Abstract To date, the diagnosis of whiplash injuries has been very difficult and largely based on subjective, clinical assessment. The work by Winters and Peles
Abstract OBJECTIVE: To determine the biomechanical characteristics of five clinically common methods of cervical spine manipulation. DESIGN: Descriptive study. SETTING: Human Performance Lab, University of
Abstract: Background and Objectives: Knowledge of spine segment motion patterns or “kinematics” is of interest to understanding the time-dependent or viscoelastic behavior of the spine,
Abstract: Background and Objectives: Little is known about the dynamics of spinal manipulation and mechanical force manually assisted short lever adjustments in particular. The purpose
Abstract OBJECTIVES: Chiropractic mechanical force, manually assisted short lever adjusting is a spinoff of the specific toggle recoil adjusting techniques, which were based on the
Abstract The authors studied relative bone movements in response to manipulative light taps to the spine. Piezoelectric accelerometers attached to bone of an anesthetized dog
Abstract The accuracy and reproducibility of an electronic system to measure the displacement of a spring-loaded chiropractic adjusting instrument was examined. The electronic system included
Abstract: The Activator® Adjusting Instrument is a hand-held device which can produce adjusting force. Four activator adjusting instruments were used to introduce a force into
