Muscle Response Testing is a viable, efficient and effective tool for determining the body's needs. MRT is currently being used by many healing disciplines: medical doctors, acupuncturists, chiropractors, naturopaths, osteopaths, holistic dentists, veterinarians and other practitioners. Many books have been written on MRT including “Power VS Force” written in 1995 by David R. Hawkins, MD and Psychiatrist.  He also co-authored a book on Orthomolecular Psychiatry with Nobel Prize winner Linus Pauling.

Who Developed Muscle Testing?
Muscle testing was developed in l964 by chiropractor Dr. George Goodheart. He developed a diagnostic system called Applied Kinesiology, which allowed muscles to be tested for clinical and diagnostic purposes.  

How It Is Done
The Practitioner looks for a strong or weak response in a muscle by applying pressure. If we irritate the nervous system for a second, it will cause a temporary short circuit causing the testing muscle to momentarily go weak. We can do this by touching a sensitive area on the body, a weakened reflex, an acupuncture point or even by an uncomfortable or irritating thought. One of the most valuable uses of the muscle test is to ask "yes/no" questions of the nervous system, looking for a weak or strong response. This reveals information about imbalances in the body and what will help correct the imbalance.

How Does It Work?
When our body's energy system processes a stimulus , there are thousands of instant reactions going on in the nervous system on a cellular and tissue level. Many of these are observable. Like the questions asked in a lie detector test, our heart rate may increase or decrease, our breathing rate may be altered, our pulse can change, our digestion may be effected, our skin texture will change (sweaty/clammy) and muscles may get momentarily weaker or stronger.

When the body/mind's bio computer is momentarily focused on an irritation or imbalance in its system, our muscles momentarily weaken or contract. This is not noticed in our everyday lives. However, if we were to test the strength of a muscle with MRT, we would notice a momentary weakness. It is almost as if the nervous system short circuits the muscle for a second. It is this momentary weakness that gives us our information.  We can also check to see what things or thoughts make the body/mind stronger.

What Can It Be Used For?
It has been determined that muscle testing can be used for virtually any question that can be asked of the body to make determinations about physiology, skeletal trauma, allergies, nutritional imbalances, emotional states or anything that can affect body or mind. This tool is only limited to the creativity of the practitioner's ability to ask the proper questions. Once the information is ascertained, muscle testing can then be used to find out what the body or mind will respond to in terms of a resolution to the problem.