10 Acupuncture Shortcuts

for Kinesiologists
By Sheldon Deal, DC, NMD, DIBAK
These are various techniques
that can be used to speed up
the process of checking to
see if a patient needs to have
acupuncture clearing done to
them. When it is found that the
patient does need acupuncture
work done, then a host of
techniques are presented to
speed up that process also.

Introduction
Early on in teaching classes
in Applied Kinesiology, I learned it was discouraging to a doctor
that was new to the principles of AK, that there was such a vast
amount of material to learn, and so many dierent techniques used
to clear a problem that the patient might have. My introduction
of shortcuts was most welcomed and to this day has served those
doctors quite well, as well as myself. Although it goes without saying
that the shortcuts are better appreciated and better understood,
when the doctor has learned the standard method rst.
Acupuncture is a prime example of where there are so many
dierent techniques used and so many dierent laws involved
that the shortcuts are especially welcomed. I need to make it
very clear that the techniques presented here are not the only
way to clear out an acupuncture lesion. These techniques are
not meant to discredit any other method and are not meant to
invalidate another technique. I fully understands there is more
than one way to accomplish this task. My only purpose is to
present another piece of the jig saw puzzle, and it is up to you
if you want to incorporate it into your procedures or not.

Discussion
The acupuncture system is one of the ve major energy systems in
the body. Your examination and treatment of the patient would not
be complete if you didnt check out this particular aspect of AK.
The acupuncture system serves many functions in the human
body. Some of which may not be well known. Such as, serving as
a connection between higher energy elds that surround the body
and the dense physical body itself. In this case, the components
of the acupuncture system act like step down transformers
to connect us to higher energy elds or higher vehicles.
I like to present acupuncture as a system of twelve major bilateral
meridians or channels operating within the human body. In
addition, there is the conception vessel and the governing vessel,
which together act as a storehouse of energy for the other meridians.
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The rst principle we learn is everybody has X amount of

energy present in this system and that the system works best
when the energy is equally distributed among the twelve
meridians. The next principle is, energy can neither be created
nor destroyed. Therefore, if one meridian is decient, another
meridian must have excess. These two conditions always
go together, there are no exceptions to this principle.

Shortcut Number One

When there is an excess meridian on one side of the
body, the hand on that side of the body will TL to the
navel causing a strong indicator muscle to go weak.
Now you can do two tests, one with the left hand touching
the navel, and one with the right hand touching the
navel. If both tests are strong, youre done with the entire
acupuncture system. This because if there are no over energy
meridians, there can be no under energy meridians!

Shortcut Number Two

A muscle on an under meridian will always be weak in the clear,
and a muscle on an over meridian will always go weak when
the alarm point for that meridian is TLed. To properly x the
patient, you need to identify the under and the over meridian.
The best approach is to draw energy into the under
meridian from the over meridian, rather than go to the
over meridian and scatter the energy indirectly, which
would result in only a portion of the energy arriving at the
under meridian and produce temporary results at best.
Treat the command point on under meridian that
represents the element of the over meridian. For example
if the Lung meridian was under and the Bladder meridian
(water element) was over, you would stimulate Lung 5
which is the water point on the Lung meridian.

Shortcut Number Three

If the doctor TLs the pulse points, only

the under meridians will show up.

If the patient touches the pulse points,

only the over meridians will show.

If the patient or the doctor touches the pulse points

lightly, only the yang meridians will show.

If deep pressure is used, only the yin meridians will show.

Shortcut Number Four

Once a pulse point is located to change your indicator muscle,
have the patient move their eyes to the left and retest, then to the
right and retest. Whichever side changes the indicator muscle is
the side of the body where the meridian in question is located.

Shortcut Number Five

Shortcut Number Ten

Any acupuncture point that needs to be treated will

therapy localize in the clear by the patient.

A helium neon laser will duplicate anything a needle

will do to an acupuncture point, with the added
benet of no pain and no chance of infection.

A positive nger TL detects an over acupuncture

point, because it exaggerates the over condition.

A negative nger TL detects an under acupuncture

point, because it exaggerates the under condition.

A negative nger TL would mask an over condition

A positive nger TL would mask an under condition.

To avoid missing these points always TL with two ngers.

Right Hand
Left Hand
Thumb
Neutral
Neutral
Index Finger
Positive
Negative
Middle Finger
Negative
Positive
Ring Finger
Positive
Negative
Little Finger
Negative
Positive

Shortcut Number Six

Although there can be any combination of unders and overs
(sometimes you get lucky and there is only one under and
one over), the rule is you always treat the command point on
the under meridian that represents the over meridians.
Thus, you are drawing energy to the under meridian directly
from the over meridian. Technically, the energy may have to
jump through hoops to get there via the Sheng cycle or the
Ko cycle, but it does not change the above procedure.
It could happen that you balance ve meridians with
one acupuncture point, if the four re meridians were
over and the one under was kidney, for example. (See
the attached diagram for the command points.)

Shortcut Number Seven

Tugging around the navel in the direction of the ve
elements will show which element is over.

Shortcut Number Eight

When treating two meridians that are yin/yang
pairs in an element, you may use the Luo point or
the command point of the under meridian.

Shortcut Number Nine

A meridian that is 100% balanced will not weaken when
run backwards. A meridian that is not weak in the clear and
weakens when run backwards is not 100% balanced and
needs to be balanced to ne tune the acupuncture system.
Always start at the distal end of the meridian and two-nger
TL each point to nd the point or points in the lesion.
After you nd the point, then you can use a positive or
negative nger to determine if the point is over or under.

Conclusion:
When a doctor has a command of these shortcuts, the acupuncture
system can be checked and treated very rapidly. The correction
is thorough and lasting if these procedures are followed. I keep
an acupuncture chart on the wall of each treatment room, plus
a command point chart. I only need to glance up at the chart to
know where and which point(s) to treat. The illusion is the patient
thinks I have all those points memorized. Try these shortcuts, you
will like them. These and many more protocols will be included
in my upcoming AK Shortcuts workshop in Newark, NJ.

Part of the proceeds

will benefit EnKA!
EnKA members enjoy a discount. AND a donation
will be made to the Energy Kinesiology Association
by the Kinesiology Institute for each EnKA member
who attends Dr. Deals upcoming workshop!

The Kinesiology Institute is bringing Dr. Sheldon Deal to

Newark, New Jersey for a special Applied Kinesiology Shortcuts
workshop on September 21 & 22. This article contains
some of what he will be teaching. Go to http://AKShortcuts.
com to read more about what you can learn in this practical
course. Part of the proceeds will go to benet EnKA.
Dr. Deal will teach in Newark, New Jersey on September 21
& 22. Call 800-501-4878 and dont forget to mention you are
an EnKA member. Enrollment is limited so call now to take
this rare opportunity to study with a master AK doctor!
Dr. Sheldon Deal is both a naturopathic and chiropractic
physician who is one of the original 12 chiropractors who studied
with Dr. Goodheart to help create the International College
of Applied Kinesiology (ICAK). He is the past president of
the ICAK and chairman of the ICAK board of examiners.
For over 45 years, Dr. Deal has been in private practice at the
Swan Clinic in Tucson, AZ, where he operates one of the largest
natural healing centers in the Southwest. He has written the
books - Advanced Kinesiology, New Life Through Nutrition,
New Life Through Natural Methods and the Basic AK Workshop
Manual. He has taught in fteen countries around the world.

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