Is my dentist a quack or have you ever heard of a doctor doing this?

So I have had these headaches for about 3 months now and I went to my chiropractor a few times. He suggested that I see this dentist. So I went to the dentist and he checked out my jaw hing and then he told me to lift my arm straight up and said that he was going to push on my arm and not to let him push it down. I did what he said and my arm was strong, then he told me to open my jaw and try it again. He then tested my arm strength and it was weak! He then made an adjustment with my tooth by grinding one of my back molers and then tried it again and low and behold it was stronger!





Now... I am a pretty skeptical person, but both my chiropracter and dentist do these tests. Anyone ever heard of that? or is he crazy? If it is a real practice, what is it called?





He said that it would help my headaches go away within a week or so... Guess I'll see...

Is my dentist a quack or have you ever heard of a doctor doing this?
That technique is from Chinese medicine. It is Applied Kinesiology testing. There are many techniques that are used like this that utilizes the body's energy flow. Western medicine does not understand this and so it is generally looked at as voodoo medicine. However, the orientals have recognized many things about the body that Western medicine simply does not have a clue.





There is an energy field that surrounds all matter. In Quantum Physics, all matter is energy. Even the DNA in our cells is not static, but it is dynamic, always moving. Particles smaller than the atom exist. Just because you can't see it, touch it, or feel it, or even perceive it by using your 5 senses, doesn't mean it isn't there. Radio waves that carry sounds and words are all around us, but we can't perceive them without a radio.





The static you see in a T.V. on the screen when you are not tuned into a specific channel is evidence of the Big Bang.





The energy emitted by food used to be perceived by early man. He could just hold a food substance and his body would tell him if were good for him or not based on his reaction to it. This was due to the energy field surrounding food interacting with his body's biofield that surrounds his body.





What the chiropractor was doing, was to use this energy field to do a crude test. There are much more sophisticated tests like neural lingual, QRA, type testing that will tell you if any of your organs are not functioning properly. As a matter of fact, it is far more accurate than some of the most modern equipment used in medicine today. QRA, for instance can determine if you have an infection in your body and where. It can determine if you are sick before you know you are.





A German Quantum Physicist won a nobel prize for his discovery that each cell of living organisms emit light and in the human body, the light being emitted from each cell can determine the health of that cell. He used Kirlian photography to prove his theories. He found that cells resonate at particular frequencies, depending on the energy levels of those cells.





Your teeth are directly connected in many ways to various organs in your body. A prime example of this is the molar next to your wisdom teeth is directly connected to your heart. If you should get an infection in that tooth, you need to be aware that your heart will suffer due to that infection.





Acupuncture is being used all over China to fix many problems with the body. It is used instead of anesthesia for operations. If it didn't work, I think the person being operated on would let the surgeon know right away, but they don't because it works.





Before discounting this type of thing, I would suggest you look at the statistics of western medicine and then look at who is healthiest in the world. It is certainly not Americans. The U.S. now ranks 24th in the world in terms of longevity. That means that 23 countries in the world have people living longer than Americans. 53% of all Americans are chronically ill according to the 2005 CDC report.





Your headaches may be due to other things, but don't discount what those guys are doing. Contrary to what "Colt %26amp; Tegan" says, there is plenty of scientific evidence that these energy fields not only exist, but are live and well in the human body.





Good luck
Reply:Never heard of it, but if it works, and they both knew about it, be grateful!
Reply:No..they just like to have you put your arm up for laughs and because they have nothing better to do with their time.


Why would he do that if it wasnt for a reason? I'm sure they have better things to do than to hold your arm.
Reply:No Ive never heard of it - but hey if it works just say thanks and dont question it :) Hope it helps your headache - at the very least you now have a strong arm when your mouth is open :)
Reply:Hello, if it worked, they know what they're doing.
Reply:It sounds like TMJ syndrome Glad it helps.
Reply:heck this out, TMJ





http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TMJ
Reply:I've never heard of this to test for headaches, but have seen/heard of similar tests for reflexes, dexterity, etc.


Grinding your teeth can be the cause of headaches though.





Interested to know if this works...keep us posted.
Reply:That sort of test is often used by "alternative medicine" practitioners like homeopaths and naturopaths. I'm not surprised a chiropractor would do it, but I've never known of a dentist to do it before.





There's no scientific basis to the test and it is not approved for diagnostic purposes by any professional association or by allopathic practitioners at large.





There is no proven or logical link between the state of your teeth and the strength of your arm. Even if there was, it would only be appropriate as a screening procedure, and not as the only criteria for diagnosis and treatment, since the practitioner's perception of your arm strength is totally subjective.





I would suggest finding a different dentist.
Reply:This is really strange, but many muscles go form the area of your upper neck/jaw and down to your shoulder. I am thinking that perhaps your jaw was a little crooked so your dentist grinded your tooth to balance and straighten you jaw because it was causing strain on your muscle to compensate for the asymetry. This is a stretch, but its all I can come up with.
Reply:its a muscle test and its a legitimate part of alternative medicine.
Reply:Better ask your dentist and chiropractor, they seem to be concerned about your health as you are
Reply:What they are practising is kinesiology, commonly known as muscle testing.





You can find out more about it on this web site. I had an acupuncturist use it on me in the 1980's in Chicago. And just recently by a dentist in the US. My chiropractor uses it all the time and another system called Body Talk.





We are learning more and more about the subtleties of the human physiology. There are many levels of energy to the body and more refined instruments will be invented soon to measure them. In 10 years the information and machinery to measure these subtle levels that we can't even track will be common knowledge. Wait and see.





http://www.kinesiology.net/
Reply:what he has done is something called jendrassik's maneuver. it is used to obtain relaxation of the other muscles of the body by diverting attention, also used as an instant hypnosis method. what he has done is scientific. i can understand your skepticism, but rest assured he is not a quack.