The Activator Method, 2nd Edition: A Comprehensive Guide to Chiropractic Technique

Authored by Dr. Arlan W. Fuhr, a co-founder of the Activator Method Chiropractic Technique (AMCT), this updated 2nd edition provides a detailed, easy-to-understand guide to mastering the controlled low-force analytical and adjusting system.

Comprehensive Coverage of AMCT

This textbook covers all aspects of the Activator Method, from its history to in-depth examinations of body structures. With expanded content from seven new contributors, you’ll gain valuable insights into:

• Activator and instrument adjusting history
• Instrument reliability in the literature
• The neurology of pain and inflammation
• Temporal mandibular disorders
• Leg length reactivity

Expert Guidance and Visual Aids

Dr. Fuhr’s unparalleled expertise shines through in the step-by-step instruction throughout the Instrumentation section, ensuring you understand the principles of the technique. Brand new full-color photos illustrate assessment procedures, specific anatomical contact points, and lines of drive, making it easier to learn and implement the Activator Method.

Practical Tools and Resources

Additional features include:

• Clinical Observations boxes, sharing the author’s years of experience and providing tips on analysis of certain conditions and suggestions for atypical cases
• Summary tables in each clinical chapter, allowing quick access to pertinent information
• An appendix featuring Activator Quick Notes for Basic and Advanced Protocol, offering at-a-glance reviews of important points and things to remember when performing basic and advanced protocols

New Chapter on Leg Length Analysis

This comprehensive new chapter provides in-depth coverage of leg length analysis procedures, a critical step in using the Activator Method.

With its unique blend of expert guidance, practical tools, and visual aids, The Activator Method, 2nd Edition remains the standard reference in Activator.

Product Details:

• ISBN-13: 9780323048521
• Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
• Publication Date: 01/24/2008
• Edition: New Edition
• Pages: 592