CLINICAL BIOMECHANICS OF POSTURE®

Clinical Biomechanics of Posture, aka, Chiropractic Biophysics (CBP) is a system of chiropractic spinal analysis and care developed by Donald D. Harrison, M.S., D.C., M.S.E., Ph.D., and Glenn Harrison, B.S., D.C. The approach to improved patient well-being, as designed by these doctors, is a mechanistic one.

To some extent, these mechanistic concepts are justified in that the spine and nervous system have many machine-like qualities. The spine is composed of bones, muscles, blood vessels and neural networks which resemble beams, motors, hydraulics and computers, respectively. Ball and Carlson (1) have stated, "The use of engineering modeling in biological systems is now commonly accepted as a logical means of approaching high

Protocol of Care
The CBP protocol of care begins with the initial patient encounter and a case history, followed by a traditional orthopedic and neurological examination. The patient is then analyzed for abnormal posture in every possible degree of freedom of the skull, thoracic cage and pelvis. Next, an exacting series of radio-graphs is performed which will be analyzed using geometry to obtain information for formulating care plans and later to serve as an objective standard against which to evaluate the efficacy of carefully complex mechanisms."

Mirror Image Adjusting
In chiropractic biophysics, abnormal human posture is analyzed and corrected by means of what is termed "mirror-image" adjustments. Basically this is done by first analyzing the standing posture in three dimensions and then stressing the patient's abnormal posture into its exact opposite, or "mirror," image. Once the patient has been pre-stressed into the mirror image, a light adjustment is applied.