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Critical appraisal questions for Applied Kinesiology (AK) |
| Literature review |
| 1. Were clear clinical questions identified and answered? |
| 2. Were clear and appropriate inclusion/exclusion criteria identified and followed? |
| 3. Was a thorough literature search conducted that retrieved all the pertinent literature? |
| 4. Was an appropriate literature synthesis method identified and properly applied? |
| 5. Was the literature interpreted properly? |
| 6. Were the authors conclusions correct? |
| Measurement evaluation (test usefulness) |
| 1. Was the reliability of AK diagnostic procedures determined to be adequate? |
| 2. Was the construct validity of AK procedures identified? |
| 3. Was the sensitivity and specificity or likelihood ratios of AK diagnostics for the identification of clinical procedures shown to be adequate? |
| 4. Was the clinical utility of AK diagnostic procedures evaluated? |
| 5. Was the efficacy of AK diagnostic procedures determined? |
Haas et al. Chiropractic & Osteopathy 2007 15:11 doi:10.1186/1746-1340-15-11 |