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July 2007

 

Applied Kinesiology: An Effective Complementary Treatment for Children with Down Syndrome
by Scott C. Cuthbert, BA, BCAO, DC

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37. Ibid.
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40. Calderon L, Lawson A. Interexaminer reliability of applied kinesiology manual muscle testing. Chiropractic Sports Medicine. 1994 8(4):148-52.
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44. Schmitt, W. Neurophysiological study supports applied kinesiology procedures. Journal Of The American Chiropractic Association. 1995;32(3):47-8.
45. Caruso W, Leisman G. The clinical utility of force/displacement analysis of muscle testing in applied kinesiology. Int J Neurosci. 2001;106(3-4):147-57.
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48. Schmitt W, Leisman G. Correlation of applied kinesiology muscle testing findings with serum immunoglobulin levels for food allergies. International Journal of Neuroscience. 1998; 96:237-244.
49. Goodheart G. Failure of the musculo-skeletal system may produce major weight shifts in forward and backward bending. Proc Inter Conf Spinal Manip. May 1990; 399-402.
50. Scopp A. An experimental evaluation of kinesiology in allergy and deficiency disease diagnosis. Journal of Orthomolecular Psychiatry. 1979; 7(2):137-8.
51. Carpenter SA, Hoffmann, J, Mendel R. Evaluation of muscle-organ association, part I and II. J Clin Chiro.1977; II(6):22-33 and III(1):42-60.
52. Cuthbert S. Proposed mechanisms and treatment strategies for motion sickness disorder: A case series. J Chiro Med. Spring 2006;5(1):22-31.
53. Cuthbert S, Blum C. Symptomatic Arnold-Chiari malformation and cranial nerve dysfunction: A case study of applied kinesiology cranial evaluation and treatment. J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2005 May;28(4):e1-6.
54. Meldener R. Post-surgical hip dislocation. Int J AK and Kinesio Med. 2005;19:27.
55. Chung AL, Shin EJ, Yoo IJ, Kim KS. Reliability of the kinesiologic occlusal position. Int J AK and Kinesio Med. 2005;20:6-10.
56. Caso ML. Evaluation of Chapman's neurolymphatic reflexes via applied kinesiology: A case report of low back pain and congenital intestinal abnormality. J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2004 Jan;27(1):66.
57. Cuthbert S. Applied kinesiology and down syndrome: A study of 15 cases. Int J AK and Kinesio Med. 2003;16.
58. Maykel W. Pediatric case history: Cost-effective treatment of block naso-lacrimal canal utilizing applied kinesiology tenets. Int J AK and Kinesio Med. 2003;16:34.
59. Weiss G. A 39-year-old female cyclist suffering from total exhaustion caused by over-training and false nutrition. Int J AK and Kinesio Med. 2003;15:39.
60. Sprieser PT. Episodic paroxysmal vertigo. Int J AK and Kinesio Med. 2002;14:35.
61. Leaf D. Severe equilibrium problems non-responsive to pharmacological care treated with chiropractic and applied kinesiology: A case history. Int J AK and Kinesio Med. 2002;13:27.
62. Gregory WM, Mills SP, Hamed HH, Fentiman IS. Applied kinesiology for treatment of women with mastalgia. Breast. 2001 Feb;10(1):15-9.
63. Cuthbert S. An applied kinesiology evaluation of facial neuralgia: A case history of Bell's Palsy. Int J AK and Kinesio Med. 2001;10:42-45.
64. Calhoon J. Applied Kinesiology management of multiple sclerosis: A case history. Int J AK and Kinesio Med. 2001;12:28-29.
65. Mathews MO, Thomas E, Court L. Applied kinesiology helping children with learning disabilities. Int J AK and Kinesio Med. 1999;4.
66. Klinkoski B, Leboeuf C. A review of the research papers published by the international College of Applied Kinesiology from 1981 to 1987. J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 1990 13;4:190-4.
67. Williams L, Rosen MS. The research status of applied kinesiology, part 2: An annotated bibliography of applied kinesiology research. Dig Chiro Econ. 1995;37:6:40-4.
68. Rosen MS. Research status of applied kinesiology, part 1. Dig Chiro Econ. 1994;37(2):17-23.
69. The websites of the ICAK-International and ICAK-USA offer the "Applied Kinesiology Research and Literature Compendium," where a collection of research papers on the fundamental tenets and practices of chiropractic AK and MMT can be reviewed. International College of Applied Kinesiology Online. Available at: http://www.icak.com/college/research/publishedarticles.shtml.(July 2007: Not a good link. Try http://www.icakusa.com/scientificresearch.php)
70. Sacro Occipital Technique Organization Online. Available at: http://www.sotousa.org/SOTLiterature/Applied%20Kinesiology/Applied%20Kinesiology%20Literature.htm.
71. Cuthbert SC, Goodheart GJ Jr. On the reliability and validity of manual muscle testing: a literature review, Chiropr Osteopat. 2007 Mar 6;15(1):4.

* Images reproduced from David S. Walther's, Applied Kinesiology, Volume II: Head, Neck, and Jaw Pain and Dysfunction – The Stomatognathic System: Systems DC, Pueblo, CO 81004, with permission.

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