Now updated in its 2nd edition, the first research-based book on this topic examines the direct link between joint dysfunction, the theories of its effects, and the clinical syndromes seen in practice. Scientific evidence is presented for indications and contraindications of subluxation, along with term definitions, basic science and anatomy, subluxation causes, radiographic evidence, manipulable and nonmanipulable subluxation, a theoretical model, and subluxation syndromes.
Part 1: Subluxation Chapter 1. Whats in a word? Chapter 2. Chiropractic Paradigms Chapter 3. Anatomy Related to Spinal Subluxation Chapter 4. Animal Models in the Study of Subluxation and Manipulation 1964-2004 Chapter 5. Palpatory Diagnosis of Subluxation Chapter 6. The Role of Radiography in Evaluating Subluxation Chapter 7. Chiropractic Technique Chapter 8. The Non-manipulable Subluxation
Part 2: The Subluxation Complex Chapter 9. The Vertabral Subluxation Complex Chapter 10. Theoretical Models of Subluxation Chapter 11. Kinesiology; An Essential Approach Toward Understanding the Chiropractic Subluxation Chapter 12. Buckling: A Biomedical Model of Subluxation Chapter 13. Three Neurophysiologic Theories on the Chiropractic Subluxation Chapter 14. Vertebral Subluxation and the Anatomic Relationships of the Autonomic Nervous System Chapter 15. Review of the Systemic Effects of Spinal Manipulation Chapter 16. Spinal Cord Mechanisms of Refferred Pain and Related Neuroplasticity