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Validation of the Magnesium Muscle Stretch Test

NCT04130620 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 50

Last updated 2022-05-02

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Summary

Professional Applied Kinesiology (PAK) is a system which attempts to evaluate numerous aspects of health (structural, chemical, and mental) by the manual testing of muscles, combined with other standard methods of diagnosis. It leads to a variety of conservative, noninvasive treatments which involves joint manipulations or mobilizations, myofascial therapies, cranial techniques, meridian and acupuncture skills, clinical nutrition and dietary management, counseling skills, evaluating environmental irritants, and various reflex techniques. The expanded validity of the manual muscle test has been extensively described.elsewhere, including by one of the Co-Principal Investigators (Anthony Rosner). Details of Applied Kinesiology and its adjunctive procedures are prescribed by an International College of Applied Kinesiology Board of Examiners, cited for its scholarly and scientific activities.

A convenience sample of 40 patients, ages 18-75, will be administered the magnesium muscle stretch test with blood drawn at the time of the individual's visit. For the muscle test, uniformity of the examiner's force application is to be confirmed with a force transducer, while the clinician's judgment as to whether the muscle test is positive (facilitated) or negative (inhibited) will be confirmed by electrogoniometry, the procedures for both the force transducer and electrogoniometer having been established by one of the Co-PIs (Anthony Rosner) previously. The blood sample is to be submitted to LabCorp for the measurement of red blood cell levels of magnesium. Coded results of the muscle test and magnesium blood levels are to be correlated by an experienced statistician who is blinded to the patient's identity.

Conditions

  • Magnesium Deficiency

Interventions

DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Applied Kinesiology

An Applied Kinesiology muscle test will be supplemented by a single blood draw for validation.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • William Maykel, D.C., Wellness Medicine

    collaborator OTHER

  • Anthony Rosner

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Anthony L Rosner, Ph.D. · Medical Information Services

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
75 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-10-15
Primary Completion
2022-04-01
Completion
2022-04-01

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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