Overprescribing Antibiotics:
A Proposal to Fund Research for
Applied Kinesiology Manual Muscle
Testing to Appropriately Assess &
Prescribe Antibiotics.
August 1, 2014 – May 30, 2015
Abstract
This grant proposal is for a project dealing with the Over prescription and wrongful prescription
of antibiotics within the United States (Singh, 2013). Most doctors do not allow a culture of any possible
bacteria to grow out before prescribing the most effective antibiotic, but instead prescribe an antibiotic
that according to most cases will be effective. The research is designed to treat a patient’s signs and
symptoms specifically for their case. Manual muscle testing (MMT) techniques of applied kinesiology are
incorporate with each patient who is suspected of having a bacterial infection (Valentine & Valentine,
1987). The patient holds the suspected antibiotic that should be the most effective to treat their infection
and then they are manual muscle tested to see if the body needs that specific drug. Cultures will also be
taken and grown out to compare with the findings of the manual muscle tests. All of the experiments on
patients will be done under supervision of a medical doctor or doctor of osteopathic medicine who are
licensed to prescribe medications within the state of Idaho. The testing will be done under direct
supervision of the athletic training program director, Dr. Nasypany who will be allowed to legally possess
the antibiotics under prescription of the medical doctor for the research. No antibiotics will be consumed
or placed in the patient’s mouth. The antibiotics will only held in the patient’s hand. The research will
include 30-40 participants who are suspected to have a bacterial infection by the doctor. The research
will last from August 2014 – May 2015.
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Table of Contents
Abstract
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Introduction
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Goals/Objectives
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Methodology
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Budget
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Timeline
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Works Cited
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Introduction
The reason for this grant proposal is to request funding for a research project in regards to the
over prescription of antibiotics in the United States. The methods to be used in the research project
include applied kinesiology manual muscle testing in order to determine what a specific individual’s
body needs to fight of an infection. The research is based off of applied kinesiology techniques that have
been used in the past, however will take the methods a step further by testing perceived infected
patients while they hold the drug to be tested in their hand, rather than holding the drug to be tested in
their mouth. The proposal will go over the summary of the research, the estimated budget, and the
timeline of the research.
Goals/Objectives
Objectives
1) Compare the “drug in hand” method to the “drug in mouth” method of applied kinesiology for
effectiveness.
2) Compare applied kinesiology concepts and tests with cultured out results for accuracy.
3) Create awareness within the community over appropriate antibiotic use.
4) Better understand the concepts of applied kinesiology and its limitations/contraindications.
Goals
1) Create an effective system in order for doctors to appropriately and efficiently prescribe
effective antibiotics.
2) Create an effective system to test the patient’s body if they are allergic to a particular antibiotic
prior to taking the antibiotic.
3) Stop the over prescription of antibiotics.
Methodology
The research to be done will be conducted at Quality Chiropractic in Moscow, ID under the
supervision of Dr. James McKenzie and Dr. Alan Nasypany. The antibiotics will be prescribed for testing
by a medical doctor or doctor of osteopathic medicine who is licensed to do so in Idaho. Among the
items needed that are listed under the budget section later on, the manual muscle tester along with its
software have already been provided by the University of Idaho’s athletic training program for the use
of this research.
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The manual muscle testing will
be done similarly to the food allergy
testing being demonstrated in figure 1.
The main difference will be the use of
antibiotics rather than specific foods as
well as the incorporation of a manual
muscle tester to help rule out clinician
bias and make the testing as objective
as possible. The muscle to be tested will
be dependent upon each specific
patient. However, the three muscles to
choose from to test will be the deltoid,
biceps brachii short head, and the
rhomboid. The muscle test will be
performed by the same clinician for
each trial of every patient. The manual
muscle tester will be used for each trial Figure 1: A patient is being tested for food allergies by manual muscle testing.
in order to accurately and objectively
record the data. The amount of force that the patient is able to put out without having their force
broken by the clinician will be recorded into the software program for each trial of antibiotic. A culture
of the antibiotic will also be taken and grown out to see which antibiotic will prove to be the most
successful against the bacterial infection as seen in figure 2.
The other aspect to be tested
will be allergies to drugs. Some
patients who have never taken
antibiotics before may be prescribed
an antibiotic that they are allergic too.
The research to be done will also be
tested to see if allergic reactions to
certain antibiotics can be detected by
the body through applied kinesiology
manual muscle testing prior to
consumption of the antibiotic. The
negative impact of holding an
antibiotic that the patient is allergic
will be evident in the weakness of a
previously strong muscle test. The
finding of a possible allergic reaction or
sensitivity to a particular antibiotic will
need to be confirmed through a blood test involving the suspected antibiotic. Confirmation of the
allergy through the blood test would help prove to be a tremendous help in the field of medicine in
order to avoid negative experiences with allergic reactions to antibiotics within the infected population.
This would help to shorten time of infection by finding an antibiotic that works more efficiently in the
body as well as save in cost, time, effort, and discomfort for the patient.
Figure 2: A Cultured Bacteria Reacting to Various Antibiotics.
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Budget
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Lafayette Digital Manual Muscle Tester for MMT3 - $0
Lafayette 12-0380S Software with data transfer module for Lafayette MMT4 - $0
Antibiotics- $1500-2000
Culture Tests- $2500-3000
Awareness Flyers- $100
Doctor’s Gift- $100
Total: $4200-5200
Timeline (August 2014-May 2015)
August – Collect supplies, print and distribute awareness flyers, and order antibiotics
September-December – Collect data from participants
January – Collect further data (if needed), begin initial analysis of data
February-March– Analyze data and create initial report.
April – Finalize report, Report findings to department
May – Submit report for publication
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Works Cited
Singh, M. (2013). Despite Many Warnings, Antiobiotics Are Still Overprescribed. NPR.
Valentine, D., & Valentine, C. (1987). Applied Kinesiology: Muscle Response in Diagnosis, Therapy &
Preventive Medicine. Rochester: Healing Arts Press.
Pictures & Websites
1. http://www.energyhealingsource.com/muscle-testing-for-allergies/ (Figure 1)
2. http://eyemicrobiology.upmc.com/Antibiotic.htm (Figure 2)
3. http://www.rehaboutlet.com/manual_muscle_test.htm
4. https://www.4mdmedical.com/index.php/catalog/product/view/id/136694/s/software-with-datatraansfer-module-for-lafayette-manual-muascle-testermmt/?CAWELAID=120141310000042513&CAGPSPN=pla&catargetid=120141310000257794&cadevice=
c&gclid=CKz-2pWi7b0CFewRMwodazIAEw#.U1LMNlVdVIE
(Singh) http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2013/10/04/229167826/despite-many-warnings-antibioticsare-still-overprescribed
(Valentine) http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=2ZrwGNxB6NgC&oi=fnd&pg=PR6&dq=
manual+muscle+testing+supplements+applied+kinesiology&ots=ccDHoEaUwj&sig=bxVGztiFAfPk7294Jat
JhijW2XM#v=onepage&q=manual%20muscle%20testing%20supplements%20applied%20kinesiology&f=
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