| Applied Kinesiology is a complementary therapy which | | | | techniques are applied to identify and correct energy |
| uses various forms of muscle testing to identify | | | | blockages within the body. The basic theory here, of |
| imbalances in the body's structural, chemical, | | | | course, is that physical, chemical, and mental |
| emotional and spiritual energies. By using these tests, | | | | imbalances are associated with a muscle inhibition |
| the therapist can establish the body's priority healing | | | | which usually precedes an over-facilitation of an |
| needs, and go on to evaluate the changes in energy | | | | opposing muscle. |
| flows that result from any therapeutic procedures | | | | A therapist will test a client's muscles in many |
| applied. | | | | different positions, both before and after the |
| The basic assumption behind Kinesiology is that the | | | | treatment; this enables the therapist to assess the |
| body has a natural innate capacity to heal itself, but | | | | efficiency of the treatment. When the therapist has |
| that sometimes the assistance of the therapist is | | | | found the correct therapy, there will be an |
| needed to bring this care into the body's reality. It | | | | improvement in the inhibited muscle. In practice, |
| follows that one of the principles of Kinesiology is | | | | muscle testing requires the specific isolation of a |
| that there are energy flows within the body at | | | | particular muscle. Next, the therapist asks the client |
| every level - cellular, tissue and organ level - as well | | | | to resist as the tester exerts downward force on |
| as within the body as a whole organism. And while | | | | the subject's arm. The amount of force exerted by |
| you're not consciously aware of these energy flows, | | | | the client gives the therapist a baseline for |
| the vast repository of knowledge in the subconscious | | | | subsequent testing. |
| mind contains information about every aspect of | | | | The therapist might then repeat the test with, say, a |
| them. This is where muscle testing allows the | | | | nutrient substance under the subject's tongue; if the |
| therapist to diagnose imbalances in energy flow and | | | | next muscle test shows a weaker result, the |
| then intervene with an appropriate remedial action. | | | | assumption is that the substance is contra-indicated. |
| You may realize that Kinesiology has close links with | | | | Various hand positions can localize the symptoms |
| the concept of energy flow in Acupuncture. It's a | | | | even further. For example, to localize testing to the |
| treatment approach that taps into the energies that | | | | kidneys, the subject would place a hand over the |
| other therapies overlook. But Kinesiology is not just a | | | | kidneys. A strong arm muscle test suggests healthy |
| therapy for correcting ailments. When a person's | | | | kidneys, while a weak test suggests a problem. |
| energy is in balance, they are closer to performing at | | | | Some therapists simply ask the client to hold the |
| their most balanced and nearer their higher potential. | | | | therapeutic substance under investigation near a |
| It can therefore bring you closer to achieving any | | | | particular organ. Another approach is simply to hold a |
| goal: sport, relationships, academic work, or just life in | | | | sealed container of the substance to be tested on a |
| general. | | | | particular meridian and then perform the strength |
| The reason that muscle testing works so well is that | | | | test. |
| the musculature of the body is a natural feedback | | | | The great advantage of Applied Kinesiology is that |
| system which acts as a precision indicator with | | | | it's a non-invasive therapy which can quickly locate |
| information supplied by the nerve pathways and | | | | the right treatment for a client, regardless of |
| energy meridians of the body. Muscle monitoring | | | | whether the problem is emotional, physical or spiritual. |