Principles of kinesiology : what is is, how it works, and what it can do for you / / Maggie La Tourelle with Anthea Courtenay ; foreword by John F. Thie, D.C

• Autore: La Tourelle Maggie
• Pubblicazione: London ; ; Philadelphia, : Singing Drago, 2013
• Edizione: Rev. ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (204 p.)
• Disciplina: 612/.044
• Soggetto topico: Kinesiology; Human mechanics
• Altri autori: CourtenayAnthea La TourelleMaggie
• Note generali: Originally published in 1992 as: Thorsons introductory guide to kinesiology; earlier edition of Principles of kinesiology published in 1997.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Principles of Kinesiology: What it is, how it works, and what it can do for you; Foreword by John F. Thie, DC; Preface; About this book; Acknowledgements; Some Definitions; What is Kinesiology?; Muscle testing; Energy; Balance and imbalance; Reflexes; 1 The Development of Kinesiology; The discovery of Kinesiology; The chiropractic background; The first discovery: experiments with muscle testing; The acupuncture connection; The Triad of Health; Touch For Health (TFH) and Applied Kinesiology (AK); Applied Kinesiology (AK); Touch For Health (TFH); 2 How Kinesiology Can Help ; What can Kinesiology help?Is Kinesiology safe?; Kinesiology as prevention; 3 Visits to a Kinesiologist; Choosing a Kinesiologist; Fees; The first session; Taking a case history; Kinesiology assessment; Effects of a Kinesiology session; Follow-up sessions; Duration of treatment; Self-help; Maintenance; Keeping healthy with Touch For Health; 4 Kinesiology Assessment; Different types of assessment; AK assessment; TFH assessment; Assessment without muscle testing; What can be assessed?; Structural factors; Chemical factors; Emotional factors; Electromagnetic factors; Assessment methods ; Muscle testingKinesiology muscle testing; Two methods of using muscle testing; Further assessment techniques; How assessment is carried out; Assessing structural factors; Assessing chemical factors; Assessing emotional factors; Assessing electromagnetic factors; 5 Balancing: Corrections and Treatment; Types of correction and treatment; Massaging neurolymphatic reflexes; Holding neurovascular reflex points; Meridian tracing; Holding acupressure points; Muscle reprogramming; Cross Crawl - right-/left-brain integration; Emotional Stress Release (ESR); Nutritional balancing; Options for balancing ; Hyperton-X (hypertonic muscle release)Clinical Kinesiology (CK); How CK works; Advanced Kinesiology; Conclusion; 8 Kinesiology and Other Fields; Kinesiology as an adjunct to holistic medicine; Kinesiology and manipulative therapies; Chiropractic; Osteopathy; Physiotherapy; Dentistry; Kinesiology for performers; Kinesiology as an aid to nutritional and herbal remedies; Nutritional therapy; Aromatherapy; Medical herbalism; Kinesiology and counselling, psychotherapy and lifestyle; Counselling; Management training; Hypnotherapy; Energy medicine; Acupuncture; Healing; Flower essences; The future ; Conclusion
• Sommario/riassunto: Kinesiology is a system of natural health care that combines muscle testing with the principles of Chinese medicine to assess energy and body function. A touch therapy, it uses a range of gentle yet powerful healing techniques and can be effective in the treatment of many conditions, including allergies, backache, fatigue, emotional difficulties, headaches and skin and bowel problems. This book describes how kinesiology can help with these problems by correcting imbalances found in the different forms of kinesiology assessment.This introductory guide explains how kinesiology works, how to find
• Titolo autorizzato: Principles of kinesiology
• ISBN: 1-299-26543-X; 0-85701-119-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910814776203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Principles of...