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Let me start by saying that I don't personally use muscle tests, but we were taught about them in school. Sounds like they were trying to use muscle testing to determine what was going on in your body. Did they mention anything about "AK" or Applied Kinesiology? That's what it sounds like to me.

Here goes the rather voodoo-sounding explanation: they were trying to "ask" the body what is going on, maybe by having you hold something (a vitamin or food), or by testing muscles that somehow correlate to organs, etc. The theory is, you test a muscle, if it's strong, you apply different stimuli, like "hold this vitamin" to see if it stays strong or goes weak. Same applies for starting with a weak muscle and testing to see what makes it go strong. You would then avoid/consume whatever the testing showed, or work on whatever organ or gland showed up as a "problem".

It's out there, I know. That's why I don't do it. I'm not saying it couldn't work, I just personally don't believe in it. That's part of the problem with chiropractic today -- there are so many different people doing so many different things, but all are called Chiropractors.

BTW, I signed up for a FR login on Friday, just before my first post in this thread. Is there some info page that says I joined later??? I'm obviously a newbie, so I don't know how everyone keeps looking this up (someone on another thread mentioned me joining Saturday...)??? I'm sure you have a name for people who just nose around but never join -- I've been one of them for about a year, but couldn't contain myself when this thread popped up.

There is a glich (or it could be done on purpose--who knows) of some sort where the "join" date is actually the next day.
So even though you know you joined on Friday the 30th the system shows it as the 31st.

Not that big of deal, most don't notice it unless looking at the dates of disruptors.

To see yours, or anyone's "joined on date" all you need to do is hold your mouse over the screenname (the one after "by") and a box will show the date.(on mine it is a yellow box but it might differ for others.)
Can also click on the names and go to the profile page and see the date there and any other info the user may have added.

We call them "lurkers". :`)

(I'm sure you have a name for people who just nose around but never join -- I've been one of them for about a year, but couldn't contain myself when this thread popped up.)

They are called "Lurkers", and you are not alone in that. I too am a "recovering lurker". I finally couldn't take not responding to some of the posts, so I took the plunge and became a "Newbie". The newbie will eventually wear off.

As to Chiro, I have been going for years.

Haven't spent too much time online in recent days, so I'm just reading your post now.

Seems that some FRiendly FReepers have answered your questions.

But here's another one for you...what do you think of those inverted table things for backpain that they are always selling on the HSN?