The Atlas of Life Chiropractic Blog is a great place to learn about Upper Cervical Chiropractic. Take some time and read through what they have to offer.
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HIO calls for precision, efficient, accurate, competent, and honest work at every step of the way. Getting sick people well is
largely a question of
(a) understanding of depth to which Chiropractic applies
(b) understanding of methods Innate works in a human body
(c) discrimination between right and wrong interpretation of constants and variables of spinographs
(d) correct and incorrect interpretations of long or short “break” neurocalograph NCM readings
(e) judgment exercised on what to do, what not to do; when to adjust, when not to adjust; where to adjust, where not to
adjust; how to adjust, how not to adjust, etc.
(f) under adjusting rather than over adjusting a case
(g) interpretation of actions and reactions and discrimination between true and false re tracing as a result of right or wrong
adjusting
(h) teaching cases to become “atlas conscious” and protecting their adjustment in its re tension
(i) using every, any, and all precautions to protect adjustment once given, thru care in getting off adjusting table, providing
ambulatory couches from adjusting table to rest rooms, having rest rooms, and insisting upon their not-less-than-2-hour
use, etc.
It takes little to adjust a subluxation; it takes little to upset it, yet everything revolves around both. Each must be safe
guarded, in preparation on one side and protection upon other. No Chiropractor can afford to be careless on either side of this
all important issue.
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“I was affected in a very positive way by a Palmer grad in the early 1980s. I wouldn’t be who am today without him. My Palmer chiropractor helped me win competitions and become the World’s Strongest Man three years running.” ~Mr. Kazmaier World’s Strongest Man from 1980 to 1982.
Source – Palmer Highlights – April 26, 2010
GE 520 Graphing Unit
The patient should be in a neutral and natural position. A posture constant chair facilitates this, but using the left arm and hand to support the head is equally effective.
In performing a full spine reading, the dual probed thermal instrument should be placed at the level of S2. In finding S2, palpate for the iliac crest, which gives the approximate level of L4. Then palpate down the spinous processes to the level of S2. Using your Chiropractic index finger to mark the S2 spinous, place the dual probed instrument at the level of S2 and begin an upward glide (if thermocouples are used, the glide should begin below the starting point to ‘condition’ the couples), keeping the spinous processes between the two probes. Stop the reading at the vertebral prominence (VP).
The cervical reading should be performed from VP to occiput. Again, using the Chiropractic index finger, locate the spinous process of VP. Place the dual probed instrument at the level of VP (If thermocouples are used, the glide should begin below the starting point to ‘condition’ the couples) and begin an upward glide of the instrument. The instrument should be level for the majority of patients during the upward glide. At the upper cervical area, the added tissue requires a compression of the tissue and as the instrument comes in contact with the occiput, a roll-in for three seconds begins to capture the uppermost nerves. Stop the reading at this point and review or record the thermal graph reading.
Dr. Dan Murphy – Upper Cervical Subluxation
Some great information about how Specific Cervical Chiropractic can have dramatic affects in mutiple types of disorders – what we would call dis-ease.
The removal of vertebral subluxation – the specific subluxation – is the key to health!
In an effort to start the dialog about specific cervical chiropractic, I thought it appropriate to start with the fundamentals. Dr. Crowder always recommended understanding the fundamentals before moving forward into more complex thinking.
What better place to begin then with Chiropractic Technique Notes written by W. Heath Quigley, DC. Once we all have a basic understanding of fundamental Chiropractic terminology and processes, we can move forward.
The Chiropractor – Chiropractic Technique Notes
Please follow the link above to open the PDF file The Chiropractor – Chiropractic Technique Notes
