The Emotion Code is an energy-healing method designed to identify and release what practitioners refer to as "trapped emotions"—unprocessed emotional energies from past negative or traumatic experiences. Created by holistic chiropractor Dr. Bradley Nelson, this technique is built on the premise that these emotional blockages can lodge within the physical body, potentially causing discomfort, emotional distress, and imbalances over time.

To locate and clear these blockages, practitioners use a form of applied kinesiology known as muscle testing to ask the subconscious mind yes-or-no questions. Once a specific emotion is identified from a designated chart, a magnet is rolled down the body's governing meridian line to release the energy. The ultimate goal of this modality is to clear these invisible barriers to support the body's natural healing ability and improve overall well-being.

Muscle testing, or applied kinesiology, is a non-invasive holistic practice used to evaluate the body's physical and emotional stressors through muscular response. During a session, practitioners apply gentle pressure to a muscle while asking yes-or-no questions or testing stimuli, interpreting muscle strength or weakness as a biofeedback indicator for underlying imbalances.

In distance healing, muscle testing is performed virtually though a method known as proxy testing. Because energy is not bound by physical distance, a practitioner can connect with your energetic field or subconscious mind after receiving your explicit permission. During a virtual session, the practitioner acts as a proxy, asking the targeted yes-or-no questions and performing the physical muscle testing on their own body on your behalf to identify imbalances or trapped emotions.