Kinesis, from the Greek, is the study of human movement.

Aristotle has been named the father of kinesiology.

Andreas Vesalius in the 16th century drew and described the musculoskeletal system.

R.W. Lovett in the 20th century did muscle strength training.

Henry and Florence Kendall wrote Muscle Testing and Function in 1949.

George Goodheart, 1918-2008, chiropractor, https://icakusa.com/about-icak/founder/invented applied kinesiology in 1964 using muscles that are linked to specific organs to address disturbances of energy flow that underlie disease. One of the ways Kendall’s Technique, that is, holding the muscle in isometric contraction against externally-applied resistance. A kinesiologist also uses TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine) techniques of acupressure and acupuncture in addition to lymphatic massage, myofascial release, and nutrition among others.

“The body heals itself in a sure, sensible, practical, reasonable, and observable manner. ‘The Healer Within’ can be approached from without. The opportunity to use the body as an instrument of laboratory analysis is unparalleled in modern therapy; if one approaches the problem correctly, making the proper and adequate diagnosis and treatment, the response is satisfactory to both the doctor and to the patient. Applied Kinesiology is something that can be performed with knowledge, with physiological facts, and with predictable certainty. It should be done, it can be done.” –

— George J. Goodheart, Jr., DC, DIBAK