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Knee Chest
amenable to adjust an anterior rotated
atlas
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The Cervical Chair
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Stabilization Strap
Two purposes of the strap
To secure the pt against the back of the
chair to prevent forward motion of the pt
To prevent elevation of the shoulder when
the thrust is given
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Patient Positioning For CC Adjusting
Patients hands should be in lap
Arms should never be crossed and folded
Arms should not hang to the side or grasp
CC handles
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Contact Points
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Contact Hand Stabilization
The contact hand is stabilized by placing
the thumb on the ramus of the mandible,
below the TMJ
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The Stabilization Hand
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Stabilizing For A Higher Cervical
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Stabilizing For A Lower Cervical
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Stabilizing For A Thoracic
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Stabilization Hand Placement
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Cervical Chair Steps (Chapters)
1. Patient is comfortably seated (relaxed)
4. Tip of the index finger is placed on the end of the SP below the
segment to be adjusted. Then moved up so the contact finger is
under and slightly lateral to the SP of the segment to be adjusted.
6. The head is then brought back into a more relaxed position with
the stabilization hand.
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Cervical Chair Steps (Chapters)
7. The stabilization hand is properly placed along the
posterior/lateral portion of the cervical spine.
12. The thrust is then made very quickly, with a rotational motion of
the wrist and forearm, which lifts the spinous superiorward and
at the same time anteriorward and lateral.
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CC – Helpful Hint #1
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CC – Helpful Hint #2
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