Code of Ethics

Code of Ethics for the International College of Applied Kinesiology (Australasia)
Adopted at the 2019 AGM

Purpose of this Document

The International College of Applied Kinesiology (Australasia) [ICAK-A] Code of Ethics outlines the behaviour and conduct that sets a member of the organisation apart from non-members.

Code of Conduct Principles:

  1. ICAK-A members must comply with and have a full understanding of the laws and regulations governing their profession, such as with the practice of Chiropractic, Osteopathy and/ or other allied professions in Australasia. They are only eligible to practice Applied Kinesiology (AK), having undertaken the accredited 100 hour course (accredited by the International Education  Council of the International College of Applied Kinesiology).
  2. ICAK-A members should always respect the rights, needs, confidentiality and dignity of all individuals.
  3. ICAK-A members strive for standards of excellence and competency in AK.
  4. ICAK-A members communicate and co-operate with colleagues, other healthcare professionals and relevant third parties in the best interest of their patients and the wider community.

Members Shall Not:

  • be associated or involved with conduct which may bring the ICAK-A and Applied Kinesiology into disrepute;
  • Make claims based on their interpretation of the Manual Muscle Test, without a sound clinical judgement which involves combination of standard relevant and/or appropriate orthopaedic, neurological, lab assessments and patient history.

Summary of What Applied Kinesiology Is

(Adapted from our endorsed scope of practice document)

Applied Kinesiology (AK) is an integrated system of health care which attempts to address alterations in muscle activity that are believed to reflect aberrations in motor control via the nervous system. Such neural dysfunctions are then postulated to indicate underlying clinical conditions whose treatments could be expedited by means of specific muscle tests in addition to other clinical findings. AK tests muscles before and after the application of a variety of challenges and treatments, offering clinical judgments based upon the short-term changes in the muscle observed. These findings are not isolated, however; they are evaluated in conjunction with standard orthopaedic, neurological, and laboratory assessments together with clinical presentations and patient history. In other words, the AK findings are not definitive but rather provide the clinician with additional information about the presenting complaint.