What is Applied Kinesiology z Kinesiology y Science

What is Applied Kinesiology z. Kinesiology y. Science of movement y. What Physical Education is called today z. Applied Kinesiology y. Chiropractic Technique y. Other Practitioners

Foundational AK Skills - I Muscle Testing Challenge Therapy Localization 5 Factors of the IVF

Muscle Testing z. Basis of all other skills z. If you cannot properly muscle test, all other skills are of no value z. Muscle Testing according to a PRECISE PROTOCOL -ICAK Position Statement

What is muscle testing? z. Atrophy vs. Functional Neurology z. Kendall and Kendall y. Physical Therapists y. Polio y. Maximum isolation of individual muscle

z. Kendall and Mc. Creary y. Muscles, testing and function y 1949 y. Only in third edition

Two Kinds of Muscle Testing z“Orthopedic” muscle testing y. MUST test to FAILURE y. MAY test BILATERALLY y. Atrophy z“Reflex” muscle testing y. Only testing for a “LOCK” y. Very little force y. AK Muscle Testing

AK Muscle Testing z“Coordination” of the muscular system z. Inhibition / Facilitation

“Weak” vs. “Strong” z. Poor Terminology z. Inhibition vs. Facilitation z. Therefore. . .

Muscle Testing is: z. A window into the nervous system’s current state of control of the coordination of the musculoskeletal system.

How Do I Muscle Test? z. Proper body part placement

How Do I Muscle Test? z. Proper body part placement z. Proper stabilization

Latisimus Dorsi

How Do I Muscle Test? z. Proper body part placement z. Proper stabilization z. Proper line of drive

Latisimus Dorsi

Visualize the Muscle! z. Visualize the muscle!! z. Do NOT just memorize the muscle test z. To summarize this slide; z. VISUALIZE THE MUSCLE!!!

Latisimus Dorsi

Supraspinatus

Serratus Anterior

Middle Deltoid

Anterior Deltoid

Posterior Deltoid

Subscapularis

Infraspinatus

Teres Minor

Rhomboid

Levator Scapula

How Do I Muscle Test? z. Pull or push with GRADUALLY INCREASING force z. Patient can feel force and resist

Additional Considerations z. Consistent Timing z. Line of Drive - Visualize! z. Pain z. Crossing a Joint z. Leverage z. GRADUAL INCREASE IN PRESSURE SO PATIENT CAN FEEL IT & RESIST

Indicator Vs. Associated Muscles z. INDICATOR y“STRONG IN THE CLEAR” y. A normal muscle used to indicate the presence of a problem by testing “weak” when some challenge mechanism is applied to the body. z. ASSOCIATED y“WEAK IN THE CLEAR” y. A muscle that is weak due to some unknown dysfunction.

Challenge z. A testing procedure to determine the effect of some input, either physical, chemical or mental, on the function of a muscle.

Characteristics of Challenge z. Based on the idea that the body: yshould be able to accept a stimulus without disruption of the nervous system’s coordination of the muscular system z. Usually done by the Doctor y. Exception; Deep breath to move cranium z. When used to find a listing, y. Use an INDICATOR muscle - For precise vector

Challenge to find a listing, z. Use an INDICATOR muscle - For precise vector z. Associated muscle will “completely” strengthen y. Even if vector is just “in the ball park” z. Indicator muscle will: y“Partially” weaken if “in the ball park” y“Completely” weaken if the vector is precise!

Spinal Vs. Extremity Challenge z. SPINAL y. REBOUND CHALLENGE y. Adjust into weakness z. EXTREMITY y. DIRECT CHALLENGE y. Adjust into strength

Therapy Localization z. Second Skill z. George Goodheart, D. C. z. Not well understood z. It’s an “energy” thing

“I wish that all chiropractors could take in this basic principle of our science - that too much or not enough energy is disease. ” - D. D. Palmer, 1910

TL Example z. Patient has an inappropriately inhibited Pectoralis Major Sternal when Dr. does muscle test z. Patient then puts their fingers on the acupuncture Alarm Point for the liver meridian z. Dr. re-tests PMS muscle and finds it to be “strong”

Interpretation z. Step 1: Brain is inappropriately coordinating PMS muscle z. Step 2&3: Imbalance of the liver meridian’s energy is at least partly responsible for brain’s inappropriate coordination of PMS

TL’s Limitation z. It is called therapy LOCALIZATION z. It tells you WHERE the problem is LOCATED z. NOT what the problem IS!!!

Characteristics of TL z. Patient’s fingers z. Electromagnetic z. What muscle can be used? y. Associated y. Indicator

Special Considerations of Therapy Localization z. What if patient cannot reach area? y. Challenge z. Can the doctor TL? z. Hindrances to TL y. Dehydration y. Thick clothes y. Synthetic fabrics? ? ?

Therapy Localization and Muscle Testing z. Patients must not touch their bodies! z. Can doctors touch patient’s bodies? y. TL? y. Technique

Is this muscle a good muscle to use as an indicator? z“Muscle testing is inconsistent. ” z. Muscle Spindle Cells z. Golgi Tendon Organs

Autogenic Inhibition z. We can manipulate MSC’s & GTO’s z. Stretch ‘em to Strengthen z. Crunch ‘em to Weaken z. Therefore:

Is this muscle a good muscle to use as an indicator? z. If it does not inhibit normally (autogenic inhibition), z. It will not inhibit when a problem is challenged or TL’ed!! z. Always check this before using a muscle as an indicator.

Structural Balance z. Muscles move bones!

Structural Balance z. Muscle Spasm z. Antagonistic Weakness

AK Approach to Subluxation z. Muscle Imbalance