Palmer College of Chiropractic - Fountainhead Yearbook (Davenport, IA)

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Professional competence is the first basic ingredient a doctor must have to be truly successful! The lVlasters' Clinic Seminar, conducted by Dr. Ronald lVlasters, Sr., of lVlason City, Iowa offers a wealth of meat and potatoes technique know-how. Dr. llllasters' research into the occipital subluxa- tion has long been famous in the profession. Now he brings to you his equally famous sacral balance tech- nic. Included in the complete seminar package will be soft tissue and extremity technics, x-ray analysis and even visceral adjusting methods. Dr. Masters uses Shorty to indicate and demon- strate the proper contacts on the occiput. He points out just how simple it is to make the correct adjust- ment ofthe condyles. Approximately 14 different con- tacts can be used. PETTIBO The question is often asked why the Pettibon and Grostic practioners insist upon giving the subluxation a numerical val- ue rather than simply a direction of misalignment. Specificity. There is more than setting the vertebra or vertebrae in motion. lt does matter which side you adjust on. If you are going to specify which side, you might as well be even more specific. Relativity is an inescapable quality of the subluxation in determining the severity of its existence. Relativity in this instance is something like gravity or Innate Intelligence. Giving that quality of relativity a numeri- cal value doesn't add to or take anything from it, it merely makes it more describable and thus more communicable. Dr. Burl Pettibon has taken the Grostic procedures a few steps further. The Pettibon procedure gives the subluxation a magnitude, measuring the resistance holding the verte- M, 515 X ff-7' ,f PeHlbo1QN act1c brae in their subluxated state. We now can measure the resistance of the discs, ligaments, muscles and other soft tissues of the spine. Sometimes Chiropractors freeze up and become negative toward measured analysis be- cause the word Scientific usually is associated with it. They are programmed antagonis- tically to that word because they relate it to the medical profession. With measured analy- sis, it's the application of that analysis that is so vitally important. With Pettibon we're gettin them bones to shuck and jive Chiropractically, an observable phenomenon. Come and take a good look.

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Pettibon Spinal Mechanics Thompson Technic Dr. Burl pettibon Dr, J, Clay Thompson Sacro-Occipital Technic 1002 Montery Lane 1421 East Locust Dr. M. B. DeJarnette Tacoma, WA 98400 Davenport, IA 52803 Nebraska City, NB 68410 It is apparent from studying the nature of things that a process of evolution is a universal principle. All things tend to change and to improve or they disappear. The future is built upon the past through a process of applying wisdom gained from experi- ence to that which has validity from the past. Our direct ancestor, D. D. Palmer, understood this process and envisioned the expansion of his concept of Innate Intelligence when he wrote in THE CHIROPRAC- TIC ADJUSTOR 1910: As a means of relieving human suffering and disease. . .Chi- ropractic. . .is entitled to the seat of distinction and honor. But as soon as the human mind is capable of absorbing a still more refined and advanced system it will be forthcoming... - , rtr I It is the nature of man to limit and define the experiences of reraflfigtyg .i,t ,intoa neat and rational order, forming islands of definitions in the midst of thesea ofthe infinite ln- nate. However, it is not the nature of Innate to restrict itself to the islands of man. Man, being a finite portion of Innate, has the potential of all that he is a part of. Work against the desire to label and define, be receptive to the infinite capacity of the Innate that makes you, draw upon this energy to make your technique work, and it shall. In the hands of those who have mastered their techniques, all techniques are successful. These Chiropractors have mastered their link with Innate. Chiropractic should be the striving towards the origin of health, the primary cause. The name is fluent by this definition. Once determined, measured, and concluded, it is forever confined. Anything defined is less than infinite, anything defined is less than Innate. A new title is to be found. Ghonstead Toffness Technic Logan Basic Dr. C. S. Ghonstead J. N. Toffness, D. C Dr. Fink Mount Horeb, WI 53572 P. O. Box 547 Palmer Chiropractic College Cumberland, WI 54829 Davenport, IA 52803 Goodheart Muscle Testing Lee Activator Dr. George Goodheart Dr. W. C. Lee 542 Michigan Boulevard 249 East 2nd Street Detroit, MICH 48200 Redwood Falls, MINN 56283

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SACRO-OCCIPT S.O.T. philosophy is based chiefly on the role and function of the central nervous system, in particular, cerebro-spinal fluid. Such an approach is well in ac- cordance with the essential chiropractic principle. It can be argued in fact that S.O.T. works more closely and more directly with the nervous system, and neu- rological dysfunction, than any other chiropractic technic. The role of the C.S F. in nervous system nu- trition and metabolic waste elimination is well-known, and one of S.O.T.'s most important concepts is that any impairment of C.S.F. flow may interfere with ner- vous system function. S.O.T. analysis is based on postural, neurophysio- logical, and X-Ray findings. All patients initially un- dergo a thorough CATEGORIZATION procedure to de- termine the exact nature and extent of the problem. Once categorization is complete, procedures to cor- rect the patient's problems begin. S.O.T. is best known for its system of using blocks as levers for balancing and realigning the sacrum and pelvis. Blocking pro- duces no trauma, is exceedingly comfortable for the patient, and is, without doubt, one of the most effec- tive procedures yet divised for pelvic work. If any ex- tremity work is indicated, this also is done as part of L TECH IQUE the Category One procedure. The patient may have a cranial subluxation which is hindering his progress, this will be taken care in subsequent visits. S.O.T. has often been described as a system of analysis, rather than a specific adjusting technic, and this is because virtually any method of adjusting can be incorporated in the S.O.T. framework. Some S.O.T. doctors will toggle an upper cervical subluxation, for example, while others may prefer to use the cervical chair. It is up to the individual. The difference with S.O.T. lies in the analysis, and in the specific blocking used to balance the sacrum and pelvis. S.O.T. is thorough, precise, and it follows a logical sequence. It is also a very safe technic. Only that which needs to be done to the patient is done. Reliable phy- siological indicators exist to tell the doctor when to adjust, post-checks tell him or her when the correction is made. It is the overall soundness of its approach, and the clinical results it has achieved, which has en- abled S.O.T. to attain the status it enjoys at Palmer-- preeminent in the specialized technic field. Jim Dreaver S.O.T. Intern l ,-iazamm Wiezdad Dr. Lee graduated from Northwestern College of Chiropractic in 1941. Dr. Arlan W. Fuhr from Redwood l Falls, Minnesota, graduated from Logan College in 1961. Activator Methods has had another busy year, enjoying a mushrooming practice and many Seminars. Since the Activator Method requires the combination of sound theory and the best practical application for a busy doctor's office, we feel that research in our busy practice is essential. Our experience tells us that nothing has changed in body mechanics. Tying in with this we feel that heavy adjusting has been a great drawback in Chiropractic over the years. With light adjusting, the body will respond much faster and the doctor will preserve his own HEALTH by avoiding continual recoils to his own body by heavy thrusts. We look forward to meeting our friends and making new ones.