What is Applied Kinesiology?|
A challenge that all doctors face is that of discovering the different
aspects of what is causing a personís health issues. This is why doctors
examine patients using use blood tests, x-rays, MRIís and other diagnostic
tools to help get some insight into what is going on inside a person.
Although these diagnostic tools are often
helpful, many times they are unable to locate the problem. When a person has
joint pain, say in the neck or hips, all of the above tests are often
negative. However, there is almost always a muscle imbalance in or around a
problem joint that is causing or perpetuating the injury. Since it is the
muscleís job to maintain the proper position and function of a joint, muscle
coordination is critically important. Muscle testing is the basis of Applied
Kinesiology and can identify many types of muscle imbalances as well as
ligament and tendon injuries when other tests such as x-rays, MRIís, and
blood tests cannot.
Applied Kinesiology is a body of knowledge that teaches doctors how to test
and evaluate approximately 70 different muscles. Just as importantly,
Applied Kinesiology gives a doctor the tools to understand what it means
when a muscle appears to not be functioning properly, and what can be done
to restore proper function. Muscle tests can change according to different
stresses placed on the body. This is why pain or other problems may only
occur in one position or after moving in a certain way. Because of this,
muscle testing may need to be preformed in a variety of positions,
(standing, sitting, lying face up or face down, head rotated etc.) in order
to identify the problem. For example, some problems such as foot pronation
can cause the inhibition or switching off of muscles elsewhere in the body
only when a person is in the standing position.
Muscle testing also reveals that there is a subtle connection between organ
and muscle function. Because of this there are many instances where muscle
testing can be used to help discern the most effective treatment for
everything from common digestive problems to lymphatic sluggishness.