Merging
Contemporary Chiropractic Neurology and Nutritional Biochemistry in the
Tradition of Applied Kinesiology
WHY
PUBLISH THE UPLINK?
As my
clinical investigations continue,
additional observations are made which serve to clarify and augment
earlier findings. Often these findings
have significant impact on our patients, but they are not of themselves worthy
of an entire paper or tape. Hence the
production of THE UPLINK (THE UPdate on the LINKs Between the Nervous System and
the Body Chemistry") to report these important clinical advances. In addition, my office frequently receives
requests for information about my seminar schedule, seminar content, and my
books and tapes. We have included all
of this information in THE UPLINK so that it may be found conveniently
in one place. -WS
WHAT'S ALL THIS TALK ABOUT
COUPLED SPINAL MOTION?
Understanding coupled spinal motion requires nothing more than the knowledge that any movement of the spine in
one plane is normally accompanied by a compatible spinal movement in another
plane. The most common example used is
that spinal lateral flexion is always accompanied by spinal rotation. In other words, two types of motions are
"coupled" together. This is
true for any given segment as well as for sections of the spine.
For
example, right lateral flexion of the cervical spine (i.e., tilting the head to
the right) will be accompanied by rotation of the cervical spine with the
spinous processes moving to the left.
The same is true for a specific segment. If C-5 tilts to the right, the C-5 spinous will rotate towards
the left.
In the
lumbar spine, the pattern is just the opposite. Lumbar lateral flexion to the right is associated with the lumbar
spinouses moving to the right. Movement
of T-5 and above is as in the cervical spine; T-6 and below as in the lumbars.
Look at
your spine model and examine the facet planes.
You will readily see that the anatomy is designed to produce the coupled
motions discussed.
SO WHAT IS UNCOUPLED MOTION?
When a
spinal section (or an individual vertebral segment) moves in two directions
which are not the expected coupled movements, this is uncoupled mechanics. For example, if the cervical spine was in
right lateral flexion, but the cervical spinouses were rotated to the right,
this would be uncoupled motion.
Uncoupled mechanics at in spinal section or in a vertebral segment leads
to abnormal ranges of motion, recurrent subluxations, joint degeneration,
inflammation, pain, and neurological disorganization.
K-27 SWITCHING
Consider the following:
1. Both K-27 points TL in "switching"
which is often called neurological disorganization.
2. Goodheart originally taught that K-27 was the NL
for the intrinsic muscles of the spine.
3. The intrinsic spinal muscles can receive motor
input from a variety of sources.
4. The intrinsic spinal muscles must often
"serve two masters" when there are multiple, conflicting messages
being sent their way.
It has
become very clear during the past several months that positive TL to both K-27
points is always associated with uncoupled motion problems in the spine, most
often at the C-1 motion segment. A
common reason for this is a cranial frontal fault which creates a motor input
to inhibit both neck flexors. Dave Walther, Bob Blaich, and others have spoken
about the role of cranial faults in switching for many years. Now we can see this pattern in a whole new
light. That is, the muscle imbalances
associated with the cranial fault send messages to the C-1 area which interfere
with other, normal reflex activity of the intrinsic muscles in the area. These two disparate sources of stimulation
to the intrinsic muscles of C-1 cause uncoupled motion which results in a
subluxation. But this also results in
the TL of K-27, the NL for spinal intrinsic muscles, probably due to the fact
that these tiny, but important muscles are doing double duty serving two
masters: a cranial fault and their normal postural reflexes.
IRT CORRECTION OF K-27 PATTERN
Correction of both K-27 TL by injury recall technique to C-1 is an
effective and rapid method of negating the switching pattern and restoring
coupled motion to the area. To do this,
gently flex the atlanto-occipital area while the patient TLs C-1.
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