Applied Kinesiology in Bremerton

What is Applied Kinesiology?

Applied Kinesiology (AK) is a method of analysis used by many thousands of doctors and other practitioners. One thing is always the same - a muscle is tested for strength and is found to either have a normal ability to contract and hold or it doesn’t have this ability. This is at the core of all Applied Kinesiology.

So let’s say that you extend your arm out to the side and are then asked to hold it solid in that position while pressure is applied downward by the practitioner. Does it stay locked in that position or not?

If it can stay locked in that position, this is a strong indicator muscle. And once a strong indicator muscle (SIM) is identified, it can be used to learn a lot about the patient.

Now you may have seen a simple demonstration using Applied Kinesiology. Find someone with a strong indicator muscle. Expose this person to small amount of sugar, a drug or some toxic chemical and watch the SIM go weak.

While this is simple enough and can be done by most anyone, the reason a person goes weak is a bit more complex. A SIM goes from strong to weak because the person has encountered something that is bad for him, something that isn’t in harmony with his body. Picture an orchestra which sounds beautiful. But then one instrument is played which is out of tune. It sounds bad. Likewise, when a person comes in contact with a disharmony, it causes the strong indicator muscle to go weak.

Because of this phenomenon, Applied Kinesiology is a very valuable tool to analyze many aspects of a person’s health (nutrients, toxins, function, etc), and is used this way with every client on every visit at Gemmer Wellness.

But there is a second equally important (but very different) use of muscle testing. Here’s a bit of history to explain this.

The science of Applied Kinesiology was developed by Dr. George Goodheart of Michigan during his long career. When Dr. Gemmer studied directly under him in the 1970’s, at that point Dr. Goodheart had discovered about two dozen organ-muscle pairs. In short, if a certain organ was in trouble, a certain muscle would always be weak and vice versa. As a method of patient analysis, it was extremely consistent and dependable.

Over many years, Dr. Goodheart and various other researchers added to this body of knowledge which culminating in over 225 muscles that each indicate a specific issue. As examples, there is a different muscle to test

• each area of the digestive system
• every hormone producing gland in the body
• all segments of the spine
• various types of toxins

as well as for the brain, brain stem, spinal cord, heart, lungs, pancreas, kidneys and most everything else.

The value of this is immeasurable. Through this system, we can narrow down which organs, glands or parts are in trouble in minutes instead of days.

For instance, let’s say a 30 year old female has a pain in her right lower abdomen. What is it? She will often come to us after being miserable for weeks and spending thousands on medical scans and tests. But even after all this, no one is certain what is causing her problem. It’s often not even narrowed down to whether it is in her urinary system, female organs, digestive tract, musculoskeletal structures or is neurological.

So it could be coming from the kidney, ureter, ovary, fallopian tube, uterus, ascending colon, ileum (part to the small intestine), a twisted hip, the bladder, ileocecal valve, the appendix, a nerve in her mid lower back or an infection (to name a few possibilities).

The good news is that there is a muscle test for each of these and many others. In the hands of a thoroughly trained and experienced practitioner, using muscle testing to isolate problems is an extremely valuable screening tool.

Applied Kinesiology is a vital part of our practice, and one that will greatly speed your road to recovery. Once you experience it, you’ll wonder why it isn’t front and center throughout all of medicine and healthcare.