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International Kinesiology College Research Priorities,

Submitted by Matthew Thie, IKC Director, Public Relations & Research

John F. Thie, DC, Founder of Touch for Health® (TFH), felt strongly that documented research is necessary to create the evidence base which will allow greater adoption of Muscle Testing and Energy Balancing, and therefore greater public access to these powerful techniques. Supporting Research into the benefits of Touch for Health is part of the mission of the International Kinesiology College.

The International Kinesiology College sets aside a percentage of income for the purpose of Research.

Seed money was provided to create an internet gateway using eTouch, the electronic TFH computer program to gather data on many sessions via the internet. The software was developed and the Gateway was launched, and Dr. Thie was able to upload some of his workshop sessions before his death in 2005. This project is ongoing, and it is now called the JFT Memorial Research Project.

www.touch4health.com/research/membership.html

IKC Research Priorities:

1. Gather and Post Available Literature on the Practice, Theory, and Experiences of people using TFH specifically & Energy based Kinesiologies or other modalities. This would be articles, books, Journals/magazines, websites, weblogs etc. which people can access to educate themselves, about the benefits and explanations of this work.
2. Descriptions of the TFH/ Kinesiology techniques, Their history, sources, general expected outcomes and rationale/ theory for their effeciveness. Earl Cook, Chair of the USA Touch for Health Kinesiology Association Education and Research Committee has posted a page for collecting this type of descriptive data: http://www.tfhka.org/research.html
3. Resources for understanding Research Models and the most appropriate research methods and designs for TFH/K. Is the “RCT” (Randomized Controlled Trial) the most appropriate model for research into the benefits of Holistic, educational approaches such as Touch for Health? Or do we need to find appropriate research models that encompass “TLC” (Tender Loving Care) as part of the process- a holistic model of studies to match a holistic model of work.
   
   The journal Advances in Mind-Body Medicine - Winter 2001 devoted the entire issue to "The state of the science: The best evidence for the involvement of thoughts and feelings in physical health." The editor picked 25 of the top researchers in this field and asked them to pick the best study that gave evidence. It is a very interesting set of articles and demonstrates the variety of research methods are available.
   
   Alternative Research Possibilities:
   Outcome Studies/ "Black Box" Holistic studies
   Anecdotal Reports/ Case Studies
   Meta-Studies comparing, for example, the correlation between "scientifically significant" biostatistical measures and both Quality of life/ patient Satisfaction AND pathology/ longevity/mortality (e.g. It has been shown that so-call scientific markers are lesser predictors of health or longevity than is THE CLIENT’S OWN ATTITUDE/ beliefs about their future health)
4. Existing published Research in TFH/Kinesiology, and resources for exploring published Research in areas related to TFH/Kinesiology such as Chiropractic(Applied Kinesiology), Traditional Chinese Medicine/ Acupuncture, Massage, Positive Psychology/ Somatic Psychology and Mind/Body Medicine.
5. Existing Ongoing Research Projects- Such as the JFT Memorial Research Project, Descriptive studies of the extent and variety of “Kinesiologies” practiced worldwide, Thesis studies at various Universities, etc.
6. John Thie was also the Founding Chairman of the International College of Applied Kinesiology, and advocated research as part of the ICAK mission. Over the last 35 years, many studies have been done, which are summarized in the Compendium of AK Research. The ICAK continues to increase its research activities and seeks the support of the entire field of Kinesiology, Energy Kinesiology and Specialized Kinesiology to finance their ongoing and increasingly visible research work. See http://www.kinesiology.net/research.asp for Dr. Cuthbert’s “Compendium of AK Research” and other references to Research in AK etc. as an example. Dr. Thie also served on the advisory board for the Journal of Applied Kinesiology and Kinesiologic Medicine, which has published many useful articles. http://www.kinmed.com/

Research Resources Overview

Earl Cook, Chairman, TFHKA Research Committee

www.tfhka.org/research.htm

Richard and Shanti Duree (Neuroenergetic Psychology)

http://www.neuroenergetic.com/news.htm

http://www.neuroenergetic.com/Reading-List.htm

http://www.braingym.org/

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ICAK General public links:

http://www.icak.com/links/research.shtml

APPLIED KINESIOLOGY RESEARCH AND LITERATURE COMPENDIUM

-- Edited by Scott Cuthbert, D.C.

David Feinstein's Review of Energy Medicine info:

http://www.innersource.net/energy_psych/epi_research.htm

General roundup of Energy Psychology Research/Resources

http://www.energypsych.org/displaycommon.cfm?an=5

Journals and Resources from http://energymedicineuniversity.org (James Oschman’s Website)

http://energymedicineuniversity.org/resources.html

Energy Psychology

http://www.energypsych.org/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=8

http://www.heartmath.org/

http://www.heartmath.org/research/research-overview.html

Massage:

http://www.amtamassage.org/infocenter/current.html

http://www.amtamassage.org/infocenter/otherlinks.html

Chiropractic,

World Federation of Chiropractic

http://www.wfc.org

Online papers on Consciousness, Compiled by David Chalmers

http://consc.net/online

Holistic Healing Research

http://wholistichealingresearch.com/home.html

Organizations:

TFH Kinesiology Association (USA) www.tfhka.org

JFT Memorial Research Fund

www.tfhka.org/research.htm

JFT Memorial Research Gateway

www.touch4health.com/research/membership.html

Energy Kinesiology Association

www.energyk.org

International Association of Specialized Kinesiology

www.iask.org

Kinesiology.org

Association for Comprehensive Energy Psychology

http://www.energypsych.org/

International Society for Complementary Medicine Research

http://www.iscmr.org/

Society for Acupuncture Research

http://www.acupunctureresearch.org/

The Association for Meridian Energy Therapies

http://www.theamt.com

American Association of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine

http://www.aaom.org

Institute of Noetic Sciences, California

http://www.noetic.org/

Shift Magazine

http://www.noetic.org/publications/magazine.cfm

Digital Library

http://www.noetic.org/publications/library.cfm

The International Society for the Study of Subtle Energies and Energy Medicine

www.issseem.org

The EMDR Institute

http://www.emdr.com

National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine

NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH

http://nccam.nih.gov/

http://nccam.nih.gov/health/backgrounds/energymed.htm

http://nccam.nih.gov/training/centers/

World Health Organization

http://www.who.int/en/

Associated Bodywork & Massage Professionals

http://www.massagetherapy.com/learnmore/benefits.php

American Holistic Health Association

http://ahha.org/research.asp

Fetzer Institute

http://www.fetzer.org/Programs.aspx?PageID=Programs&NavID=3

Center for Functional Research

http://www.functionalresearch.org/research.htm

The Heart Math Institute

http://www.heartmath.com/self/index.html

Joseph Mercola, D.C.

http://www.mercola.com

Journals

AK: the International Journal of Applied Kinesiology and Kinesiologic Medicine

http://www.kinmed.com/

The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

http://www.liebertpub.com/publication.aspx?pub_id=26

Subtle Energies and Energy Medicine

http://www.issseem.org/journal.cfm

Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine

http://www.alternative-therapies.com/at/

Alternative Therapies

http://www.imjournal.com/im/index.cfm?page=about

Advances in Mind Body Medicine

http://www.advancesjournal.com/adv/

Journal of Complementary and Integrative Medicine

http://www.bepress.com/jcim/

Journal of Transpersonal Psychology

http://www.atpweb.org/journal.asp

Journal of Consciousness Studies

http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/imp/jcs

Journal of Accord Integrative Medicine

http://www.accordinstitute.org/

Explore: The Journal of Science and Healing

http://www.explorejournal.com/

Journal of Scientific Exploration

http://www.scientificexploration.org/jse.php

Resource Websites (From James Oschman’s website)

James L. Oschman, Ph.D

http://www.energyresearch.bizland.com/

http://www.energyresearch.bizland.com/id8.html

“What Is Complementary and Alternative Medicine?”

http://nccam.nih.gov/health/backgrounds/energymed.htm

“Studies are underway to determine the safety and usefulness of many CAM practices.”

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/alternativemedicine.html

IONS- Institute of Noetic Sciences, “Research & Education Project Highlights”

http://www.ions.org/research.cfm

“emotional physiology and stress-management research”

http://www.heartmath.org/research/index.html

http://www.bastyr.edu/research/buarc/activities.asp

QiGong Institute: “Scientific Articles, Abstracts and Reviews”

http://www.qigonginstitute.org/html/papers.php

“UC San Diego Holistic and Integrative Medicine Group”

http://meded.ucsd.edu/groups/hi-med/facultyandstudents.html

“Oregon Center for Complementary & Alternative Medicine in Neurological Disorders”

http://www.ohsu.edu/orccamind

Positive Health “Research Updates”

http://positivehealth.com/research-subject-list.php

“RAND Health researchers conduct evidence-based research on alternative approaches”

http://www.rand.org/health/researchareas/alternative.html

“Research Grant by the National Institutes of Health”

http://www.johrei-institute.org

“University of Michigan Integrative Medicine Research Center”

http://www.med.umich.edu/umim/research/cam.htm

“Integrative Medicine”

http://www.integrativemedicinec.com/p5.html

“The Conscious Universe”

http://www.deanradin.com/NewWeb/activities.html

“Parapsychology Resources on the Internet”

http://www.roma1.infn.it/rog/group/frasca/b/parap.html

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