Is it only Important to have Good Posture?
In this image, we can see an example of how the curvature of spine can be normal or abnormal in a person with great posture.
Chiropractic BioPhysics (CBP) is a technique that is only practiced by chiropractors who invest in a large amount of extra education and equipment. They are trained to use science to diagnose a problem and use a unique treatment (traction) to correct the problem.
unique treatment (traction) to correct the problem. It is the only technique to demonstrate consistent, published evidence of its effectiveness in correcting the shape of the spine towards an established normal value. The established normal value for the shape of the spine was missing until a CBP study proposed a geometric, measurable shape.
CBP practitioners examine spines, measure how far they've deviated from normal, decide if that might be involved with pain or dysfunction, and correct the spine towards normal if necessary.
The most basic example of this is reducing forward head carriage in people with neck pain. It is just common sense that having your head stick straight forward is going to put stress on the neck and mid-back. But CBP studies are some of the first to actually consistently document the physical correction of these conditions. The same idea can be applied to the whole spine. Each area of the spine has well-defined deviations. Some are very common, some are rare. CBP training focuses on identifying all of these different types of deviations, and each deviation is paired with a technical protocol for correcting the issue. Each protocol is unique.
CBP is more than posture, it is about curvature. CBP practitioners look one layer deeper than just posture. We also look at spinal X-rays and determine the curvature of the spine. This is critical, because posture alone does not give information about the curvature of the spine. The information in the above picture can only be obtained by taking an x-ray of this person's neck. This gives us options for treatment where traditional posture-focused treatments would run out of options.
CBP practitioners are essentially experts in using traction to correct the spine. Traction is a sustained stretch applied to joints, intended to change the structure of ligaments, which hold the spine locked into a unique shape for each individual.