AK Mastery Diplomate Training

Curriculum

Eight modules. Five written domains. One practical.

Deepen your functional diagnostic skills with structured modules covering neuromuscular testing, structural analysis, and biochemical pathways — then add cranial, reflex, meridian, and exam simulation.

Board map

What the written examination actually asks

The diplomate written examination is five 100-question tests, each passed at 75%. Select a domain.

Nutrition

100 questions · 75% to pass

Nutrition as it relates to applied kinesiology, general nutrition for specific conditions, and the reasoned use of supplements. Mapped to Module 04 and the biochemical strand of case conference.

  • Nutrient-muscle correlations from the standard references
  • Glandular dysfunction patterns (Schmitt)
  • Visceral and metabolic case write-ups
  • What not to invent at the table — board-standard models only

Acupuncture

100 questions · 75% to pass

Laws of acupuncture according to AK, location of major points and meridians, and AK applications of acupuncture. Mapped to Module 06.

  • Meridian-muscle pairs until they are automatic
  • Alarm, associated, source, luo, and command points
  • Five-element and circadian / horary relationships
  • AK-specific applications, not TCM orthodoxy for its own sake

Respiratory

100 questions · 75% to pass

AK cranial and sacral techniques, TMJ, CNS anatomy, and related conditions. Mapped to Module 03 and practical cranial labs.

  • Cranial fault names, findings, and corrections
  • Sacral motion and respiratory faults
  • TMJ screens and dental co-management notes
  • CNS anatomy as it appears in the written stem

Reflex procedures

100 questions · 75% to pass

Neurolymphatic, neurovascular, stress centers, and related reflex procedures — location and application. Mapped to Module 05.

  • Point location to examiner standard
  • Indication vs. finding vs. treatment
  • Layering reflexes with structural work
  • Practical: you will be asked to put a finger on the point

General Applied Kinesiology

100 questions · 75% to pass

History, definitions, techniques, and myology. Mapped to Modules 01, 02, 07 and 08 — the spine of the program.

  • Goodheart lineage and standard definitions
  • Muscle origin, insertion, innervation, and test position
  • Challenge, therapy localization, and hidden lesions
  • What distinguishes PAK from informal muscle testing

Modules

The sequential learning pipeline

Each module names its board domain so you always know whether you are accumulating clinical skill, written coverage, or both.

  1. 01

    The Science of Manual Muscle Testing

    Core · General AK

    Isolation, facilitation and inhibition, grading, hidden challenges, and the difference between a diagnostic test and a therapeutic probe.

    • Sensorimotor control and the muscle spindle
    • Proper patient positioning and examiner mechanics
    • Facilitation vs. inhibition patterns
    • Therapy localization and challenge
    • Recording findings that survive board scrutiny

  2. 02

    Structural Analysis

    Core · General AK · Practical

    Spine, pelvis, gait and extremities as a single kinetic chain — the structural side of the triad of health.

    • Pelvic categories and spinal mechanics
    • Gait analysis and contralateral patterns
    • Upper and lower extremity muscle sets
    • Fixation patterns and hidden lesions
    • Postural analysis that drives treatment order

  3. 03

    Cranial, Sacral & Respiratory

    Board domain · Respiratory

    Cranial faults, sacral motion, TMJ, CSF dynamics, and the respiratory component of applied kinesiology.

    • Cranial fault recognition and correction
    • Sacro-occipital relationships
    • TMJ screening and dental-AK interface
    • Respiratory faults and hyoid
    • CNS anatomy as tested on the written exam

  4. 04

    Biochemical Pathways

    Board domain · Nutrition

    Nutrition as it is actually examined: glandular relationships, viscera, supplementation logic, and metabolic patterns.

    • Nutrient-muscle relationships
    • Adrenal, thyroid and other glandular patterns
    • Ileocecal valve and visceral referred pain
    • Detoxification and liver pathways
    • Supplement selection without protocol shopping

  5. 05

    Reflex Systems

    Board domain · Reflex procedures

    Neurolymphatic, neurovascular, stress receptors and related reflex procedures — location, indication, and application.

    • Chapman / neurolymphatic points
    • Bennett / neurovascular reflexes
    • Stress receptors and viscerosomatic loops
    • Priority when multiple reflexes fire
    • Hands-on location drills for the practical

  6. 06

    Meridian Therapy in AK

    Board domain · Acupuncture

    The acupuncture laws as used in applied kinesiology: meridians, alarm and command points, five-element logic, and AK applications.

    • Twelve meridians and associated muscles
    • Alarm, associated, and command points
    • Five-element and horary relationships
    • Luo and source point strategies
    • AK-specific acupuncture applications

  7. 07

    Neurological Organization

    Advanced · General AK · Practical

    Switching, hidden challenges, retained primitive reflexes, and the patterns that make a case look inconsistent until they are cleared.

    • Ocular lock and switching screens
    • Right-left brain integration patterns
    • Retained neonatal / primitive reflexes
    • Injury recall and hidden sequential findings
    • When not to treat the obvious muscle

  8. 08

    Integration, Workflows & Exam Simulation

    Capstone · Practical · General AK

    Clinical sequencing, case conferences, written-exam drills, and practical simulations that compress years of scattered notes into a working system.

    • Triad of health case sequencing
    • Timed written-domain drills
    • Practical station simulations
    • Finding-to-treatment decision trees
    • What diplomate examiners actually watch for
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