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Abstract

Applied kinesiology is a method employed for diagnosing diseases and for identifying possible alternative treatments. Its proponents claim to pick up subtle signals via manual muscle testing reflecting the body’s energetic balance.

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Notes

  1. 1.

    Hall et al. (2008).

  2. 2.

    McCarney et al. (2002).

  3. 3.

    Joksić and Katz (2014).

  4. 4.

    Wilhelm and Idel (1996).

  5. 5.

    Wołowiec et al. (2013).

  6. 6.

    Mikulewicz et al. (2013).

  7. 7.

    Drasch and Roider (2002).

  8. 8.

    Ernst (1999).

  9. 9.

    https://www.aerzteblatt.de/nachrichten/97971/Augenaerzte-warnen-vor-sogenannter-Irisdiagnostik.

  10. 10.

    Treugut et al. (2000).

  11. 11.

    Stanwick (1996).

  12. 12.

    Duerden (2004).

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    https://www.karger.com/Article/Abstract/85212.

  14. 14.

    Teut et al. (2006).

  15. 15.

    http://acupuncturewellness.net/treatments/pulse-diagnosis/.

  16. 16.

    Ko et al. (2013).

  17. 17.

    https://www.holistictherapypractice.com/online/9/Therapy-Services/Radionics.html.

  18. 18.

    Chesney (2006).

  19. 19.

    https://www.sacredlotus.com/go/diagnosis-chinese-medicine/get/tongue-diagnosis-chinese-medicine.

  20. 20.

    Liu et al. (2003).

  21. 21.

    Yue and Liu (2004).

  22. 22.

    Wei et al. (2002).

  23. 23.

    https://maureenfinck.com/vega-testing/.

  24. 24.

    Lewith et al. (2001).

  25. 25.

    http://www.naturaltherapycenter.com/vega-testing/.

  26. 26.

    Hall et al. (2008).

  27. 27.

    Hall et al. (2008).

  28. 28.

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/insideout/south/series2/food_sensitivity_allergy_vega_tests.shtml.

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Ernst, E. (2019). Diagnostic Techniques. In: Alternative Medicine. Copernicus, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-12601-8_7

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