| Diversified technique or Full-Spine Specific is a | | | | diversified technique. It has been used in clinical |
| treatment taught in chiropractic colleges and is one of | | | | setting for over 50 years. All the adjustments done |
| the oldest methods used. This treatment involves | | | | are manual adjustments. A special table is used with |
| different adjustment techniques, mobilizations, | | | | features called drop pieces. The drop pieces can be |
| stretches and exercises. It is used to correct | | | | raised a fraction of an inch. This table can also be |
| subluxations or problems with the spine and restore | | | | raised into an upright position. It's set to the patient's |
| proper motion to the spine and other joints. | | | | weight and the chiropractor uses a gentle thrust on |
| Instruments aren't used with the diversified | | | | the part of the body that needs adjusted which |
| treatment. Full spine hand-on techniques are used | | | | activates the drop piece. The body doesn't need to |
| which causes a deep thrust that makes a popping or | | | | be twisted in any way and stress on the body is |
| clicking noise. | | | | reduced. The goal is to restore the joints range of |
| Chiropractors need speed, skill and strength to treat | | | | motion and relax the muscles. |
| their patients. A high speed and low amplitude thrust | | | | Determining an imbalance in leg length is part of the |
| is used to eliminate pain and help the body to heal. | | | | Thompson technique. This leg length system is taken |
| The diversified technique has many moves that can | | | | from the work of Dr. Deerfield of Detroit, Michigan. |
| be used. Most patients say this treatment is not | | | | He says that problems in the musculoskeletal system |
| painful but it does have to be administered correctly. | | | | can come from the length of the legs and how the |
| The focus of this treatment is to restore | | | | body is positioned and balanced on the feet when |
| biomechanical functioning to the spine which is done | | | | standing straight. The patient is observed in a prone |
| by removing fixations. Aching muscles, back pain, | | | | position while on the table. The feet are extended to |
| spine problems, sport injuries, sciatica are some of | | | | see if there's any difference in the length of the legs. |
| the problems treating using diversified treatment. | | | | The Thompson technique uses accurate adjustments |
| Patients receive well rounded adjustment with | | | | to correct spine and posture problems. Pain free |
| diversified treatment | | | | movement should be restored. |
| The Thompson technique is a variation of the | | | | |