| What is Applied Kinesiology?
Applied Kinesiology (AK) is a form of diagnosis using muscle testing
as a primary feedback mechanism to examine how a person's body is
functioning. When properly applied, the outcome of an AK diagnosis
will determine the best form of therapy for the patient. Since AK
draws together the core elements of many complementary therapies,
it provides an interdisciplinary approach to health care.
Does Applied Kinesiology replace standard examinations?
Applied Kinesiology is used in addition to standard diagnostics
to help determine the cause of a health problem. For example, with
certain conditions like hypoglycemia, there will be muscle patterns
of weakness or strength found with AK. However, these same patterns
could be present because of another nervous system problem such
as disease or some type of adaptation. Only an adequate history
of the person, together with standard examination procedures, radiographic
and laboratory findings, will indicate the proper treatment course.
Therefore, people performing a simple muscle test and diagnosing
what vitamins are needed or other information about health without
standard examination is inappropriate. This is making health decisions
well beyond what a simple muscle test can determine and actually
may be harmful.
The determination of your need for dietary supplements requires
knowledge of your symptoms along with an examination for known physical
signs of imbalances and a dietary history. Blood, urine, saliva,
or stool analyses may be added to the foregoing. An Applied Kinesiology
examination provides additional information and can help determine
what is missing and needs supplementation. Using AK, a doctor can
often determine which of the many available laboratory tests are
most appropriate to be performed. This can result in a more effective
diagnosis while at the same time reducing health care costs.
This information was reproduced with permission from the ICAK-USA
brochure.
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