Technic and practice of chiropractic (1915) (14596358790)

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Title: Technic and practice of chiropractic

Year: 1915 (1910s)

Authors: Loban, Joy Maxwell, b. 1887

Subjects: Chiropractic

Publisher: Davenport, Ia. : Universal chiropractic college

Contributing Library: University of California Libraries

Digitizing Sponsor: Internet Archive

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and Practice of Chiropractic right thumb against spinous process on its left side andleft thumb upon right transverse process from behind it.Press firmly with the palm and fingers of each hand againstthe vertebrae above, gripping around neck and base of skullso as to hold all parts together. Movement The move is delivered simultaneously with the twohands, forcing spinous process toward the right and trans-verse in an anterior direction. The head must be raisedfrom the bench and wholly supported by the hands and thehead turns with the vertebra. Uses A powerful comparatively easy move which has the ad-vantage of wide applicabiHty and of avoiding the changeof posture of the patient which mars many Cervical moves. ANCHOR MOVE No. 2Position Same as for No. 1. Contact For a left subluxation to be moved toward the right,place the left thumb upon the right side of the spinousprocess so that it hooks over the spinous in position to drawor pull the spinous. Place right thumb against the end of

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Fig. 1(3. Posterior Cervical move. Technic of Adjusting 119 the left transverse as much on the anterior side as possibleso that it may exert a prying force in a posterior direction. Movement Simultaneous application of force with the thumbs tendsto rotate the vertebra as does No. 1, but unlike No. 1 thetendency is to bring the vertebra out in a posterior directioninstead of driving it more anteriorly. Uses This move is applied to rotated Cervicals which areanterior, more on one side than on the other. POSTERIOR CERVICAL MOVE Uses For a posterior Cervical below the Atlas. The commonand careless practice of moving such a vertebra with theRotary, or the dangerous practice of using the Recoil maybe avoided by this move and much better results obtained. Position Patient in position C, head projecting well beyond benchso as to allow for a dropping backward of the head. Pal-pate as for the Rotary and hold palpating finger on tip ofspinous process of posterior vertebra while contact is made.

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