Correlation of Applied Kinesiology Muscle Testing Findings with Serum Immunologobulin Levels for Food Allergies

Abstract

The pilot study attempted to determine whether subjective muscle testing employed by Applied Kinesiology practitioners, prospectively determine those individuals with specific hyperallergenic responses. Seventeen subjects were found positive on Applied Kinesiology (A.K.) muscle testing screening procedures indicating food hypersensitivity (allergy) reactions. Each subject showed muscle weakening (inhibition) reactions to oral provocative testing of one or two foods for a total of 21 positive food reactions. Tests for a hypersensitivity reaction of the serum were performed using both a radio-allergosorbent test (RAST) and immune complex test for IgE and IgG against all 21 of the foods that tested positive with A.K. muscle screening procedures. These serum tests confirmed 19 of the 21 food allergies (90.5%) suspected based on the applied kinesiology screening procedures. This pilot study offers a basis to examine further a means by which to predict the clinical utility of a given substance for a given patient, based on the patterns of neuromuscular response elicited from the patient, representing a conceptual expansion of the standard neurological examination process.

A Review of the Literature in Applied and Specialised Kinesiology

“…3 studies [32,35,37] did not use a representative patient population or clearly reported selection criteria [36,38,39]. Blinding was inadequate in 3 studies [29,38,39]. The kinesiology test in [39] influenced the decision to perform the reference test which may have led to biased estimates of accuracy; this study was also uncontrolled, however, the authors concluded that AK may be of value in screening for food allergies.…”

“…Blinding was inadequate in 3 studies [29,38,39]. The kinesiology test in [39] influenced the decision to perform the reference test which may have led to biased estimates of accuracy; this study was also uncontrolled, however, the authors concluded that AK may be of value in screening for food allergies. Only 3 studies [29,32,37] adequately reported statistical methods used to calculate measures of diagnostic accuracy such as sensitivity, specificity and positive predictive value.…”

“…1 study compared kinesiology muscle testing for nutrients with biochemical tests for nutrient status [36] but concluded that results could have been due to suggestion; 1 study compared kinesiology findings with chiropractic clinical observations and laboratory analysis for thyroid profile [35] and concluded that AK alone did not identify thyroid dysfunctionals; 1 study compared kinesiology muscle test results to mechanical muscle test results before and after the ingestion of sugar [38] suggesting positive results for manual testing. 3 studies [32,35,37] did not use a representative patient population or clearly reported selection criteria [36,38,39]. Blinding was inadequate in 3 studies [29,38,39].…”

“…4 studies compared kinesiology muscle testing for food allergies with standard laboratory tests, e.g. IgG and RAST tests [29,32,37,39]: 1 of these concluded that kinesiology testing was not better than guessing [32] and 1 concluded that AK does not appear to correlate with laboratory tests [40]. 1 study compared kinesiology muscle testing for nutrients with biochemical tests for nutrient status [36] but concluded that results could have been due to suggestion; 1 study compared kinesiology findings with chiropractic clinical observations and laboratory analysis for thyroid profile [35] and concluded that AK alone did not identify thyroid dysfunctionals; 1 study compared kinesiology muscle test results to mechanical muscle test results before and after the ingestion of sugar [38] suggesting positive results for manual testing.…”

“…Diagnostic Accuracy Studies 7 diagnostic accuracy studies were identified [29,32,[35][36][37][38][39]. 4 studies compared kinesiology muscle testing for food allergies with standard laboratory tests, e.g.…”