“ Applied foolishness
by John Blanton
The procedure appears deceptively innocent. Until you realize what’s going on. A patient in the treatment center holds a small vial in one hand. The arm is down at his side. The other arm is outstretched, and the practitioner tugs down slightly on it. The arm gives way under the force. At this point the practitioner might remark, “That feels firmer, doesn’t it.” The patient agrees. This means the medicine in the other hand, in the sealed vial down at the patient’s side—this is the correct medicine for this patient. What has happened is that the practitioner has concluded some perceived extra strength in the patient’s arm—the arm that’s not even holding the bottle. This tells the practitioner the patient’s body is reacting to the substance in the sealed container and signaling its need through the free arm’s resistance to force. This is not a scene out of the latest Harry Potter movie. This ritual takes place regularly in upscale clinics and treatment centers in the U.S. It’s called applied kinesiology (AK). The North Texas Skeptic
by John Blanton
The procedure appears deceptively innocent. Until you realize what’s going on. A patient in the treatment center holds a small vial in one hand. The arm is down at his side. The other arm is outstretched, and the practitioner tugs down slightly on it. The arm gives way under the force. At this point the practitioner might remark, “That feels firmer, doesn’t it.” The patient agrees. This means the medicine in the other hand, in the sealed vial down at the patient’s side—this is the correct medicine for this patient. What has happened is that the practitioner has concluded some perceived extra strength in the patient’s arm—the arm that’s not even holding the bottle. This tells the practitioner the patient’s body is reacting to the substance in the sealed container and signaling its need through the free arm’s resistance to force. This is not a scene out of the latest Harry Potter movie. This ritual takes place regularly in upscale clinics and treatment centers in the U.S. It’s called applied kinesiology (AK). The North Texas Skeptic
