Chiropractic Biophysics®
A Better Back
Through a series of radiographic images
your chiropractor trained in CBP® compares your spine to accepted standards. Using biomechanical formulas, tested, your chiropractor will show you, on clear graphic images, how and where your spine is unbalanced or misaligned.
Careful comparisons of a patient's spine x-rays to accepted bio-mechanical standards help to pinpoint the source of the problems.
The green lines represent normal alignment while the red lines represent abnormal vertebral alignment of the patient and therefore poor posture.
Six-step scientific assessment of CBP.
First, the overall alignment and curvatures of your spine should be assessed.
Then, each vertebra is analyzed to detect segmental misalignment or subluxation and possible arthritis damage.
Third, the contours, density of the vertebrae and the presence of pathology are controlled.
Fourth, the spaces between the vertebrae are analyzed to detect problems with the intervertebral discs (herniated discs).
Fifth, your spine is evaluated in the neck, rib cage, and lower back regions to compare the curvature and alignment of each region, respectively, with each other.
Finally, the vertebrae are measured to determine angular or rotational displacements (rotational) and sliding or offset displacements (transpositional).
