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Unlocking The Secrets Of Our Body’s Feedback System: Spindle Cell And Golgi Tendon Reflexes
As we navigate through our daily lives, our bodies engage in a multitude of complex movements, ranging from the simplest tasks like picking up a cup to the more intricate actions involved in playing sports or dancing. Behind these seemingly effortless motions lies a remarkable network of sensory receptors and reflex arcs that work together…
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Intro To Applied Kinesiology
Applied Kinesiology (AK) is a complementary health practice that utilizes muscle testing to assess the functional integrity of various body systems, including the nervous, muscular, and skeletal systems. It is based on the concept that muscle weakness or strength can be used as a diagnostic tool to identify imbalances in the body and to determine…
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What Is Cupping Therapy? Everything To Know
You may remember a few years ago when Michael Phelps showed up to one of his Olympic events sporting these strange red bruises on his back and shoulders. This single event sparked a huge new trend of static cupping. With all of the hype behind this therapy, you may have questions. Questions like “What is…
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Muscle Testing
You may have gone into a doctor’s office and had them check your muscle strength. Usually, this is used as a neurological test to see if your nerve roots (the spot where your nerves exit the spine) are functioning properly. These tests will give us a look into the nerve root, but they also let…
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The Five Factors
Dr. Goodheart has demonstrated that there are five factors involved with the IVF. Through each IVF runs a nerve, blood vessel, and lymph vessel. Cerebro-spinal fluid escapes through the perineural spaces of the spinal nerves to the lymphatic capillaries. The IVF also exhibits an acupuncture meridian connector. Applied Kinesiology: The Advanced Approach in Chiropractic, David…
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How do Subluxations happen?
Video: What is a subluxation? In the last post, I discussed what a subluxation is so now we will talk about how they happen. Subluxations may be Structural, Chemical, and/or Emotional. A subluxation can also cause the other areas to subluxate. For example, Suppose there is a motion restriction or bad movement within the spinal…
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What is a Subluxation?
This topic is one that can be super deep. There are many ideas that Chiropractors will disagree on, and things falling under subluxation can very well be one of them. So for now we will stick to a very easy and widely accepted definition of a subluxation. R.W. Stephenson in his book The Chiropractic Textbook…