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Kinesiology,
(pronounced kin-easy-ology) is a science that investigates and analyzes
human motion. When we use
kinesiology in the contexts described here, however, it has a different
meaning.
Kinesiology uses the body’s own biofeedback system
via muscle testing to promote health. The
aim is to restore balance, either to the body as a whole, or to specific
areas related to one’s specific difficulty, and to restore wellness at a
physical, emotional and spiritual level.
Multi-Dimensional Healing specializes in using
kinesiology to target brain areas or circuits that can be involved in a wide
variety of difficulties. These
include learning, memory, attention, or emotional difficulties, allergies,
post-traumatic stress, head injury, depression, anxiety, or specific
situational stress problems such as reactions to specific relationship, loss
of a job, or pain and illness.
The origin of contemporary-applied kinesiology is traced
to 1964 when George G. Goodheart Jr., D.C., first observed that in the
absence of congenital or pathologic anomaly, postural distortion is often
associated with muscles that fail to meet the demands of muscle tests
designed to maximally isolate specific muscles.
He observed that tender nodules were frequently palpable within the
origin and/or insertion of the tested muscle.
Digital manipulation of these areas of apparent muscle dysfunction
improved both postural balance and the outcome of manual muscle tests.
Goodheart and others have since observed that many conservative
treatment methods improve neuromuscular function as perceived by manual
muscle testing. These treatment
methods have become the fundamental applied kinesiology approach to therapy.
Included in the applied kinesiology approach are specific joint
manipulation or mobilization, various myofascial therapies, cranial
techniques, meridian therapy, clinical nutrition, dietary management, and
various reflex procedures. With
expanding investigation there has been continued amplification and
modification of the treatment procedures.
Although many treatment techniques incorporated into applied
kinesiology were preexisting, many new methods have been developed within
the discipline itself.
Applied kinesiology interactive assessment procedures
represent a form of functional biomechanical and functional neurologic
evaluation. The term
“functional biomechanics” refers to the clinical assessment of posture,
organized motion such as in gait, and ranges of motion.
An applied kinesiology-based examination and therapy
are of great value in the management of common functional health problems
when used in conjunction with information obtained from a functional
interpretation of the clinical history, physical and laboratory examinations
and from instrumentation. Applied
kinesiology helps the physician understand functional symptomatic complexes.
In assessing a patient’s status, it is important to understand any
pathologic states or processes that may be present prior to instituting a
form of therapy for what appears to be functional health problems.
It was my privilege, as a student, to be an invited
guest of the early seminars given by Dr. George Goodheart. At our young ages and eagerness of learning we listened to
every word. Dr. Goodheart
stated, “Learn how to observe your patients and listen for they are your
authority in seeking diagnosis. For
example – witness how a man will reach to you.
Are his palms open to greet you or closed in possible defiance. When a man stands, check his hip height, shoulder level, head
level, etc. He stated that in
his many studies he found a man that stood straight with a level head most
often exerted common sense. In
watching Fox News and Imus in the Morning on MSNBC to check the news and the
concern for the new Supreme Court Judge, as much as there is to love about
this country, perhaps there is always room for improvements.
In wonderment when I see a photo of all the Chief Justices sitting
together, it is hard to ignore their body language.
Chiropractically
Yours,
Robert
R. Zinser, D.C., C.C.S.P., P.C.
www.zinserchiropractic.com
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