Applied kinesiology is an augment to standard
diagnosis to be used by practitioners licensed to be primary
health care providers. It is a system of evaluating
how the body reacts to various forms of stimuli applied
to the nervous system. It has been described by Schmitt
as the evaluation of functional neurology, therefore a
person must understand how the body normally reacts
to stimulation to the nervous system to be able to put
into perspective the results of manual muscle testing.