Applied kinesiology is a technique in alternative medicine claimed to be able to diagnose illness or choose treatment by testing muscles for strength and weakness. According to their guidelines on allergy diagnostic testing, the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology stated there is no evidence of diagnostic validity of applied kinesiology. Another study has shown that, as an evaluative method, AK is no more useful than random guessing, and the American Cancer Society has said th