George Goodheart, an American Chiropractor, discovered Kinesiology in 1964. When his normal method of treating his patient didn’t have the desired effect, whilst thinking about what to do, he massaged the outer thigh of the patient, to his surprise the patient felt the pain easing. He massaged the opposite muscle, this had no effect. He linked his research to that of an Osteopath – Dr. Frank Chapman, which had shown that massaging specific pressure points improved the flow through the lymphatic system. By matching pressure points to sets of muscles. His discovery wouldn’t have happened had the pain been on any other part of the body, as the facia lata ( outer thigh muscle) is the only area where the pressure point lay over the associated muscle.
Kinesiology works on the basis that good supplied of blood and the release of toxins through the stimulation of the lymph system balances energy throughout the body.
Man possesses a potential for recovery through the innate intelligence of the human structure. This recovery potential with which he is endowed merely waits for your hand, your heart and your mind to bring it to potential being and allow the recovery to take place, which is man’s natural heritage. This benefits man, it benefits you it benefits our profession.
George Goodheart, 1964
The Benefits of Kinesiology
The Treatment