New course Starting in October 2025!
Are you looking to be a better doctor in general and become a leader in your community? Applied Kinesiology(AK) is a specialized area that incorporates many different disciplines such as chiropractic, neurology, osteopathy, functional medicine and nutrition, acupuncture and Chinese medicine, and many others. It employs the amazing tool of diagnostic muscle testing to traditional examination methods and can find issues within the structural, chemical, and emotional components of the body.
In this course, you will learn the fundamentals of manual muscle testing and all of its wonderful applications from orthopedic and sports medicine to neurology and its enhancement of chiropractic. Nutrition and functional medicine demonstrate how to use the nervous system to find hidden problems and get the best results when treating them.
One of the biggest issues after graduating from Chiropractic College is confidence in your adjusting skills and diagnosis. It can remain for several years before the doctor becomes confident in his/her skills and there is a level of apprehension and fear in the early years of practice. We are taught the basics of palpation and diagnostic deduction through symptom constellations/physical exam in order to determine what the diagnosis is and how we are going to treat it. AK is a masterful tool that enables even the newly graduated or experienced DC to diagnose and adjust with the confidence of expert physician. It literally takes the guesswork out of practice and maximizes your potential!
The course includes pre-course videos that introduce you to the didactics and lecture material. This allows for more hands on workshop time during the live seminar. This is helpful in getting people using the weekend’s skills training on Monday with their patients. The course is five weekends and ends with an exam (written and practical) which will earn you certification in the fundamentals of AK. With that certification, you can access the Facebook group where some of the best minds in medicine congregate.
About the Professor: Dr. Jeffrey Kurtz is a NCC Alum (now NUHS) and has practiced all over the world including Chicago, London, Munich, and is currently in Michigan. In his travels, he studied under many of the great AK instructors and earned his Diplomate of the International College of Applied Kinesiology in 2011. He went on to teach seminars in Dublin, Milan, Munich, Stockholm, Goteburg, London, Madrid, among others. Dr. Kurtz brings together all that he has learned over 20 years into this course.
Location:
Helen Plum Library
411 S Main St
Lombard, IL 60148
Location may change between now and
Fridays: 4-7pm
Saturdays: 930-430
Sundays 1-430
Sundays will be tentative based on need and scheduling. Fridays and Saturdays are certain.
Course breakdown:
Week 1: October 24-26: Muscle Testing, Lumbar and Cervical Problems
Week 2: November 21-23rd : Muscle testing, Neurological Disorganization, Cranial Faults, TMJ
Week 3: Janurary 9-11th: Nutrition, Prostaglandins and Inflammation, Digestion, Detoxification, Endocrine
Week 4: February 20-22nd: Acupuncture, Advanced Neurology and IRT, Emotions, Upper Extremity
Week 5: March 20-22nd: Lower Extremity, Lower extremity adjustments, Proprioceptive Input of the Feet, Review of Techniques, Introduction to Visceral Ostoeopathy, Certification Exam
Price: Doctors: $490/Session; $2200 for entire course; Students 299/Session; $1200 for entire course
There are no refunds on courses; only course credit. If you cannot make a weekend, you can take that weekend in at a later date or apply the credit to an advanced course if you wish. Avanced courses will include Extremity Adjusting, Advanced Functional Medicine, and Sports Medicine. They will begin in 2026!
To Register: Please email me personally at jeffreyskurtzdc@gmail.com and I accept venmo for payments at: @jkurtz1972. Payment plans are available if needed!