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 .
Correlation of applied kinesiology muscle testing findings with serum immunoglobulin levels for food allergies.
The pilot study attempted to determine whether subjective muscle testing employed by Applied Kinesiology practitioners , prospect ively determine those individuals with specific hyperallergenic responses . Seventeen subjects were found positive on Applied Kinesiology ( A.K. ) muscle testing screening procedures indicating food hypersensitivity ( allergy ) reactions . Each subject showed muscle weakening ( inhibition ) reactions to oral provocative testing of one or two foods for a total of 21 positive food reactions . Tests for a hypersensitivity reaction of the serum were performed using both a radio-allergosorbent test ( RAST ) and immune complex test for IgE and IgG against all 21 of the foods that tested positive with A.K. muscle screening procedures . These serum tests confirmed 19 of the 21 food allergies ( 90.5 % ) suspected based on the applied kinesiology screening procedures . This pilot study offers a basis to examine further a means by which to predict the clinical utility of a given substance for a given patient , based on the patterns of neuromuscular response elicited from the patient , representing a conceptual expansion of the st and ard neurological examination process
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 .