| 3-D AUTO CORRECTION | | | | eyes(occular system), inner ears(vestibular |
| "Three dimensional automatic correction of the | | | | system)and body(somatosensory system)and |
| spine" a term until today you have most likely | | | | organizes theses incoming signals (termed sensory |
| never come across. Let me start by explaining | | | | integration) then creates an outgoing message in |
| the 3-D part. The spine is a complex organization | | | | response to these incoming signals and reflexively |
| of matter primarily consisting of bone, discs, | | | | organizes the body relative to gravity. Scoliosis |
| ligaments, nerves, and muscles. When we view a | | | | patients have a definite problem with this |
| spine from the side view (dimension one) it is a | | | | organizational system. |
| series of forward and backward curves creating a | | | | 3-D auto-correction works on reorganizing or |
| precise balance of head torso and pelvis centers | | | | changing the incoming and outgoing messages. It |
| of gravity, the front view (dimension two) reveals | | | | works by using specific x-ray and posture |
| a straight spinal column also demonstrating balance | | | | analysis, called vector analysis where the doctor |
| between the three c enter masses of the head | | | | can measure each individual lever arm (the |
| torso and pelvis, the top to bottom view | | | | groupings of vertebrae that function together as |
| (dimension three) would be similar to looking at a | | | | one unit to create antigravity support) and where |
| snowman from top down where the centers of | | | | these lever arms pivot on one another to create |
| the three spheres line up with gravity to create | | | | movement and balance. This analysis can also |
| balance. The body has a system innately built in | | | | demonstrate which portion of the body alignment |
| called the sensorimotor system of posture and | | | | is furthest away from gravity, either the head, |
| balance. This system is a complex reflex control | | | | torso, or pelvis. Once these lever arms and pivot |
| between incoming messages from our | | | | points are determined, a specific amount of |
| environment that are sensed primarily by our | | | | weight is the added to a portion of the body, |
| body, our head, neck, eyes, and inner ears | | | | either head, torso, or hips which will cause the |
| creating an informational dialogue that precisely | | | | bodies reflex control to reorganize the body |
| determines where we are relative to gravitational | | | | masses to gravity. This re-action is done through |
| forces. In addition motor control of muscles are | | | | subconscious control mechanisms discussed earlier. |
| hard wired to these incoming messages so that | | | | As the body reorients to gravity it takes these |
| split second adjustments can be made in order | | | | lever arms with it and creates a new body |
| for those three center masses head body and | | | | scheme, if done correctly, this new body scheme |
| pelvis can stay in line with gravity creating | | | | will have much less scoliosis in it. After several |
| tremendous efficiency in movement and balance. | | | | weeks the subconscious body scheme has been |
| These righting reflexes are responsible for the | | | | altered and the patient will stand and move |
| organization of what is referred to as body | | | | differently and posture, x-rays, and function will |
| scheme an outward projection of what our | | | | be measurably improved. |
| posture looks like to the rest of the world. | | | | Summary: |
| This reflex organization has been labeled by | | | | Scoliosis is controlled by nervous system |
| scoliosis etiology theorists as Brain-Body Scheme. | | | | The nervous system takes in information |
| There are two general types of muscle that layer | | | | from the environment |
| the spine, pelvis, and legs termed tonic muscle | | | | The nervous system sends a message to |
| and phasic muscle.Tonic muscle is very resistant | | | | the body in response to the environmental input |
| to fatigue and has both fast and slow twitch | | | | which creates the body scheme in gravity(spinal |
| speeds whereas phasic muscles are highly | | | | alignment and posture) |
| fatiguable with faster twitch speeds. The muscles | | | | The 3 mechanisms that control this are: |
| of our body contain a mixture of these fiber | | | | 1. Eyes(ocular system) |
| types in fact no one muscle is made up of 100% | | | | 2. Inner ears (vestibular system) |
| of one fiber type. The body also has the ability to | | | | 3. Body (somatosensory system) |
| change a muscle to encourage a phasic | | | | By using appropriate knowledge of body pivot |
| function(movement) or a more tonic function | | | | points weight can be added to the head, body, |
| (antigravity) support. | | | | and hips to alter mass (how heavy something is in |
| There are a number of cadaveric and in vivo | | | | gravity) of these regions |
| studies that have conclusively demonstrated | | | | The body responds to changes in mass by |
| intrinsic tonic muscle length differences in scoliosis | | | | altering its output to the tonic antigravity muscles |
| patients suggesting that the bone alignment on | | | | This process of changing body scheme via |
| the x-ray is certainly influenced and may even be | | | | re-acting to mass change is extremely effective |
| entirely controlled by length differences in tonic | | | | at reducing and stabilizing scoliosis |
| musculature, especially the deeper muscles | | | | Because it is subconscious it is done |
| connecting segment to segment. Tonic antigravity | | | | automatically by the brain and becomes a |
| muscles are controlled by the brain, so the | | | | permanent change |
| imbalances are initiated by the brains output to | | | | The earlier we start a 3-D auto correction |
| the muscle. Muscle tone is completely regulated | | | | program with the child the better the result will |
| by the central nervous system. The body takes | | | | be. |
| information in from three primary sources, | | | | |