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Personally, I would include applied kinesiology in this list, which is the use of muscle tension to detect the effects of thought, color, foods, and nutrients that affect the human energy system. Kinesiology is essentially the science of human movement, and there is even a regulated health profession focusing on physical activity. Scientific kinesiology assesses human movement through the use of biomechanics and anatomy in scientifically measurable ways. Kinesiologists generally work in industry to assess suitability of design for various mechanical devices, workstations, etc., as well as assisting in rehabilitation of individuals with physical and neurological damage.

Applied kinesiology uses muscle testing as a feedback mechanism to examine how a person’s body responds to whatever is applied. In 1964, Detroit chiropractor Dr. George Goodheart observed that a weak muscle could be treated kinesiologically and the strength improved. He spent the rest of his life researching, teaching, and writing about this development. Of course, as one might expect, the conventional establishment considers it pseudoscience and quackery. According to Wikipedia, it was the tenth most frequently used chiropractic technique in the United States in 2003, and over one third of chiropractors use it. Using any muscle group, the practitioner applies force and then applies thought, sound, words, or objects to elicit either an increase in strength or decrease in strength in the muscle group being tested. The preface to a major scientific study, “Correlation of Applied Kinesiology Muscle Testing with Shared Immunological Levels for Food Allergies,” by W.H. Schmitt and G. Leisman (International Journal of Neuroscience, Vol. 93, 1998, pp. 237–244), reported that blood drawn after the kinesiological assessment demonstrated the presence of antibodies in the foods which had been determined to be allergenic through the applied kinesiological testing.