Kinesiology

From the Merriam-Webster online dictionary: The Definition of kinesiology is: “the study of the principles of mechanics and anatomy in relation to human movement” And this is what a Kinesiologists do: “Kinesiologists study the acquisition of motor skills, the...

Specialized / Energetic Kinesiology (SK / EK)

Specialized or Energetic Kinesiology are terms used to describe the techniques and modalties that stem from John Thie’s creation of Touch for Health (John Thie D.C.). TFH was created when Thie wanted a way of explaining balancing techniques to laypeople and making...

Applied Kinesiology (AK)

Applied Kinesiology generally refers to the techniques and modalitites that stem from the work of George J. Goodheart, Jr, D.C.. These modalities were not designed for laypeople, rather they assume that the practitioner in question has a background in medical...

Unit of Knowledge

The basic piece of knowledge in Knowlative is a Unit of Knowledge. A Unit can belong to one of our families of Knowledge (e.g.: #Vocabulary, #Meridian, #Technique, #Reference,…). Any draft you write, definition you see, technique you use in you work, in...

Tendino-Muscular Meridians (TMM)

The Tendino-Muscular Meridians (TMM) or Sinew Meridians, are secondary meridians named JING JIN.JING means: Texture of a fabric. Road drawn from north to south. Meridian, longitude.JIN means: Tendons; muscles. Muscle strength. Physical force.It is, therefore, the...

Anterior Mu Point

Tradition Chinese Medicine (TCM) describes a set of 12 special acupuncture points (Acupuncture Point) placed in the front of the body that are connected with organs (Zang-Fu). In TCM an alarm point is both diag­nostic and therapeutic. When an organ is out of balance,...