{"id":3298,"date":"1997-09-01T18:18:36","date_gmt":"1997-09-02T01:18:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.activator.com\/?p=3298"},"modified":"2023-06-07T08:33:27","modified_gmt":"2023-06-07T15:33:27","slug":"technique-overview-activator-methods-chiropractic-technique","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/activator.com\/technique-overview-activator-methods-chiropractic-technique\/","title":{"rendered":"Technique Overview: Activator Methods Chiropractic Technique"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Abstract<\/h3>\n<h4>Statement of Intent:<\/h4>\n<p>Activator Methods Chiropractic Technique (AMCT) seeks to conduct a systematic analysis of basic body biomechanics, under the general belief that disturbed mechanics leads to disturbed function. A series of diagnostic provocative maneuvers and leg checks are used to identify the location of subluxation; the therapeutic goal is to restore proper body mechanics through the application of low-force adjustments. The use of the activator adjusting instrument is thought to promote increased safety for patient and doctor.<\/p>\n<h4>Overview:<\/h4>\n<p>According to Fuhr, AMCT is a synthesis of several analytic systems and low-force adjustive procedures, including Logan Basic, Derifield-Thompson leg checking and VanRumpt\u2019s Directional Non-Force Technique (DNFT), the latter of which features thumb thrusts and a system of leg length analysis [1]. Subluxations, detected primarily by the leg check procedure, are addressed with a mechanical percussive tool (Activator Adjusting Instrument or, simply, \u201cActivator\u201d). The leg checking procedure also serves to establish correction of the subluxations.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chiroindex.org\/journals.php?action=view&amp;journalId=1032\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chiropr\u00a0Tech <\/a>1997; 9(3):108-14.<\/p>\n<p>Author information: Robert Cooperstein, MA, DC. \u00a0Associate Professor, Palmer College of Chiropractic West, San Jose, CA.<\/p>\n<script>function getWR360PopupSkin(){return 'light_clean';}<\/script>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Abstract Statement of Intent: Activator Methods Chiropractic Technique (AMCT) seeks to conduct a systematic analysis of basic body biomechanics, under the general belief that disturbed mechanics leads to disturbed function. A series of diagnostic provocative maneuvers and leg checks are used to identify the location of subluxation; the therapeutic goal is to restore proper body [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"elementor_header_footer","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[49,4],"tags":[48,86,103,144,108,51],"class_list":["post-3298","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-activator-methods-chiropractic-technique-general-articles","category-research","tag-activator","tag-adjusting","tag-instrument","tag-methods","tag-subluxation","tag-technique"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/activator.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3298","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/activator.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/activator.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/activator.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/activator.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3298"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/activator.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3298\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":133763,"href":"https:\/\/activator.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3298\/revisions\/133763"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/activator.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3298"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/activator.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3298"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/activator.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3298"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}