History of AK
Muscles
Terms & Concepts
Analysis
Five Factors
100

Discovered/developed AK

Who is Dr. Goodheart?

100
Commonly used as an indicator muscle in the prone position, associated with the large intestines and often weak in a patient with chronic ipsilateral AS ilium.

What is the Hamstring muscle?

100

This term refers to when a patient touches a part of the body while the doctor performs a manual muscle test.  It will tell you WHERE the problem is.

What is Therapy Localization?

100

When you find a muscle inhibited bilaterally, it typically indicates this.

What is a Spinal Fixation (or Iliocecal valve dysfunction)?

100

The Hamstrings are supplied by these nerves.

What is L4, L5 & S1?

200

This technique was Dr. Goodheart's primary technique prior to discoverying AK and it's influence on AK is found in the cranial and pelvis analysis and correction that is part of AK.

What is SOT?

200

Primarily a hip flexor, bilaterally associated with an occiput fixation, unilaterally associated with kidneys and/or a talus subluxation.  Attaches into the body of most of the lumbar vertebrae.

What is the Psoas muscle?

200

This term refers to when the doctor applies a corrective action briefly and then retests a muscle to see if there is a change.  This will tell you WHAT the problem is.

What is a Challenge?

200

This form of analysis can give us insight into muscles that might be inhibited or over facilitated by observing the patient and how they are standing.  It is one of the ways you can begin your AK analysis.

What is Postural Analysis?

200

The Psoas muscle is supplied by these nerves.

What is L1-L4?

300

Dr. Goodheart was the first chiropractor named to this committee for the 1980 games, giving him an opportunity to treat some of the best athletes in the country.

What is the U.S. Olympics medical committee?
300

Major muscle for shoulder flexion, adduction & internal rotation and has 3 fiber divisions.  This division of fibers is associated with the stomach and is a common indicator muscle in the supine position.

What is Pectoralis Major, Clavicular division?

300

This term refers to the phenomenon when you challenge a vertebral segment in the line of correction, the segment will "bounce" back further into subluxation due to the mechanics of the bilateral paraspinal muscles.

What is a Rebound?

300

This analysis can give you insight into subluxations based on the position of the patients eyes while performing a manual muscle test.  It is particularly helpful when dealing with a patient who is switched.

What is Ocular Lock?

300

The anterior neurolymphatic point for Posterior Tibialis.

What is the Adrenal NL (1" out, 2" up from umbilicus)?

400

Known as Neurolymphatic points in AK, we use these points on the body originally discovered by osteopaths as one of the five factors to treat a neurologically inhibited muscle.

What are Chapman's reflexes?

400

This muscle attaches to the foot in 7 different locations, is a major plantar flexor of the foot, stabilizes the longitudinal arch and is associated with the adrenal glands.

What is the Posterior Tibialis muscle?

400

This term refers to the different things we therapy localize and challenge to find the cause of a weak muscle.  This is one of the core concepts of the AK analysis and can be seen in the AK logo.

What is the Five Factors (of the IVF)?
400

When you are evaluating a patient and you are getting information that is mixed, unclear, or opposite what you expect, your patient may be dealing with this.

What is Neurological Disorganization or Switching?

400

The posterior neurolymphatic point for the Pectoralis Major, clavicular division.

What is the T6-T7 lamina on the left?

500

Dr. Goodheart originally discovered AK while trying to treat this muscle on a patient with scapular winging and difficulty pushing with his arms after reading Kendall & Kendall's book on muscle testing.

What is the Serratus Anterior muscle?

500

This muscle is a major dorsi flexor of the foot as well as stabilizer of the ankle and is associated with the bladder.

What is the Tibialis Anterior muscle?

500
A tight muscle is a neurological phenomenon, a short muscle is a mechanical one.  AK teaches that a tight muscle is most often due to this.

What is a weak or neurologically inhibited antagonist muscle?

500

This analysis is positive when an arm/shoulder & leg/hip muscle are tested together and one or both are weak, but both muscles are intact when tested individually.  A positive test indicates potential problem in the ipsilateral foot of the weak leg/hip muscle.

What is Gait Analysis?

500

This neurovascular point is related to Pectoralis Major, clavicular division, the Peroneus/Fibularis Longus, Brevis & Tertius and Tibialis Anterior.  It is also known as the "emotional neurovascular."

What is the Frontal Eminence?