How We Do It
HOW YOU GET WELL UNDER CHIROPRACTIC CARE
                                                 

1. Instrumentation
Neurocalograph - 1. We will use a Neurocalograph or equivalent instrument on the spine. This instrument makes a comparative graph between the right and left spinal nerves; the pen of the instrument deflects to the side of the greatest amount of heat. The name of the instrument, neurocalograph, means: neuro = nerve, calo = heat, graph = graph – graphing of nerve heat. A Palmer Specific Chiropractor can interpret this graph and know which spinal nerve is being interfered with by the vertebra, when to give or not give an adjustment, whether the correct adjustment has been made, and whether the patient is making progress.    
                               
  This is a NEUROCALOGRAPH
of a patient’s spine.
In the cervical region (neck)
there are 8 nerves,
in the thoracic region
(mid back) there are
12 nerves, and in the
lumbar region (low back)
there are 5 nerves, making
25 left and right spinal nerves.
The human body is bilateral –
The left side of the brain
controls the right side of the
body and the reverse is true.
    
Neurocalograph (above)
         
                   
    Patient's graph ---->    
                   
                             
CHIRO-THERM - The CHIRO-THERM is a very sensitive heat-detecting instrument with a single probe which is placed on your neck just below and behind the ear. The temperature is recorded on both sides of the neck, and the difference between the two indicates on which side of the spinal cord the impingement exists. If the numbers are the same it indicates that no spinal cord interference is present.    
              Chiro-Therm (above)            
2. Spinography

Spinographs will be taken of the spine; no patient is adjusted without them. Measurements are made on the x-ray film to determine the exact directions of the misalignment of the subluxated vertebrae. There are several reasons for taking x-rays among which are:

  • We make measurements on the x-ray film to see how far out of place a vertebra has subluxated to come up with the spinal correction formula.
  • We also want to note any abnormal pathology in case you should need to be referred to another doctor.
  • By observing the damage to the spine, we often can get a rough estimate on how long you have been suffering or when the accident occurred and how long the repair process will take.
  • From the measurements that are made on your spinographs, we can make a specific adjustment, that means an exact adjustment designed specifically for your case. This eliminates guesswork. No two adjustments are exactly alike!

The Spinograph views that we take are:

  • Lateral Cervical – this determines how far forward the atlas vertebra has mis-aligned. We are also interested in what kind of curvature you have. Finally, we want to see the condition of the rest of the cervical vertebrae and the intervertebral discs.
  • A-P Cervical – This determines to which side the atlas or axis vertebra has side-slipped or mis-aligned.
  • Nasium Cervical – This is a back-up x-ray to the A-P cervical and helps to determine the laterality of the atlas or axis vertebra. It helps to prevent mistakes and gives a more exact listing of how the vertebrae are subluxated - one view is a check on the other view.
  • B-P Cervical – This shows which vertebra is out of place the furthest, the atlas or the axis. It gives us the measurement of how much rotation there exists on the atlas vertebra and the depth of the adjustment.
  • A-P full spine – shows curvatures, arthritic spurring, and scoliosis of the spine. This view shows which hip to adjust if the pelvis is mis-aligned.
  • Full-Spine lateral view – shows any arthritic spurring of the vertebrae, the degeneration of any inter-vertebral disc space, degeneration of the vertebral bodies and the curvatures of the spine.
             

I think you will find that this is one of the most complete Spinographic examinations that you can receive. For the number of films that we take, it is the most reasonably priced you will find. When you see someone advertising free-x-rays, let me assure you that they are 1.) not taking the number of films that we do and more importantly 2.) not spending the time analyzing them as precisely as we do!

Let me also emphasize that from the spinograph you will get a tailor-made adjustment that is good just for your particular case!

The adjustment is painless. You will be pleasantly surprised to find that there is no pain from the adjustment. There is no twisting or turning of the neck, head or body. The adjustment is fast and it is done specifically from the measurements that are made from your x-rays.

  
     
    Our X-Ray Equipment      

X-ray radiation safety precautions taken for the patient:
All doctors using x-ray equipment have to be examined by the State of California for safety features of their equipment for the protection of the patient. We use all known safety features. To verify that we have passed all safety features that are available, you can contact:

Department of Health Services
Radiologic Health Branch
714 P Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
3. Specific Adjustment (By Hand)
      The patient is placed on his/her side on a Chiropractic adjusting table with head in a neutral position (we use the same type that Dr. B. J. Palmer used in his clinic). An exact force is delivered to the subluxated vertebra using the exact formula taken from the Spinographs. This is not a manipulation, but an exact mechanical adjustment. There is no twisting, cracking, popping or wrenching of the neck.  
                         
The adjustment is made and is PAINLESS because the table headpiece drops away at a pre-determined setting of pressure. The vertebra is returned to its normal position and the Life Force flow is returned to normal. The organ or tissue cell that was unable to function will start to work again under the direction of Innate Intelligence.        
                         
4. Rest
All patients must rest 30 minutes to three hours after a mechanical adjustment. This allows the Innate Intelligence of the body to put the vertebra in its proper position (Innate adjustment). Without this rest you will not see the great results that Dr. Palmer (then) and Dr. Doble (now) are known for achieving.

Remember, the vertebra has impinged the spinal cord or the spinal nerve which in turn has stopped an organ from receiving mental impulses from the brain. The Chiropractor then restores the vertebra to its normal position, which, in turn, frees the impinged nerves, allowing the Life Force to flow from Innate Intelligence over the nerve to the dis-eased organ. Health is the result of the restoration of the vertebra to its normal position.

That’s it! In time, if no permanent damage has been done by the subluxated vertebra, health will return. You, the patient, should feel better. Sometimes there is a reaction due to your not being used to the way a normal nerve works. Also, a nerve that hasn’t been carrying its share of Life Force hurts and aches. RETRACING is a word given to the reaction of the body in chronic cases. It is as if a person has journeyed down the path of life picking up symptoms along the way and then someone turns him about and he goes back over the same route to get rid of them.
5. Re-Check - Using Instrumentation
After you have been adjusted and rested, another neurocalograph chart is made of the cervical spine to make sure that the original sick pattern has been eliminated so the mental impulse supply from the Innate in the brain has been restored to the tissue cells and that health will return if at all possible.
Cervical Region
   
 
Sick pattern BEFORE adjustment
Health pattern restored AFTER adjustment