From basic scan protocols to advanced assessment procedures, THE ACTIVATOR METHOD, 2nd Edition discusses the Activator Method Chiropractic Technique (AMCT) in an easy-to-understand, how-to approach. This updated 2nd edition covers all aspects of the controlled low-force analytical and adjusting system, from the history of the technique to in-depth examinations of body structures. It also features expanded content on supportive subjects from seven new contributors, discussing topics such as activator and instrument adjusting history, instrument reliability in the literature, the neurology of pain and inflammation, temporal mandibular disorders, and leg length reactivity.
1. Section I: Introduction to the Activator Method - p. 12 2. Chapter 1: History of a Technique System - p. 13 3. Chapter 2: Chiropractic Science: Toward Understanding Spinal Manipulation - p. 25 4. Chapter 3: Variability of Force Magnitude and Force Duration in Manual and Instrument-Based Manipulation Techniques - p. 31 5. Chapter 4: Pain Mechanisms and Control - p. 36 6. Section II: Clinical Observations and Advanced Assessment Procedures - p. 51 7. Chapter 5: Leg Length Reactivity - p. 52 8. Chapter 6: The Activator Method Analytical Technique - p. 84 9. Section III: Activator Method Analysis - p. 97 10. Chapter 7: The Activator Method Basic Scan Protocol - p. 98 11. Chapter 8: Additional Tests for the Sacrum, Pelvis, and Related Structures - p. 111 12. Chapter 9: Additional Tests for the Hip and Related Structures - p. 121 13. Chapter 10: Additional Lumbar Tests and Adjustments - p. 128 14. Chapter 11: Additional Tests and Adjustments for the Thoracic Vertebrae, Ribs, and Anterior Thorax - p. 138 15. Chapter 12: Additional Tests and Adjustments for the Cervical Spine - p. 148 16. Chapter 13: The Temporomandibular Joint and Related Tests and Adjustments - p. 158 17. Chapter 14: Additional Tests and Adjustments for the Knee and Related Structures - p. 166 18. Chapter 15: Additional Tests and Adjustments for the Foot and Ankle - p. 179 19. Chapter 16: Additional Tests and Adjustments for the Shoulder and Related Structures - p. 190 20. Chapter 17: Additional Tests and Adjustments for the Elbow, Wrist, and Hand - p. 209 21. Appendix - p. 220 22. Glossary - p. 221 23. Index - p. 225
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From basic scan protocols to advanced assessment procedures, THE ACTIVATOR METHOD, 2nd Edition discusses the Activator Method Chiropractic Technique (AMCT) in an easy-to-understand, how-to approach. This updated 2nd edition covers all aspects of the controlled low-force analytical and adjusting system, from the history of the technique to in-depth examinations of body structures. It also features expanded content on supportive subjects from seven new contributors, discussing topics such as activator and instrument adjusting history, instrument reliability in the literature, the neurology of pain and inflammation, temporal mandibular disorders, and leg length reactivity.
1. Section I: Introduction to the Activator Method - p. 12 2. Chapter 1: History of a Technique System - p. 13 3. Chapter 2: Chiropractic Science: Toward Understanding Spinal Manipulation - p. 25 4. Chapter 3: Variability of Force Magnitude and Force Duration in Manual and Instrument-Based Manipulation Techniques - p. 31 5. Chapter 4: Pain Mechanisms and Control - p. 36 6. Section II: Clinical Observations and Advanced Assessment Procedures - p. 51 7. Chapter 5: Leg Length Reactivity - p. 52 8. Chapter 6: The Activator Method Analytical Technique - p. 84 9. Section III: Activator Method Analysis - p. 97 10. Chapter 7: The Activator Method Basic Scan Protocol - p. 98 11. Chapter 8: Additional Tests for the Sacrum, Pelvis, and Related Structures - p. 111 12. Chapter 9: Additional Tests for the Hip and Related Structures - p. 121 13. Chapter 10: Additional Lumbar Tests and Adjustments - p. 128 14. Chapter 11: Additional Tests and Adjustments for the Thoracic Vertebrae, Ribs, and Anterior Thorax - p. 138 15. Chapter 12: Additional Tests and Adjustments for the Cervical Spine - p. 148 16. Chapter 13: The Temporomandibular Joint and Related Tests and Adjustments - p. 158 17. Chapter 14: Additional Tests and Adjustments for the Knee and Related Structures - p. 166 18. Chapter 15: Additional Tests and Adjustments for the Foot and Ankle - p. 179 19. Chapter 16: Additional Tests and Adjustments for the Shoulder and Related Structures - p. 190 20. Chapter 17: Additional Tests and Adjustments for the Elbow, Wrist, and Hand - p. 209 21. Appendix - p. 220 22. Glossary - p. 221 23. Index - p. 225
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