THE ADVANCED ORTHOGONAL DIFFERENCE

UNWAVERING PROGRESS

Advanced Orthogonal care is a constantly evolving to new developments, discoveries, and technology in chiropractic and beyond. There is no boundary to how far we will look to find the next advancement to better help those we serve. If we cannot find a technology we need to grow, we will make it. It is our nature to go beyond the fringe.

ALIGNMENT IS KEY, BUT DIFFERENT FOR EVERYONE

The focus of Advanced Orthogonal care is to restore the function of the human body from the inside out. This is done by removing interference on the brainstem by realigning the upper cervical spine to its orthogonal nature based on each person’s genetically unique anatomy.

A SPECIFIC APPROACH FOR SPECIFIC RESULTS

Advanced Orthogonal is a precision approach to correcting craniocervical junction misalignments using percussive sound wave adjusting technology.  Just as the pioneers of upper cervical chiropractic took a radical look at the ways we can correct the spine more accurately and reproducibly, Advanced Orthogonal continues the upward trajectory of the advancements that are shaping the future of upper cervical chiropractic care.

The Advanced Orthogonal procedure is more than just an adjusting procedure.  It is an entire protocol for accurately evaluating nerve interference in the body, analyzing the upper cervical spine accurately, correcting the craniocervical misalignment with a precise approach, and monitoring the progress of the individual for maximum healing.

Today, Advanced Orthogonal chiropractic stands alone as the most evolved offspring of the upper cervical procedures.  It is the only procedure within the profession that includes:

• Measuring the misalignment according to the patient’s gravitational and neurological normal, taking any genetic abnormalities into account
• Refined correction lines of drive via digital and laser alignment of the patient
• Motorized table shoulder-piece to refine patient positioning, and reduce strain on the doctor
• Digital x-ray analysis to measure misalignments to the 1/100th of a degree
• Percussion-wave instrument adjusting based 100% on the patient’s misalignment variables

The outcomes of these refinements have eliminated as much human-error from the misalignment puzzle as possible.  Through dedicated study and strict adherence to the fundamentals, these enhancements give the Advanced Orthogonal doctor a consistent clinical procedure for accurate evaluation and reduction of the atlas subluxation complex.  Furthermore, the doctor can have confidence in using a protocol that allows conclusive, dependable, and repeatable objective results.

CORRECTIONS, NOT ADJUSTMENTS

It has become accepted in the chiropractic profession that the adjustment itself only produces a transient correction. It is expected that patients will need frequent adjusting in their initial care, and continued adjusting throughout their lifetime. In addition, specific exercises or mechanical corrective modalities are often needed to facilitate structural changes in the body. Advanced Orthogonal chiropractic teaches the concept of sustainable corrections. Accurate correction of the Upper Cervical spine normalizes postural reflex loops, which allow the body to permanently stabilize spinal structures, often without the need for specific exercises or physical therapy modalities. Many Advanced Orthogonal patients have shown marked reduction in thoracolumbar scoliosis curves, and mid and low back pain conditions consistently respond favorably as a byproduct of this Upper Cervical correction.

ACCURATE X-RAYS FOR BETTER RESULTS

Advanced Orthogonal practitioners determine misalignment of the Upper Cervical spine using specific three-dimensional x-rays, and using digital software, are able to measure the position of the Upper Cervical structures down to the 1/100th of a degree. There is a common misconception in the chiropractic community that measuring osseous displacement on x-ray is unreliable, and radiographs should only be taken to assess pathology. However, a 1998 study published in the Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics showed that interclass correlation coefficients (ICC) for locating pathology on x-ray was only 0.4-0.75, while line drawings for x-ray displacement had ICC’s in the 0.8-0.9 range. Many chiropractic schools also suggest digital palpation is all you need to determine where a patient needs to be adjusted.  Despite these teachings, static and motion palpation repeatedly shows below average to poor intra-examiner reliability in the published research. Trained Advanced Orthogonal doctors utilize clinical procedures that promote the highest degree of intra and inter examiner reliability.

PRECISION SOUND WAVE ADJUSTMENTS

The typical manual chiropractic adjustment requires moving joints to near end-ranges of motion to cause joint distraction and cavitation. This is not an option and would be contraindicated for many patient populations, including those with low bone mineral densities, certain types of disc injuries, surgical fusions, some pediatric patients and those with a variety of other conditions. Many patients find osseous chiropractic manipulation extremely uncomfortable, and are averse to the idea of having their ‘bones cracked’. Furthermore, manual manipulations in most procedures ignore biomechanical principles of coupled motion, and use a corrective thrust that reinforces paradoxical biomechanical motion.

The Advanced Orthogonal procedure uses a percussive sound wave to correct the Upper Cervical misalignment complex. The low force of this technique allows wider patient populations to be candidates for this treatment. It is also important to note that the correction takes place within the patient’s normal range of motion, which eliminates the potential risk of ligamentous trauma to the patient.

Eugene T. Patronis, Jr., Ph.D., professor at the School of Physics, Georgia Institute of Technology describes the operation of the Orthogonal Adjusting Instrument as follows:

“A mechanical impulse is imparted to the metal stylus by means of a spring loaded plunger. The strength of this impulse is determined by the initial degree of compression given to the plunger spring. The impulse imparted to the stylus by the plunger excites a compressional wave in the stylus. The velocity of this wave in the stylus material is determined by the square root of the ratio of the Young’s modulus to the density of the stylus material. At the patient-stylus interface, dependent on the impedance match, a portion of this wave energy is transmitted into the patient and a portion is reflected back to the plunger.”

ACCELERATED MASTERY

Many of the ‘hands on’ techniques can be very challenging to learn, with experienced clinicians stating it can take 10-20 years to become a skilled adjuster. Using a table-mounted adjusting instrument not only addresses these deficiencies, but adds an additional element of reproducibility in the correction. The percussion sound-wave adjusting instrument not only delivers a consistent force, but can be accurately pre-set to deliver a patient-specific correction vector, eliminating as much doctor error as possible. This procedure dramatically reduces the learning curve, and allows doctors to deliver high quality and repeatable corrections, very early in their clinical career.

LONGEVITY IN PRACTICE

Physical adjusting can take an extreme toll on the clinician’s body, with many chiropractors acquiring chronic injuries from their choice of adjusting procedure.  The Advanced Orthogonal technique and procedures minimizes any strain on the doctor’s body by delivering the adjusting force through a sound wave instrument.  The moveable shoulder and head pieces allow you to position even very large patients specifically without strain to the doctor’s body.  The use of table mounted adjusting instrument procedures allows the Advanced Orthogonal doctor to continue to practice for many years without sustaining chronic injuries.