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The Activator Method Chiropractic Technique (AMCT) is a chiropractic treatment method and device created by Arlan Fuhr as an alternative to manual manipulation of the spine or extremity joints. The device is categorized as a mechanical force manual assisted (MFMA) instrument which is generally regarded as a softer chiropractic treatment technique.
Kale Technique (Specific Chiropractic) is a gentle technique that utilizes a special adjusting table to help adjust and stabilize the upper cervical region surrounding the brain stem. Logan Basic Technique —A light touch technique that works to "level the foundation" or sacrum.
Chiropractic biophysics technique uses inverse functions of rotations during spinal manipulation. [87] Koren Specific Technique (KST) may use their hands, or they may use an electric device known as an "ArthroStim" for assessment and spinal manipulations. [88]
Traditional bone-setting is a type of a folk medicine in which practitioners are engaged in joint manipulation.Before the advent of chiropractors, osteopaths and physical therapists, bone-setters were the main providers of this type of treatment. [1]
Chiropractic is a freak offshoot from osteopathy. Disease, say the chiropractors, is due to pressure on the spinal nerves; ergo it can be cured by 'adjusting' the spinal column. It is the sheerest quackery, and those who profess to teach it make their appeal to the cupidity of the ignorant.
Orthopedic implant example seen with X-ray. An orthopedic implant is a medical device manufactured to replace a missing joint or bone, or to support a damaged bone. [1] The medical implant is mainly fabricated using stainless steel and titanium alloys for strength and the plastic coating that is done on it acts as an artificial cartilage. [2]
Instrument Uses [1] [2]; Continuous-flow anaesthetic machine: used to provide a measured and continuous supply of gases (oxygen, nitrous oxide, etc.), mixed with a required concentration of anesthetic vapor to the patient at a required pressure and rate; video link
It is essential that a PRO instrument satisfy certain development, psychometric and scaling standards if it is to provide useful information (e.g. [10]). Specifically, measures should have a sound theoretical basis and should be relevant to the patient group with which they are to be used.