George Goodheart
| George Joseph Goodheart, Jr. | |
|---|---|
| Born |
August 18, 1918 Detroit, Michigan, United States |
| Died | March 5, 2008 (aged 89) Grosse Point Farms, Michigan, United States |
| Occupation | Chiropractor |
| Nationality | United States |
| Spouse | JoAnn Dutts Catherine Carroll (deceased) |
| Children | Carroll Velie (Dennis) Elizabeth Goodheart Mark Goodheart (deceased) |
George Joseph Goodheart, Jr., D.C. (August 18, 1918 – March 5, 2008) was a chiropractor who founded applied kinesiology.
Goodheart served in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II, and was stationed in France and England. He was a Major at the age of 26 and was awarded the Bronze Star for inventing an electronic bombing release mechanism for P-47 ground attack missions, replacing an inaccurate mechanical mechanism . Goodheart attended the University of Detroit and the National College of Chiropractic. After graduating in 1939, he practiced in downtown Detroit with his father, George Goodheart, Sr., for over 30 years. He moved to an office in Grosse Pointe, where he made observations about muscle function and health and introduced Applied Kinesiology. The International College of Applied Kinesiology (ICAK) was founded in 1975 to provide instruction on Goodheart's research to interested health care professionals. Goodheart served as chairman of the Research Committee for the ICAK for 32 years. Goodheart authored many works on Applied Kinesiology and lectured on the topic frequently.
In 1979 Goodheart accompanied the US Olympic team to Lake Placid, New York, in the XIIIth Olympic Winter Games as the first official US Olympic team chiropractor.
Goodheart first married Catherine Carroll and had three children and several grandchildren. After she died he married JoAnn Dutts, with whom he did not have any children. Goodheart died March 5, 2008 at the age of 89.
Goodheart published the following works relating to Applied Kinesiology:
Applied Kinesiology Research Manuals (published yearly from 1964–1998)
You'll Be Better - The Story of Applied Kinesiology (privately published, made available in spiral bound in 2000)
Collected Published Articles & Reprints (1969)
Observation of Sonagraphic Computerized Analysis (1981)
A New Approach To An Old Problem (1990)
Collected Published Articles & Reprints (1992)
Being A Family Doctor (1993)
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