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uthors did not distinguish the general use of muscle strength testing from the specific applications that distinguish the Applied Kinesiology (AK) chiropractic technique

not support the use o

MMT for the diagnosis of organic disease or pre/subclinical conditions.

not to diagnostic test or diagnostic test control

randomized to treatment or treatment control,

The efficacy (contribution to patient outcomes) of diagnostic tests and manipulation indicators can and should be evaluated in blinded randomized trials

good reliability does not ensure usefulness

only interested in the reliability of distinctively AK applications of MMT

not dispute the reliability of orthopedic/neurological MMT

Several such double-blind studies were omitted from the review

no better than guessing for both wasp venom and inert substance

no test-retest reproducibility of MMT for identifying potential allergens

identifying food intolerance in childre

good intraexaminer, but poor interexaminer

negative results

poorly designed

reliability studies not included

egative confounders were identified

ositive confounders were not sought.

evidence is not stron

unblinded

small sample size

Important negative evidence was not included

MMT responses to oral solutions were not consistent with AK theoretical expectations in a double-blind experiment

evaluate the AK construct that a weak Latissimus dorsi is associated with the need for pancreatic nutritional supplementation

Cuthbert and Goodheart conducted a review with important methodological deficiencies. When manual muscle testing as used in Applied Kinesiology is disentangled from standard orthopedic/neurological muscle testing, the few studies evaluating specific AK procedures either refute or cannot support the validity of AK procedures as diagnostic tests. In particular, the use of MMT for the diagnosis of organic disease or putative pre/subclinical conditions is insupportable.

good external and internal validity

not dependent upon examiner bias.

clinically useful tool,

chiropractors, physical therapists, and neurologists

ultimate scientific validation and application requires testing that employs sophisticated research models in the areas of neurophysiology, biomechanics, RCTs, and statistical analysis.

measuring muscle resistance
one can determine the health of bodily organs and nutritional deficiencies

mpirical
claims and have been tested and shown to be false

different from "kinesiology," which is the scientific

"evidence to date does not support the use of [AK] for the diagnosis of organic disease or pre/subclinical conditions.

deduce a conclusion

itself be true

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