Applied Kinesiology

Love this course. There is a lot of information in the text book. Over all it is a very informative study. It will definitely add a new dimension to my practice.

K. Hanson, LMT

The Applied Kinesology Book will be a great reference. I welcomed the information and found it extremely helpful and useful.

K. Redfern, LMT, NCTMB

This is a great course. Very interesting and easy to understand and apply. I have learned so much. I can see that Applied Kinesiology will be a great asset to my business. It will take me awhile to master the techniques but I'm up for the challenge.

S. Rischette, LMT, NCTMB, ABMP

Extremely interesting course, I found the book well written and information sequenced beautifully. I will continue to use this book in my practice for information and to share with clients.

D. Hennum, LMT, AMTA

I enjoyed the text and felt like having the test available made it very easy to follow and stay focused on the course objectives.

Shannon Mulhearn, LMT, AMTA

I really enjoyed the book. It was easy to follow and has been very helpful advance my techniques in my massage practice.

A. Hirschman, LMT, AMTA

Wonderful concepts, very informative. Book is well written to gain knowledge easily. Thank You :)

Valerie Jimenez, LMT, NCBTMB

An absolutely amazing learning experience that pinnacled with the highest intellectual sense of completion.

Andrew Nidetz, LMT

This course of kinesiology is far more valuable than I could have expected.

Frank Brown, LMP

An excellent refresher for a topic I took years ago. And great information that can be easily implemented in my practice. Thanks!

Reynda King, CMT, NCBTMB

Amazing! I expected to be bored but the information kept my attention and kept me reading!!

Brenda Morris, LMT

Course was great. Can't wait to practice.

Joanne Jerkovich, CMT, ABMP

Great course and opened up alot of insights on how to better help my clients and meet their needs as a therapist!

Robert Stone, LMT, ABMP

Great course easy to follow and test not too extensive +++

Amber Lopez

Very in depth and practical for my client's optimum health.

Tanya Gattis, LMT, ABMP

Very informative

Sara Rowe, LMP

It was a remarkably thorough course. It was a challenge.

Stephanie Reid, LMT, NCBTMB, ABMP

I thoroughly enjoyed this course and look forward to taking other hands on applied kinesiology courses.

Julie Tipton, LMT, ABMP

Loved this course, it held many vauable insights to the given content.

Jessica Devereux, RMT

Text book is great. Easy to read, understand and totally informational. I definitely learned a lot from this course.

Maria Ramirez, LMT

A wonderful book to use as a reference guide!! Great illustrations!!

Martha Koehler, LMT, AMTA

This class was awesome, I have utilized what I have learned in my massage practice. I have been able to share some of these techniques with others in my practice. This class has catapulted me into learning more about nutritional issues, stress as well as physical issues so I can give my clients a more specialized, individualized treatment.

Sue Page, LMT, NCBTMB, ABMP

Great course, Thank you!

Alexandra Gilbert, LMP

I liked this course!

Mark Leddy, LMT, AMTA

Interesting intro into the subject of Applied Kinesiology and useful manual.

Jorge Pelon, CMT, ABMP

Great course

Robert Wisniewski, LMT

The best course I've had so far. So helpful, useful, informative. LOVED IT!

Angela Walker, LMT, NCTMB

I loved this course. I’ve been studying Kinesiology for years. The information was presented very well and understandable. Thank you.

Nancy A. Nelson, CMT

This was an amazing course. I have read it through several times and will use it continuously. Loved it Thanks

Laurie Bauer, LMT

I am an instructor for kinesiology and I loved the way this book explained things so easily. It is very straight-forward and well illustrated. Thank you.

Brandy Adams- Crisel, LMT

This course was both comprehensive and detailed. It included all the information I have learned throughout three years of learning about medical massage and other similar modalities (and much, much more).

Laurel King, LMT

EXCELLENT COURSE CONTENT!!!

Steven Garrett, LMT

This was a good course, the book was excellent and the test questions were clear and related directly to the book. I plan on using Kinesiology in my practice.

Sherry Walljasper, LMT

AK is a great refresher course!

Dennis March, LMT, NCTMB

Although taking this course doesn’t allow one to become an Applied Kinesiologist without a medical degree, there was so much material I learned in this course that I may be able to use some of it in understanding the mystery of muscle aches and pains. The principals of the agonist/ antagonist muscle pairs alone will guide me in trying different treatment plans. Still learning many new things after 30 years of practice!

Susan L. Plouffe, LMT

This training manual has a wealth of information and can tie together some aspects of many disciplines. There is a ton of anatomy review that also ties into Chinese medicine and nutritional principles. I have been a practioner for 23 years and found this subject very interesting and may look at dysfunctions of health in a new way.

J. Wolf, LMT

Very good reference book as part of the course. Clear photos and anatomical drawings.

Jason Ryan, LMT, NCTMB

Interesting material. I hope to use it in my practice.

Danny L. Martin, LMT

Excellent book, really kept my attention. Very informative.

Rachel Adams, NCTMB

This book had a lot of really great techniques and the information was excellent. I learned a lot. The answers to the questions were twisted around to make a person really think. Over all this study was really good. I'm glad I took the course. Thank you!

Kathleen Bostinto

I've been using Touch For Health since working for an incredible chiropractor early in my practice. She had this text and used AK with her patients. This is the missing piece to what I've been studying and practicing for 25 years. AK is intelligent bodywork. I wish I'd studied it early in my career, but have so many clients that will benefit from the knowledge now. Thank you for offering this level of work to mt's. Warmly, Deb

Deborah A. Schick, BS

Absolutely LOVE the course book. Clear illustrations, very easy to work with. I will be using this as a reference book for more than just AK. Great to show patients exactly what I'm working on. Good job guys.

Tyna Boccarossa

Excellent and interesting content. Love the explanations and examples throughout. A great learning curve was easy to achieve with this course/book as it was very easy to follow and understand. Loved the picture examples provided for testing. OUTSTANDING!!

Tammy Wellock, LMT

Definitely one of the most thorough and intriguing classes I've taken here. The textbook just pulled me in to this fascinating concept of Applied Kinesiology. Challenging but worth it - thank you!

Lucy Corey, LMT, BCTMB

Great materials. Testing process was a breeze.

Sharon Whitley, LMT

I was not thrilled with the text book until the end once it started talking about what to test for and how etc. The photos truly helped with the diagrams of the muscles and the origins and insertions, but the first part of the text book I didn't feel was well written. Overall it was a good class - thank you!

Sandra Corbitt, LMT

Interesting and clearly presented. Thank you.

Charmaine Oakley, LMT

1. Identify the history, key concepts, fundamental procedures and benefits of Applied Kinesiology (AK).
2. Recognize and correctly order the step-by-step procedures of muscle testing.
3. Define examiner prejudice, identify examples of how it occurs and how to prevent it
4. Identify essential pretests to improve accuracy in testing results.
5. Identify and correctly order assessment and methods for a variety of problems.

In conjunction with muscle testing, challenge helps the examiner to discover the underlying factors and corrective measures for any disturbance. In general, any challenge that can correct a problem will strengthen and make normotonic a muscle that tests weak because of the problem, when the correction implied by that challenge is appropriately implemented.

If the abdominal muscles test weak, it may be due to excessive tension in their antagonist, the ______ muscle.

1. quadratus lumborum
2. rectus femoris
3. sacrospinalis
4. trapezius