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

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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.

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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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PCDLARITY D. D. Palmer wrote of the possibility well as worn out tissues. of finer energy fields in the body which step ln this WIRELESS ENERGY FIELD flown to Control the WCYVG-SYStem.ElHCl that ancient and modern science can meet. The Would be the lU'fUl'e Of Cll '0I0l'aClIf3-.RHI1- present can be enriched by the experience fl0llOl1 Stone, D-0-I D-C-I had Slmllal' and understanding of the past... The ldelas and applied them to 3 C0l1CGDt of at- mechanical approach is totally obsolete in omic energy and developed a technique Comparaison with it, VVlllCl1 bl'0UQllt the Seeds Dlalllled by OUI' Let us, then, be worthy of our distin- 5f0HSra9St2lEgllx2rY.tf0Sf9llSIGCEUSGY THE guijshed forefathers and continue to research - l 9 Ill 1 an to expan their concepts and techni- YITAL POLARITY IN TljlE'HEALlNG-ART: ques so that we might better serve as in- In lilflls. 2199 Of OVQI' SDeClal'Zal'0Vl, with struments of Universal Intelligence in the emphasis on chemistry, bacteriology, and relief of dis-ease, mechanical and surgical research, we have lost sight of the over-all picture of man as a living being with lines of force working in fields of finer energies. These lines of force constitute his real being, and oper- ate in and through the body in a continual exchange of new energy, replacing deple- ted energy fields and used materials as Edward l3l'VlS, PALMER SPECIFIC In the summer of 1973, the Palmer College Technique Department, under the direc- tion of Dr. Donald Kern, initiated a total reorganization of the Palmer Technique curricu- lum. Thousands of hours of planning and discussion have elapsed since the initial phase of this program. Shortly Phase 1 will be completed with a complete new set of unillustra- ted notes published. Phase 2 involves the supplementation of diagrams and illustrations to these notes. Phase 3 involves the creation of new technique course modules encompas- sing the spinal examination Cstatic palpation, motion palpation, spinal contour analysis, skin temperature analysis, X-ray analysis, and spinal newromusculo-osseous testsl pre- sent with the adjusting technique. Emphasis will also be placed on spinal mechanics and the pathomechanics of the subluxation. Phase 4 will see the publishing of the first Palmer Technique lVlanual in several decades. lVlany Palmer faculty doctors of the present and past technique department have contri- buted to this effort. At the conclusion of the project all will be recognized. Those current- ly associated with the program are: Drs. Ronald Ashe, Michael Bovee, Mickey Burt, J. Richard Burns, Patricia Carrigg, Leonard Edwards, lVlarjorie Johnson, Willard Smith, Donald Spechy, Denny Stiervvalt, Thomas Swearingen, and Frank Willhite.