Muscle Monitoring, or Muscle Response Testing

​Muscle monitoring, or muscle response testing (MRT), uses a muscle in a specific contracted or relaxed state and then adds resistance to see how the muscle will function.  This specific test gives information which we can use to further assess the body and find where it is holding stress.  With this information, we can start to assist the body in releasing stress and creating healthier function.

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History of Energy Kinesiology

Energy Kinesiology has its roots in the early 60’s, conceived by a group of American chiropractors led by Dr. George Goodheart. The “dirty dozen” correlated the relationship between internal organs, acupuncture meridians and skeletal muscles. They realized that the skeletal muscles, not unlike acupuncture meridians, also were a way to monitor internal function. Dr. Goodheart called this work Applied Kinesiology.

Some of the other notable contributors in the field are John Thie (Touch for Health), Richard Utt (Applied Physiology), Charles Krebs (LEAP), and Hugo Tobar (Neuroenergetic Kinesiology).
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Of the many advances in Applied Kinesiology, the most well-known is the diagnostic procedure called muscle monitoring. This was originally developed and published by Henry and Florence Kendall, Physical Therapists, in Muscles; Testing and Function, 1949. This procedure establishes a monitored primary feedback mechanism between the nervous system and the skeletal muscles. The concept of muscle monitoring becomes a very effective and versatile tool for detecting and correcting various imbalances which may relate to stress, nutrition, learning problems, injuries and so on. 

Join a Professional Organization

The Energy Kinesiology Association (EnKA®) 
   
EnKA® is an all-volunteer, individual group membership organization dedicated to enriching, educating and empowering Energy Kinesiology students, practitioners, teachers and innovators. We are practitioners and researchers, healers and seekers, innovators, adventurers, and enthusiastic cheerleaders for this wonderful approach to improving health and well-being.
EnKA® is dedicated to enriching, educating, and empowering Energy Kinesiologists worldwide. We serve as a meeting place for practitioners from all branches of Energy Kinesiology – a place to connect with other professionals, share your knowledge and experience, broaden your own horizons, deepen your understanding, enlarge your toolbox, or simply to connect with the Energy Kinesiology community.

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Get Certified

​The Energy Kinesiology Association Certification and Accreditation Board (CAB), has created a certification process to set professional standards in our industry. Our standards help lend credibility to practitioners working in the field of health and wellness. The requirements for Certification and list of Accredited classes serve as a guide for both new and current practitioners of Energy Kinesiology who want a solid, well-rounded education.