AK Study Guide 2026
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📋 AK Exam Format at a Glance
📚 AK Topics to Study (69)
✍️ Sample AK Questions & Answers
1. When a muscle tests weak in AK and then strengthens after the practitioner places their hand near (not touching) the patient's body, this phenomenon is called:
Indirect therapy localization involves the practitioner's hand hovering near the patient's body to influence the energy or neurological field without direct contact, and is a more advanced AK technique.
2. When performing origin-insertion technique in AK, the practitioner typically:
Origin-insertion technique applies gentle pressure at both attachment points to neurologically facilitate a weak or inhibited muscle.
3. When testing a new table's drop-piece tension prior to clinical use, the practitioner should:
Pre-use testing involves adjusting tension to the appropriate range and performing test drops unloaded to confirm proper release without risking patient injury.
4. Reciprocal inhibition occurs when contraction of an agonist muscle causes:
Ia afferents from the agonist's muscle spindle synapse on inhibitory interneurons that suppress the antagonist, allowing smooth movement.
5. During normal quiet breathing, the primary muscle of inspiration is the:
The diaphragm provides approximately 70–80% of inspiratory force during quiet, resting breathing.
6. An AK patient shows bilateral tensor fascia latae (TFL) weakness. Which organ-muscle relationship should be investigated first?
In AK organ-muscle relationships, the tensor fascia latae is associated with the large intestine, so bilateral TFL weakness prompts investigation of large intestinal function.
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