Diagnostic kinesiology

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Diagnostic Kinesiology is another name for applied kinesiology. This is not to be confused with academic kinesiology which is concerned with the study of human movement. Chiropractors who have taken courses in the applied/diagnostic kinesiology techniques tend to use the word "diagnostic" instead of "applied".

## History

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As a diagnostic method, diagnostic kinesiology was developed in 1964 by a Detroit chiropractor named George J. Goodheart. After several unsuccessful attempts to treat a man with winging of the scapula, he noticed that there were several palpable nodules on the front of the ribcage where the serratus anterior muscle attaches. After massaging these nodules for a few minutes he noticed that the winging of the scapula was gone. Thus was born the idea that there could be an immediate return to strength of muscles after a proper therapy was applied. Dr. Goodheart went on to discover many new techniques to add to his now named technique called "applied kinesiology." Chiropractors began to take post-graduate seminars from Dr. Goodheart and were soon making discoveries of their own. The field of diagnostic kinesiology quickly expanded as doctors formed their own techniques based on Dr. Goodheart's original AK.

## Research Compendia on Diagnostic and Applied Kinesiology

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The official compendium from ICAK

Evidence-based decision making in clinical practice requires, first of all, evidence. The other sites listed below offer more of the research evidence from peer-reviewed scientific journals about the methods, clinical efficacy, and neurologic rationales of applied kinesiology. http://www.soto-usa.org/SOTLiterature/Applied Kinesiology/Applied Kinesiology Literature.htm http://www.kinesiology.net/research.asp

## External links

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* International College of Applied Kinesiology
* Kinesiology Network
* Kinesiologists United
* The DOK a complete listing of all forms of diagnostic kinesiology
* Skeptic's Dictionary