Applied Kinesiology (muscle testing)
The science of acupuncture is over 5000 years old and is based on the study
of the body's vital energy and electromagnetic fields. Applied kinesiology is
a form of muscle testing in which the naturopathic practitioner monitors muscle
reactions along the acupuncture meridians of the body. Observing these reactions
allows the practitioner to assess the functioning of the vital organs associated
with these meridians and muscle groups.
Muscle testing is also useful in determining which foods or substances will
improve a patient's health, and which will impede it. Subtle incompatibilities
between a patient's electromagnetic energy field and that of the substance in
question can be detected by the naturopathic physician merely by placing the
substance in direct contact with the patient's body and observing the reaction
of the key muscle groups involved. If a patient is extremely ill and very weak,
the physician may have to rely on surrogate testing to assess a patient's health
using muscle testing. A healthy individual's muscle reactions will be monitored
when he or she is in direct contact with the patient and again when he or she
is not. By observing the subtle changes in the healthy individual's muscle reactions,
the physician may gather further functional diagnostic information about the
patient.
