Technic and practice of chiropractic . direction of force should bedetermined by the direction of subluxation and by the slantof the spinous process. Thus, when patient lies prone upona bifid bench and sways downward against a lax abdominalsupport, the spinous processes of the lower dorsal make anacute angle with the plane of the floor. If one be superior,contact above it and force driven straight toward the floorwill tend to correct the subluxation. There is a slightlydifferent force angle for every subluxation correctable bythis move. This move is less painful than the pisiform contact andma
Technic and practice of chiropractic . direction of force should bedetermined by the direction of subluxation and by the slantof the spinous process. Thus, when patient lies prone upona bifid bench and sways downward against a lax abdominalsupport, the spinous processes of the lower dorsal make anacute angle with the plane of the floor. If one be superior,contact above it and force driven straight toward the floorwill tend to correct the subluxation. There is a slightlydifferent force angle for every subluxation correctable bythis move. This move is less painful than the pisiform contact andmay often be used to advantage, especially in the Lumbarregion. LUMBAR SINGLE TRANSVERSE For the correction of a rotated Lumbar. Best used onsecond and third. This movement should never be attemptedunless the transverse process can be palpated. Lumbartransverses are sometimes short or fragile, and unless theycan be distinctly felt no force should be applied where theyare believed to lie. Contact Pisiform bone with posterior Fig. 28. Lumbar single transverse move. Tex:hnic of Adjusting 117 Palpation and Placing of Hands Palpating as if for other movements, pause with thesecond finger of palpating hand indicating the spinous pro-cess of the vertebra to be moved. Note that if the spinousprocess be to the right of the median line the left transversewill be posterior, if to the left, the right transverse. The transverse may then be found as in the Dorsals; itshould lie even with the interspace above the spinous pro-cess, deeply overlaid with strong muscles. When the trans-verse has been located by a deep, probing movement of thefingers, place adjusting hand, pisiform on transverse, closeto the spinous process for greater solidity and fingers ex-tending downward and outward from the midspinal lineparallel with the lower rib curve. If the adjuster stands on the side of the patient oppositeto the transverse to be moved the hand opposite the palpatinghand becomes the contact
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