Re: CBP Seminar... #2 Grandma

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Hi Mike,

Yes they are. Go to www.idealspine.com and click on the "Research" button. You wil find all the CBP article citations there.

Mike

Re: CBP Seminar... #2 Grandma > > and Mike- > >I preface this by stating that I have not yet taken the time to attend a CBP >seminar (someday I will), and I do not personally know the grandma of whom >you speak, but... >What is wrong with common sense in healthcare? I don't think any >Chiropractor would argue against the notion that balanced neutral posture is >a best case scenerio. But not everybody at all stages of life are capable >of attaining the "perfect spine". The notion of real world forces affecting >function and formation of compensatory motion patterns and degenerative >changes are well spoken . We are a high touch, listening profession, >and although technology is great, when we start focusing primarily on x-ray, >angles and lines we move away from this. I always come back to the fact >that synovial joints are designed primarily for motion, and spinal adjusting >first and foremost affects motion. Improved posture and bony position may >be the effect with the use of supportive tools (cervical traction with >support) and therapeutic exercise (both of which I use), but will not happen >(for a sustained period of time) with adjusting alone. >One of the books I value from my WSCC days is Posture and Pain. Old but >still valid. I frequently take posture pictures of my patients and utilize >concepts from this book (actually the newer text, Muscles testing and >function), but I must be a heretic because the book is written by PT's! >I advocate the further use of common sense, touch and listening, and would >like to expend our professional use of common sense into the areas of >general nutrition, fitness and inter-professional relations! > Seitz, DC >Tuality Physicians >730-D SE Oak St >Hillsboro, OR 97123 >(503)640-3724 > > > > > >MSN 8 with e-mail virus protection service: 2 months FREE* > > >OregonDCs rules: >1. Keep correspondence professional; the purpose of the listserve is to >foster communication and collegiality. No personal attacks on listserve >members will be tolerated. >2. Always sign your e-mails with your first and last name. >3. The listserve is not secure; your e-mail could end up anywhere. However, >it is against the rules of the listserve to copy, print, forward, or >otherwise distribute correspondence written by another member without his or >her consent, unless all personal identifiers have been removed. > >