may be many possible problems. The area may have been injured in an accident. That happened to me. A muscle in my neck was partly paralyzed apparently from an accidental hit on the head by a baseball bat when I was in the sixth grade. I eventually even got that muscle working totally. Some people just don't have control over a particular voluntary muscle. For instance, some people can wiggle their ears and some cannot. I can wiggle one, but not the other. Perhaps a bone at a joint was broken and healed in such a way that the joint froze. Some such situations may require surgery to fix and some situations may not be possible to fix. There are suggestions on how to handle some of these types of problems in my books.

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