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The letter C is used to indicate Cervical, D Dorsal, L 

Lumbar, and S Sacrum in the record. Immediately follow- 

ing the letter which designates the region, place the number 

which shows the position in that region occupied by the 

vertebra in question, the relation of that vertebra to its fel- 

lows. For instance, the third Cervical vertebra is C 3, the 

eleventh Dorsal D 11. To the S for Sacrum append B or 

A to indicate that the Base or Apex is described as to 

position. This locates the subluxation. For a record of full 

spine palpation it is unnecessary to use the letters C, D, or L 

more than once, as subluxations are recorded in the order 

of their occurrence from above downward. A dash should 

always follow the number of the vertebra to separate it 

from the letters in the second column for convenience in 

reading. 

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Each vertebra except the Atlas is composed of a body 

and an arch; the arch is made up of two pedicles, short, 

thick plates of bone extending outward and backward from 

the postero-lateral surface of the body nearer its upper than 

its lower border, two laminae, thin plates of bone extending 

backward and inward from their union with the pedicles and 

joining behind to form the spinous process, and has pro- 

jecting from it seven processes, two transverse, one spinous, 

and four articular, two of which are superior and two in- 

ferior. The foramen enclosed by the body, pedicles, and 

laminae is called the neural or vertebral foramen and the 

canal formed by the connection of these foramina and com- 

pleted by the ligaments which unite the arches is called 

the neural, vertebral, or spinal canal. (chiropractor in Alexandria VA) It contains the spinal 

cord with its membranes and the roots of the spinal nerves. 

By means of the four articular processes each true vertebra 

except the first articulates with its fellows above and below. 

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Technic and Practice of Chiropractic The transverse processes of the Lumbars are rela- 

tively light compared with the general structure of the ver- 

tebrae and are found just even with the interspace between 

their own and the adjacent superior spinous process. They 

vary greatly in size, length and strength and may be used 

as levers for adjustment only when they are large enough 

to be clearly palpable through the muscle mass which sepa- 

rates them from the body surface. 

Preparation of Patient 

In all cases where a complete spinal examination is in- 

tended the preparation is essentially the same. Have patient 

arrange clothing so that the spine is exposed to the touch 

throughout. Avoid bands of cloth across the spine, as these 

interfere with the necessary continuous gliding movement 

of the fingers. Advise the patient, if a female, to wear 

waist or dressing sack, reversed, and have skirts loosened 

at the waist. If a man, he should strip to the waist and 

wear coat or coat shirt reversed. 

Position of Patient 

This varies widely according to circumstances but for 

general purposes use position: 

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(A) Place patient on stool, feet even on floor and body 

in an easy, relaxed position. This may be modified by ask- 

ing him to lean forward and rest elbows on knees, evenly, 

to facilitate Lumbar palpation. Patient's head may be erect 

or flexed forward or backward but should never be rotated 

or laterally flexed during Cervical palpation except for the 

purpose of locating some particular transverse process. 

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The mechanisms of life (respiration and circulation): I would prefer to say, respiration and circulation are two of the requisites of life, two indispensables upon which intelligent action depends.  Respiration and circulation are not controlled by the mind, are not intellectual faculties, their action is past our comprehension; they are under the guidance of a superior intelligence than that of man.  In which of the seven does the functional creator exist; where is his throne from whence he rules the organism?

    Gray tells us that the spinal cord is composed of grey and white substances interlaced with minute fibrils, some of which serve as conducting paths between the brain centers and the spinal centers, that associating systems unite these conducting paths.  Presnted by: Alexandria, VA Chiropractors He also states, “A purely anatomical examination fails to reveal the functional relations in the fibres.”

    Through the nervous system the intellectual receives all impressions and appreciation of the outer world.  Nerve vibration is associated with consciousness.  By and through it then adapts itself to thon’s environments.

    The bodily functions control all physiological action.  By and through the sympathetic portion of the nervous system life is maintained.

    Through evolution the nervous system has undergone remarkable differentiation and specialization attaining its maximum as a dominant ruler in the human species; however, some of the animals and birds excel in some of the senses, for instance that of smell and direction.