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Applied Kinesiology
Kinesiology is a new word to many people. It has a short and interesting History, developing in the USA and spreading like wildfire throughout the world.
In the late 1960's an American Chiropractor, Dr George Goodheart DC, developed a new concept, based on a number of older Chiropractic ideas, adding new information that he had discovered himself. He called this new modality "Applied Kinesiology". It was the study of how the body works, using "muscle testing" as a feedback process.
In the early 1970's another Chiropractor from Pasadena Califonia, Dr John Thie DC, met Dr Goodheart and studied with him in a small research group. After developing a simple, safe and very effective system he called "TOUCH FOR HEALTH", Dr Thie began teaching this new "self-help program" to his patients. He wrote a very easy-to-follow book called simply, "Touch For Health". Many people from all over America came to study with Dr Thie and soon word had spread to Great Britain and other countries around the world. After a short period of time Dr Thie founded the TOUCH FOR HEALTH FOUNDATION, a non-profit continuing education organization and soon teachers, nurses, chiropractors and medical doctors were learning Touch For Health, to assist them in maintaining their registration in their own professional fields.
Since that time Kinesiology has developed to where there are now over 100 different courses being taught around the world in most countries, including Africa, South America and even Russia. Millions of people have learned some form of Kinesiology or have benefitted from it as clients of professional Kinesiologists or Practitioners who have learned it to be an adjunct to their own therapy.