Quintessential Applications is a physiologically based, basic science driven, neurological hierarchy for the ordered application of clinical procedures and techniques.
Dr. Kerry McCord is a graduate of Logan College of Chiropractic and a Diplomate of the International Board of Applied Kinesiology. As a practicing chiropractic physician since 1973, Dr. McCord has served on Committees of the ICAK, as Chair and Co-Chair, and written 14 papers for presentation at its annual meetings. In 2002, he began collaborating with Walter Schmitt, DC, DIBAK, DACBN, and teaching the body of work now known as Quintessential Applications (QA). Dr. McCord was the catalyst for the production of the QA Book (co-authored with Dr. Schmitt), Audio (ICAK paper discussing the QA thought process) and Course (www.quintessentialapplications.com), and is co-owner and clinical director of HEALTHWORKS!, a healthcare delivery and health education company specializing in motivational wellness. Dr. McCord has lectured nationally and internationally on stress, stress-induced illness and Applied Kinesiology.
Dr. Walter H. Schmitt is a graduate of Duke University (1970) and the National College of Chiropractic (1974) and practices in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. He was the first doctor to hold diplomate status in both applied kinesiology and chiropractic neurology. Dr. Schmitt is the author of two books for professionals, Common Glandular Dysfunctions in the General Practice (1981) and Compiled Notes on Clinical Nutritional Products (second edition, 1990) and one book for the public, Stop Your Pain Now! (2000). With Dr. Kerry McCord, he is the coauthor of QUINTESSENTIAL APPLICATIONS: A(K) Clinical Protocol (2005). He has authored 70 papers for ICAK meetings and has published over 30 papers in chiropractic trade journals and peer reviewed journals. He serves on the Editorial Review Board of the journal Alternative Medicine Review. His unique clinical approach is based on the blending of applied kinesiology, chiropractic neurology, and nutritional biochemistry in a format that makes physiology come to life for both doctors and their patients.