Conclusion : There is insufficient evidence for diagnostic accuracy within kinesiology , the validity of muscle response and the effectiveness of kinesiology for any condition .
Introduction : Kinesiology is a diagnostic , therapeutic complementary therapy utilising subtle change in manual muscle testing results to evaluate the body ’s energetic balance and select healing modalities .
Anecdotal evidence suggests kinesiology is helpful , therefore we wished to critically review the literature .
Aims : ( 1 ) To ascertain if diagnostic accuracy including inter-examiner reliability has been established . (
2 ) To review whether there is evidence for its therapeutic effectiveness . (
3 ) To critically assess the quality of relevant studies .
Effects of an applied kinesiology technique on quadriceps femoris muscle isometric strength.
The effect of either the muscle spindle cell receptor technique of applied kinesiology or a placebo technique on isometric strength of the right quadriceps femoris muscle group was studied among 20 normal human subjects . Peak , perpendicular maximal values of isometric quadriceps femoris muscle force was measured by a force transducer . Three training sessions consisting of three trials of peak maximal contractions of the isometric quadriceps femoris muscle were performed by all subjects . After the three training sessions , matched pairs of subjects were formed from a r and order list of each subject 's mean values of isometric quadriceps femoris muscle strength on the third session . One subject of a matched pair was then r and omly assigned to either an experimental ( applied kinesiology ) or control ( placebo ) group for the testing session . No significant differences in mean values of isometric quadriceps femoris muscle strength between the matched pairs for control and experimental subjects were noted . Within the context of a normal population , the applied kinesiology technique does not appear to augment isometric quadriceps femoris muscle strength
Conclusion : There is insufficient evidence for diagnostic accuracy within kinesiology , the validity of muscle response and the effectiveness of kinesiology for any condition .
Introduction : Kinesiology is a diagnostic , therapeutic complementary therapy utilising subtle change in manual muscle testing results to evaluate the body ’s energetic balance and select healing modalities .
Anecdotal evidence suggests kinesiology is helpful , therefore we wished to critically review the literature .
Aims : ( 1 ) To ascertain if diagnostic accuracy including inter-examiner reliability has been established . (
2 ) To review whether there is evidence for its therapeutic effectiveness . (
3 ) To critically assess the quality of relevant studies .