Applied Kinesiology
Applied Kinesiology is a Modern / Goodheart — AK muscle-organ map body system as transmitted through the lineage Applied Kinesiology (AK) is a twentieth-century chiropractic system associated with George J. Goodheart Jr. and later International College of Applied Kinesiology teaching. AK charts pair manual muscle testing with organ, meridian, nutritional, or structural correspondences, but the pairings vary across schools and the diagnostic claims are not established clinical anatomy; this map presents a historical practice vocabulary with explicit limits.. This page lists every point in the system with sourced placements and links to cross-tradition correspondences curated for The Body Spiritual.
Open in interactive explorerPrimary sources
- George J. Goodheart Jr., Applied Kinesiology: Research and Practice (Goodheart / International College of Applied Kinesiology lineage materials, 1960s–1970s) — Goodheart's original applied-kinesiology framework and muscle-testing vocabulary; later charts differ in pairings and do not make this exact coordinate grid canonical.
- David S. Walther, Applied Kinesiology: Synopsis (2nd ed., Systems DC, 1988) — Large practitioner synthesis of AK muscle, organ, structural, and testing correspondences; used here to identify representative chart families rather than to validate them.
Known lineage variants
- Goodheart-lineage charts differ in the muscle-to-organ pairings, test positions, meridian language, and interpretation of a weak or strong response. The ten points are representative chart loci, not a complete or universally accepted AK table.
- Muscles and organs are shown as nearby body-region anchors so the interface remains a front-view map. The coordinates do not claim that an organ is located in a muscle, that a muscle test diagnoses disease, or that a response proves a nutritional or energetic imbalance.
- Applied Kinesiology's diagnostic and treatment claims have a contested scientific status and should not replace physical examination, laboratory testing, or qualified medical care. The warning tags and restrained descriptions preserve the lineage without presenting its correspondences as validated physiology.
- Anatomical-right follows the corpus convention x < 0.5. Bilateral muscle anchors are drawn separately, while the organ names remain historical chart labels whose boundaries and laterality vary by practitioner school.
Cross-tradition overlaps
Related systems
No other systems share this tradition label.
Points
- Supraspinatus chart locus — anatomical right — Shoulder muscle / gallbladder correspondence
- Supraspinatus chart locus — anatomical left — Shoulder muscle / gallbladder correspondence
- Pectoralis chart locus — anatomical right — Chest muscle / liver or stomach correspondence
- Pectoralis chart locus — anatomical left — Chest muscle / liver or stomach correspondence
- Latissimus chart locus — anatomical right — Lateral trunk muscle / spleen or lung correspondence
- Latissimus chart locus — anatomical left — Lateral trunk muscle / spleen or lung correspondence
- Gluteus medius chart locus — anatomical right — Hip muscle / kidney correspondence
- Gluteus medius chart locus — anatomical left — Hip muscle / kidney correspondence
- Quadriceps chart locus — anatomical right — Thigh muscle / intestinal correspondence
- Quadriceps chart locus — anatomical left — Thigh muscle / intestinal correspondence
Frequently asked
What is Supraspinatus chart locus — anatomical right?
AK charts commonly place a supraspinatus muscle-testing locus in the shoulder and pair it with a gallbladder or biliary correspondence. This point records that chart relationship at the right shoulder region and does not establish a gallbladder lesion, muscle diagnosis, or treatment effect.
What is Supraspinatus chart locus — anatomical left?
This left shoulder anchor mirrors the supraspinatus locus used in bilateral AK charting. Laterality, test position, and the associated organ label vary between lineages, so the point is an interface reference rather than a diagnostic instruction.
What is Pectoralis chart locus — anatomical right?
This right pectoral region represents AK chart families that associate pectoral muscle testing with digestive or hepatobiliary organ language. It is a broad chest anchor and does not assert that a pectoral response measures liver or stomach function.
What is Pectoralis chart locus — anatomical left?
This left pectoral region represents AK chart families that associate pectoral muscle testing with digestive or hepatobiliary organ language. It is a broad chest anchor and does not assert that a pectoral response measures liver or stomach function.
What is Latissimus chart locus — anatomical right?
The right lateral-trunk anchor records the latissimus region used in AK muscle testing and the varied spleen or lung language found in chart families. Its position is a front-view regional projection and not evidence that a back muscle test assesses pulmonary or splenic disease.
What is Latissimus chart locus — anatomical left?
The left lateral-trunk anchor records the latissimus region used in AK muscle testing and the varied spleen or lung language found in chart families. Its position is a front-view regional projection and not evidence that a back muscle test assesses pulmonary or splenic disease.
What is Gluteus medius chart locus — anatomical right?
This right hip-region anchor represents chart pairings that place gluteal muscle testing alongside kidney or low-back correspondence language. It is not a kidney examination, a measure of renal function, or a claim that weakness identifies pathology.
What is Gluteus medius chart locus — anatomical left?
This left hip-region anchor represents chart pairings that place gluteal muscle testing alongside kidney or low-back correspondence language. It is not a kidney examination, a measure of renal function, or a claim that weakness identifies pathology.
What is Quadriceps chart locus — anatomical right?
The right quadriceps anchor marks the thigh region used in lower-limb AK testing and the intestinal correspondence language present in some charts. It does not establish that a thigh test detects bowel disease or that a response has a specific physiological cause.
What is Quadriceps chart locus — anatomical left?
The left quadriceps anchor marks the thigh region used in lower-limb AK testing and the intestinal correspondence language present in some charts. It does not establish that a thigh test detects bowel disease or that a response has a specific physiological cause.