Applied Kinesiology and Adaptive Strength

How applied kinesiology and adaptive force help my patients: a look at the practice.

Many people come to my office with the same question:

"Why does something hurt even though everything looks normal on the MRI or X-ray?"

"Why does the pain keep coming back?"

The answer often lies not in damaged structures or lack of training, but in something much more subtle:

Neuromuscular control : the ability of muscles to react to stress in a timely and stable manner. This is precisely where Applied Kinesiology (AK) and the new Adaptive Force (AF) approach come into play .

Strength is not the same as stability

We all know the classic strength test: push, pull, resist. But in reality, injuries rarely occur when pushing with maximum effort.

They usually occur when the body has to stop or slow down :

• By intercepting a step

• When he stumbles

• During a sudden change of direction

• By transporting and stabilizing

This "holding capacity" is hardly reflected in standard strength measurements.

And many ailments arise not because the muscles are too weak , but because they fail to maintain their position at the crucial moment .

What is applied kinesiology?

Applied kinesiology is a diagnostic method that uses specific muscle tests to measure how effectively a muscle activates, maintains, and responds to stimuli.

and works in conjunction with other systems .

Muscle testing is not a "strength test," but a test of neural organization :

How effectively does a muscle communicate with the brain, fascia, joints, breathing, and the rest of the body?

A wavering, “collapsing” muscle tells us:

Something is wrong with this system, and we are looking for the cause.

What causes the Adaptive Force to do this?

Adaptive Force (AF) is a new scientific approach that accurately measures:

the ability of a muscle to maintain a static position ,

how quickly it yields and how it adapts to increased external loads.

Curiously:

Unstable muscles often have sufficient strength , but cannot access it in a controlled manner .

They break down quickly, often functioning at only 50-60% of their actual capacity.

This explains many complaints:

• Back pain despite having strong muscles

• Knee problems without structural damage

• recurring shoulder problems

• chronic tension, diffuse pain

• etc

How does this help my patients in practice?

1. Immediate feedback

With AK and AF I can perform tests in seconds:

• Is the muscle stable?

• Does the clamping force work?

• Where exactly does the chain break?

This gives patients an immediate and clearly perceptible "ahhhh!" moment.

2. Treat the causes, not the symptoms.

A muscle doesn't become unstable "for no reason." Possible causes include:

• locked joints

• Scars

• Stress / autonomic nervous system

• visceral stress

• incorrect movement patterns

• and much more

After a small adjustment, I repeat the test, and the patients notice it immediately:

"Now the muscle is holding firm." This is extremely motivating.

3. The body learns to control itself again.

Once a muscle regains its stability, the entire system relaxes.

The joint is released from tension, even if we haven't treated it directly.

Movements become smoother. Pain decreases.

4. Fewer injuries – greater resilience

Stable muscles protect:

• during sports

• in everyday life

• during work-related stress

Especially in non-contact injuries (e.g., sprains, joint locking, herniated discs), lack of gripping ability plays a much more important role than lack of strength.

5. Individual therapy plan

Thanks to AK and AF, I can determine with accuracy:

Which muscle is unstable, why does this occur, and what intervention immediately stabilizes it?

This allows the therapy to be individualized and applied in a specific way.

Conclusion: Greater stability = less pain, often during the treatment

Applied kinesiology and adaptive strength demonstrate that the body can react with incredible speed.

With the right stimuli, an unstable muscle stabilizes again in seconds, and symptoms often subside immediately.

The key is not in training harder.

The key is to regain stability.

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