SPONSORED CONTENT CONTENTntly ation: A case of mistaken identity?bser . George Rothlux searched the Internet for scientific Startling Observations: Bone Enlarges with Injury! ence to support chiropractic. Unfortu-ly , most of the references emphasized While studying radiology in chiropractic lack of scientific validation or measur-tcomes school, I noticed that the size of a structure on to support the basic tenets of one side of the body was often different than fession. At best, there are a few studies its counterpart on the other side. For example, A Testable Hypothesis for a Molecular Origin of Figure 3, Pre-treatment: Femoral and monstrate a modest advantage for chi-c the proximal femoral or humeral head, or the Fracture Resistance tibial epiphyses enlarged, approximately 5 manipulation over some prescription tibial plateau on one side was noticeably larger A mm. compared to the right. *Note relative tions for certain conditions, such as than the opposite side in the same individual. narrowing of the medial joint space.NSORED Before impact 2 ain. However, Introduction the overall impression is My professors were unable to shed any light on . The successful application Matrix Repatterning iropractic science is still relatively un-and these findings. As Stephen an anatomy lab at In 1993, I met Dr. of instructor these methods by many other practitioners that chiropractors are only mini-ccepted the college and from subsequent observations the shape of the bone is possible and appears t Levin, an orthopedic sur-around the world, appears to confirm the validity as part of the health care team. of cadaverous specimens, I was able to confirm B allow for the restoration of the joint space an geon. We were both of this approach. e been a chiropractor for over 40 years, these differences. At the time, these facts were As an impact biomechanical function, resulting in improve Figure 2: Cytoskeleton at physical begins to y in my career, I became convinced that teaching filed away, and a it was only many years later that healing of the entire joint complex. separate fibrils When Physics Meets Biology medicine conference at a ot achieving the kinds of results prom-hen these early observations came to be viewed in a From the moment we try to stand as toddlers, Toronto. I attended school. I also witnessed university new light, in based on my His clinical research. Subluxation: f my colleagues becoming disheartened lecture By carefully examining a better skel-we quality begin our encounters with the law… the described a new, A Case of Mistaken Identity? C ng in practice. They had come into this radical etal model, which is cast from LAW a real skeleton, The subluxation theory and the idea that bone OF GRAVITY or the LAW OF MOMENTUM. theory that the on with high expectations and a sincere you can verify many of these same discrepan-“go out of place” has long been questione An object that is in motion tends to stay in mo-body was actually com-Stephen Levin but the cies for yourself. Besides the examples of the o help their Dr. fellow humans, However, I believe that the entire premise ma posed of microscopic, tion… until of course, it encounters an immov-f treatments they were taught did not femur, tibia and humerus mentioned earlier, be a matter of mistaken identity. By this, I mea object… molecular sub-units, forming a continuous to these expectations.many a close inspection of the spine able can be very re-like a floor, a wall or a piece of that the palpatory impression of “misaligne Dred_Content_DPS_Dec19_EJS.indd furniture! There is no way to evade the law. As structural framework, which he referred to as of you, I pursued a long search vealing. Note the differences in the size (width, vertebra” may be the result of enlargement o . I results, realized depth that his could we learn to biotensegrity tional modalities to improve 1 my and theories height of the articular processes) at walk and attempt more and more part of the vertebral segment (see Figure After the impact my outcomes and give me the confi-o various levels throughout Figure 1 activities: climbing playground explain many of my clinical observations up to the spine. challenging above). The fact that many patients achiev is over be able to find and resolve my patient’s incorporated demonstrates these differences in the size of riding a bike, skating, skiing, var-benefit through chiropractic adjustment ma that point. I immediately these con-equipment, ons. In this search, I was blessed to meet Over the articular processes of the atlas. contend (hockey, soccer, volleyball, basket-be due to its influence on the actual structur cepts into my research. 30 years of clinical ious I sports Figure 2: Microscopic Evidence of Bone researchers and clinicians from other that on palpation, these areas of enlargement of the osseous enlargement, albeit inadvertent Expansion with Injury, Paul Hansma Lab, experience and verification by numerous clini-ball, football), to say nothing of getting behind cell biology, biomedical engineering, may be easily mistaken for a relative rotation or University of California, Berkeley, 2005. (With on the part of the practitioner. In my opinion, cians, researchers, radiographic, the wheel of a permission car, we begin our venture into dic medicine, osteopathy and physical translation of neurological the vertebral segment (see: Sub-from the author) practitioners were made aware of the fact th and laboratory evidence, appears to support the the unforgiving world of physics. In most cas-ne). They were making amazing discov-gar luxation: A Case of Mistaken Identity, below). injury alters the shape and size of bone in th concept effects that the biotensegrity structural model es, we of survive the hockey encounter. We get up and suffering ding the underlying of injury Recent evidence from the University Cal-male player, who had been Figure 3: Extracellular Matrix spine and throughout the body, they woul mechanical dysfunction at the and cellular, ifornia, revealed by for the un-powerful Atomic Force from pain months, is a congruent scientific framework bravely continue: get knee back on for the several bike, back in which be eager to apply methods that would mor ctrical and even the molecular I microscope, under the direction of game, physicist prevented from seat. playing. The the injury also Deep, Hidden Injury derstanding the level. consequences of injury. It has the or back in the him driver’s Over precisely target these areas and thus achiev 1 zed that for also a system of therapeutics Paul Hansma of and his team , has course considerable pain normal daily confirmed better results. It appears that much even of the force of any injury, provided the basis for a system treatment of the time, caused however, it seems to during get hard-alid, it had to be congruent with this activities, such as climbing stairs, which he presence of certain protein structures within to effectively and efficiently resolve the effects of er and harder to get back up and keep going. such as an impact, fall or strain, may be absorbed ng science. the bone that expand with an injury. These was only able to accomplish in a slow, hob-Neurological Evidence parts of the body. In the injury at a profound level, which culminated in We may notice increasing stiffness and pain, or by the deeper denser findings are consistent with my clinical obser-bling manner. Fortunately for me, orthopedic One of the major factors, which drew me t case of an impact, the fluid-filled compartments the development of a treatment system called that simple activities trigger pain. surgeons were monitoring the size of the bones vations, which were first made over 40 years chiropractic in the first place, was its emphas of the body, such as and the head, at the knee with a high degree of precision, ago (see Figure 2). on the the trunk central importance of the nervou due and to an underlying genetic condition. a of this force is absorbed much into the absolute fluid itself, In fact, the bumps bruises we may have en-As system. This made sense to me, as result, they took may consistent to Restoration of Bone Size reacts as you might imagine a water bal-countered on the road of life, have measurements taken a which disruption of neurological signals to any are within balance one-hundredth of a millimetre. and Joint Healing of being the body, could to serious function loon would respond to thrown to lead the pave-toll on our structural at a much deeper They were all surprised when the femoral condyle One of the significant clinical breakthroughs consequences and even threaten survival. Th the dense, water-like level. Current research has demonstrated that ment. Just like the balloon, that my colleagues and I were able to ac-and the tibial plateau of the left knee, which unique anatomical structure of the spine fluid, expands rapidly outward, exerting force on these common mishaps can have an effect deep had been approximately 5 mm larger than its complish was that bone size appeared to be exquisitely designed to afford substantial pr the organs themselves, including the brain, as inside our body, right down to the molecules restored to normal with treatment. At first, we counterpart on the right, had suddenly shrunk tection to the spinal cord, while still allowin well as the surrounding bony structures, namely inside them our up cells. by Injuries, such as only strains im-(see that amount after a few or treatments questioned these results and followed for mobility and flexibility. However, it was a the cage, spine and pelvis. pacts, are a form of 3 mechanical energy, the which Figure and 4). Subsequently, young man’ s cranial bones, rib ways with precise measurements using callipers and a mystery to me why there was never an Model of C1, cast from a real parents noted that he was once again tape measures. Inter-tester validation appeared predominantly l specimen. Note the enlargement is absorbed by certain parts of “flying mention in the chiropractic literature regardin ght articular process and the spinal up” the stairs with absolutely no pain. This case to confirm our findings. most significant structure, concentration of neuron Bone itself, due to its the dense crystalline the body. Minor injuries can be easily overcome, which measured 2 mm. larger in my contention that normalization Several years ago, I treated due a 15-year-old in the body, housed in the equally protectivr imension. also vulnerable to direct impact and mechan-to the fact verified that the body has built-in shock is of The Biotensegrity Matrix – the Fabric of Life A New Paradigm in Health Care By George B. Roth, B.Sc., D.C., N.D. vations in a new light: R L 18 2-3dd Figure 1: Microscopic Evidence of Bone Expansion with Injury Paul Hansma Lab, University of California, Berkely, 2005. absorbing capacity. Muscles, ligaments, skin and even bone, have elastic properties, that al-low them to bounce back with no lasting effects. However, if the injury is more serious, the conse-quences may be more significant. Depending on how much force is involved, certain parts of the body may be overwhelmed, and not be able to fully recover. Research has revealed that injury can affect the molecular structures inside of our cells, causing them to change shape. And, when it comes to our cells, it appears that shape is everything! ical stress, leading to significant changes in its structure. These changes in bone, were one of the first clues I had, over 40 years ago, that there was more to the story about how the body re-sponds to AM injury. During my studies in radiology 2019-11-21 9:01 and during my time as dissection lab assistant, I often remarked that the bones on one side of the body were larger than the ones on the opposite side. As it turns out, recent research has con-firmed these observations 3 , and it may point to a smoking gun that has eluded researchers and clinicians as to the underlying cause of many conditions (Figure 1).
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