Applied Kinesiology in Australia

Hi Everyone,
I always get frustrated when I read the Wikipedia page about "Applied Kinesiology ".  While purporting to stick to the facts, bias contributors entangle many references that are unrelated to professional applied kinesiology with articles and methodologically weak research that does not follow the ICAK policy.  This creates a negative view that "whitewashes" the clinical efficacy of our work.  Google searches for "Applied Kinesiology" consistently show Skeptic and quack pages in the top 5 of the search.  These pages mix aggressive bias with skewed references to give an image of authority.  Writers such as Fryslee seem to control the "Applied Kinesiology" page, the "Kinesiology" page, The "Chiropractic Treatment Technique" page and along with others create wide "rational" barriers under the banner of "wikipedia" rules.  (read the discussion sections on these pages to see the bias) Wikipedia has been criticised in the media for "over editing" many of its sites with unreasonable bias.  These non AK writers favour the use of Quackwatch and similar sites for sourcing their data, Not the professional organisations that provide the services.  This is how they attempt to control the content.   Many of these reference articles are written by a convicted liar .  I would like to see this public resource of information more accurately represented.   The page about Dr. Goodheart may have been intitiated by these people also. 
Best wishes,  Donald



1. Dr Goodheart's wikipedia page has begun
2. Dr. Goodheart discusses Nutrition and AK on this recent video.
3. Muscles produce ATP after exercise.
4. Child Neurology and development journal access.
5. Mercola's top lifestyle changes to extend your life
6. Spoons can bias medicine dosages .
7. Carvacrol, a component of thyme oil reduces inflammation
8. Omega 3 fatty acids help stop heart muscle aging.
9. Blueberry's may boost memory
10. Protein intake is not associated with stroke in middle aged men.
11. Fatigue affects the brainstem causing enhanced pain.
12. Place your weight scales away from fault lines
13. Using pain words may make pain worse.
14. High reliability models that health care strives for.
15. Acid may not be the problem in Reflux esophagitis.
16. How NOT to promote your practice.
17. Here is a new source of Omega 3,6 and 9 oils.
18. Interprofessional merging may not be such a dilemma for Osteopaths
19. Nutritional testing described by an AK doctor.
20. Wash your hands or get punished
21. Fish oil is better in your IV feeding.
22. Check your passwords in your computer, here are the most common.
23. Discrimination by Medics against Osteopaths in the US.
24. Vit C supplements may cause higher risk of age related cataracts.
25. Higher rates of pregnancy may be helped by methionine and homocystine .
26. Broader practice for Chiropractic Physicians in New Jersey
27. Is Contact Reflex Analysis the new name for "Kinesiology"?
28. Hip pain and the pectineus muscle correction.
29. A new neck pain to be studied comparing manual therapy to physical therapy.
30. Fix patellofemoral pain quickly to prevent chronicity

Business and Personal Management.




1. Dr Goodheart's wikipedia page has begun.  A number of statements on this page may need to be questioned and corrected.  Additional comment needs to be added.  I would suggest that AK News and View's readers around the world add their contributions with references to build the profile that Dr. Goodheart deserves.  TOP

2. Dr. Goodheart discusses Nutrition and AK on this recent video .   TOP

3. Muscles produce ATP after exercise . "Collectively these results indicate that ATP in the plasma originated from the muscle microcirculation, and are consistent with the notion that deoxygenation of the blood perfusing the muscle acts as a stimulus for ATP release. That ATP concentration was elevated just 30 seconds after the onset of exercise also suggests that ATP may be a contributing factor to the blood flow response in the transition from rest to steady state exercise."   TOP

4. Child Neurology and development journal access .  Free access:   TOP

5. Mercola's top lifestyle changes to extend your life.  "Americans spend billions every year on a dizzying array of health schemes. But some of the best approaches to health care are cheap and within your grasp, if only you can find the will to make some lifestyle changes."   TOP

6. Spoons can bias medicine dosages.   "Although the dosing errors demonstrated in this study might seem inconsequential for a cold medication, the cumulative effect of 20% variation in the delivery of medications could have considerable clinical impact for drugs with tighter risk-benefit profiles. Clearly, the size of the spoon is important when patients pour their medications. We should encourage parents to use accurate measures (e.g., measuring cap, dropper, or syringe) rather than convenient utensils for liquid-medication dosing."   TOP

7. Carvacrol , a component of thyme oil reduces inflammation.   "Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) is an enzyme involved in prostaglandin biosynthesis, and plays a key role in the inflammatory response.  In that essential oils, extracted from plants, have been long used for their aromatherapy, analgesic, and antibacterial properties, Hiroyasu Inoue, from Nara Women's University (Japan), and colleagues screened a wide range of commercially available essential oils to assess their anti-inflammatory properties.  They identified six essential oils, namely -- thyme, clove, rose, eucalyptus, fennel and bergamot – that reduced the COX-2 expression in cells by at least 25%. Of these, thyme oil proved the most active, reducing COX-2 levels by almost 75%. Upon further study, the researchers found that carvacrol, a compound present in thyme oil, was the primary active anti-inflammatory agent; when they use pure carvacrol extracts in their tests, COX-2 levels decreased by over 80%."   TOP

8. Omega 3 fatty acids help stop heart muscle aging.   "Among this cohort of patients with coronary artery disease, there was an inverse relationship between baseline blood levels of marine omega-3 fatty acids and the rate of telomere shortening over 5 years."   TOP

9. Blueberries may boost memory . "The findings of this preliminary study suggest that moderate-term blueberry supplementation can confer neurocognitive benefit and establish a basis for more comprehensive human trials to study preventive potential and neuronal mechanisms."   TOP

10. Protein intake is not associated with stroke in middle aged men . "In contrast to studies in Japanese populations, this study did not show a statistically significant association between total, animal, or vegetable protein and risk of stroke in this population of US men."    TOP

11. Fatigue affects the brainstem causing enhanced pain. "Therefore, widespread hyperalgesia is enhanced by the fatigue response but not hyperalgesia at the site of insult. We suggest that this effect is sex-dependent and involves mechanisms in the brainstem to result in an enhanced hyperalgesia."   TOP

12. Place your weight scales away from fault lines .  TOP

13. Using pain words may make pain worse .  "Thus, activations to pain-related words are strongly modulated by the attention demands of the task. Most remarkably, the differences in processing pain-related words compared to non-pain-related words are specific to the pain-relevance of the words and cannot simply be explained by their valence or arousal."   TOP

14. High reliability models that health care strives for .  "One solution is to look more carefully and systematically at high performance within health care, drawing on other industries for ideas and inspiration, but not as beacons of reliability that we should simply emulate. Individuals, teams, and organisations in health care that already embrace this perspective provide a means of understanding the nature of reliability and resilience, and they can be an inspiration to others."   TOP

15. Acid may not be the problem in Reflux esophagitis.   "These findings support, but do not prove, an alternative concept for the development of reflux esophagitis in which refluxed gastric juice does not directly damage the esophagus, but rather stimulates esophageal epithelial cells to secrete chemokines that mediate damage of esophageal tissue."   TOP

16. How NOT to promote your practice .  I have no sympathy for doctors who practice  in these deceptive ways.  Results of your work should always be the key feature of your success.  Dr. Goodheart often said that when you get fantastic results with your AK methods you will "get on fire, and people will come from miles around to put you out".   TOP

17. Here is a new source of Omega 3,6 and 9 oils. This company has figured out a way to cold press its flax seed oil.  "With its wholesome, nutty flavor Barlean’s Highest Lignan Flax Oil is a pure, unfiltered and unrefined source of essential omega-3 fatty acids and nutrient-rich lignans. A foundational addition to a healthy diet, our organic, high-lignan content flax oil is ideal for those who aspire to nutritionally support"  Thanks to Eric for this link.  TOP

18. Interprofessional merging may not be such a dilemma for Osteopaths. "As medicine becomes increasingly evidence-based, it is important to keep in mind that the art and the philosophy of medical practice should not be discounted. By fully embracing new advances in technology and medicine while retaining its distinctive holistic philosophy, osteopathic medicine can maintain its solid foundation in the healthcare delivery system. The growing public interest in self-care and CAM is conducive to osteopathic medicine playing a leading role in providing the healthcare that the public wants."    TOP

19. Nutritional testing described by an AK doctor. "When I’m meeting new people at a social or a networking event, I introduce myself as a Doctor of Chiropractic and an Applied Kinesiologist. Sometimes they have no idea what AK is and I fill them in. But most of the time, they will say something like “I had someone touch a spot on me and then pull down on my outstretched arm. It was weak. Then I held a bottle of pills and was told I needed them. Is that Applied Kinesiology?”"    TOP

20. Wash your hands or get punished.   "To promote hand washing, most health organizations use educational tactics, but the campaigns aren't working. Some executives say nothing will change unless non-compliance brings penalties. So the tactics are escalating.  In escalating order of punitiveness, here are some of the current options being used, and I'm sure there are many others.'   TOP

21. Fish oil is better in your IV feeding. "Calder and his colleagues found that the 13 patients in the fish oil group had lower levels of inflammatory agents in their blood, were able to achieve better lung function and left hospital earlier than the 10 patients who received traditional nutrition. According to Calder, "This is the first study of this particular fish oil solution in septic patients in the ICU. The positive results are important since they indicate that the use of such an emulsion in this group of patients will improve clinical outcomes, in comparison with the standard mix'   TOP

22. Check your passwords in your computer, here are the most common.  TOP

23. Discrimination by Medics against Osteopaths in the US. "I was recently interested in taking some neurology subspecialty certification examinations. However, I was disappointed to learn that the United Council for Neurologic Subspecialties (UCNS) does not recognize the osteopathic neurology board certification. I contacted the UCNS via e-mail to ask if they would offer an exception to their policy and consider my osteopathic neurology board certification, but their response was "no exceptions." I subsequently found out that the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) also offers no recognition of the osteopathic neurology boards—either for active membership or fellowship status."   TOP

24. Vit C supplements may cause higher risk of age related cataracts .  " TOP

25. Higher rates of pregnancy may be helped by methionine and homocystine.   "Uncomplicated pregnancy in humans is associated with a higher rate of transsulfuration early in gestation and a higher rate of transmethylation of methionine in late gestation. These data may have implications for understanding the role of methionine and homocysteine in complications of pregnancy and for the nutritional care of pregnant women."   TOP

26. Broader practice for Chiropractic Physicians in New Jersey.   "Chiropractors will be legallypermitted to prescribe and perform medical tests, provide nutritional counseling, sell vitamins and supplements and call themselves "chiropractic physicians" under a bill Gov. Jon Corzine signed in his final hours in office."   TOP

27. Is Contact Reflex Analysis the new name for "Kinesiology"?  It looks to me like another reinvention of the original observations of Goodheart.  Why do new devotees try to steal credit from the founders of the methods they use?   TOP

28. Hip pain and the pectineus muscle correction.   "The pectineus muscle is the smallest and most superior adductor. It attaches at the lateral aspect of the superior pubic ramus and inserts inferior to the lesser trochanter of the humerus. When the patient performs standing hip circles, a dysfunctional pectineus muscle will cause a locking, jerking motion in the anterior range of motion ipsilaterally. Circumducting the hip joint while the patient is supine will reveal pain and pressure as the thigh moves into the muscle origin.  Correction of the pectineus involves a lateral to medial thrust at the pubic ramus. Because this is such a sensitive region for patients, I recommend doctors use a knife-edge contact with gentle nudges or set their adjusting instruments to gentle force. The insertion can be corrected by creating external rotation of the thigh while maintaining a firm contact at the site of attachment. Retest the patient's circumduction to ensure that you have eliminated all pain and pressure."   TOP

29. A new neck pain to be studied comparing manual therapy to physical therapy .  "Manual Therapy applied to patients with non specific neck pain has been investigated several times. In the Netherlands, manual therapy as applied according to the Utrecht School of Manual Therapy (MTU) has not been the subject of a randomized controlled trial. MTU differs in diagnoses and treatment from other forms of manual therapy. Methods and Design This is a single blind randomized controlled trial in patients with sub-acute and chronic non specific neck pain. Patients with neck complaints existing for two weeks (minimum) till one year (maximum) will participate in the trial. 180 participants will be recruited in thirteen primary health care centres in the Netherlands. The experimental group will be treated with MTU during a six week period. The control group will be treated with physical therapy (standard care, mainly active exercise therapy), also for a period of six weeks. Primary outcomes are Global Perceived Effect (GPE) and functional status (Neck Disability Index (NDI-DV)). Secondary outcomes are neck pain (Numeric Rating Scale (NRS)), Eurocol, costs and quality of life (SF36)."   TOP

30. Fix patellofemoral pain quickly to prevent chronicity. "Long symptom duration was the most consistent predictor of poor outcome over 52 weeks rated on the KPS and the FIQ (beta -0.07, 95% confidence interval -0.1 to -0.03, p < 0.000; and -0.02, -0.03 to -0.01, p < 0.000, respectively). Worse KPS at baseline was predictive of outcome at six, 12 and 52 weeks. Gender, body mass index and arch height were generally not associated with outcome (univariate analysis), while age, worst pain, FIQ and step downs were excluded during multivariate analyses."    TOP

Business and Personal Management:TOP

1. Skills Make Labor More Valuable by Jim Rohn

As you know by now, if you have been a longtime subscriber to our weekly newsletter, I’m a very big proponent of activity, labor and discipline. In fact I devoted one of the five major pieces to the life puzzle (in my book under the same name) to the subject of activity and labor. But now let me add another key word to the labor equation: skillful. Yes, skillful labor.

We need the skills to help build our family’s dreams, the skills to stir up an enterprise and make it successful. We need skills to build equities for the future. We need skills of all kinds.

How about this: skillful language. If you just talk to your family you can hold them all together, but if you skillfully talk to your children you can help them build dreams for the future. That is why I spend so much time at the Weekend Seminar on communication—how to affect others with words. You can’t be lazy in language; it costs too much. What if you meant to say “what’s troubling you?” and instead you said “what’s wrong with you?” Wow, that’s too big a mistake. And sure you could have made that mistake 10 years ago, but not now. You should have gotten much better by now in language and communication.

Skills multiply labors by two, by five, by 10, by 50, by 100 times. Hey, you can chop a tree down with a hammer but it takes about 30 days, called labor. But if you trade the hammer in for an ax, you can chop the tree down in about 30 minutes. What’s the difference between 30 days and 30 minutes? Skills. Skills made the difference.

So do what you can—labor. But also do the best that you can do—improved skills. And you will find that the labor combined with skills will start producing miracles. Miracles with your money. Miracles with your family. And miracles in every part of your life.

Financial Independence

Shortly after I met my mentor he asked me, “Mr. Rohn, how much money have you saved and invested over the last six years?” And I said, “None.” He then asked, “Who sold you on that plan?”

It is better to be a lender than a spender.

To become financially independent you must turn part of your income into capital; turn capital into enterprise; turn enterprise into profit; turn profit into investment; and turn investment into financial independence.

Financial independence is the ability to live from the income of your own personal resources.

If you depend on your company to take care of your retirement, your future income will be divided by five. Take care of it yourself, and you can multiply your future income by five.

I remember saying to my mentor, “If I had more money, I would have a better plan.” He quickly responded, “I would suggest that if you had a better plan, you would have more money.” You see, it’s not the amount that counts; it’s the plan that counts.

If you were to show me your current financial plan, would I get so excited by it that I would go across the country and lecture on it? If the answer is no, then here’s my question: “Why not”? Why wouldn’t you have a superior financial plan that is taking you to the places you want to go?

I used to say, “Things cost too much.” Then my teacher straightened me out on that by saying, “The problem isn’t that things cost too much. The problem is that you can’t afford it.” That’s when I finally understood that the problem wasn’t “it”—the problem was “me.”

The Bible says that it is hard for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of heaven. It doesn’t say that it is impossible!

http://www.JimRohn.com



Donald McDowall
DC, MAppSc, DNBCE, DIBAK, FACC
cosmos2k@bigpond.net.au
skype: donaldannie
www.chiroclinic.com.au
www.appliedkinesiology.com.au

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