胸椎复位手法（Thoracic reduction maneuver）.doc

胸椎复位手法（Thoracic reduction maneuver） [manipulation] reduction of thoracic vertebra Due to thoracic special structure, in addition to a pair of rear thoracic facet joint, and rib vertebral joints, ribs transverse joints, fixation plus support and sternal ribs of the thoracic stability greatly enhanced, but the joint activities were significantly reduced (the neck, Yao Zhuiming amphiarthrosis), so the strain, the wind cold dampness due to trauma caused by soft tissue inflammation, adhesion and poor posture, once the cause of thoracic vertebral body tilt dislocation, the reduction of the difficulty is much greater for cervical and lumbar vertebrae. On the other hand, sympathetic thoracic spinal nerve and spinal anterior chain (clusters) are distributed widely, including not only the torso, and most are subject to the thoracic and abdominal organs, therefore, different segments of thoracic lesions can be complex lesions caused by respiratory and digestive and circulatory multiple systems and organs, forming the so-called spine related diseases, easy to clinical diagnosis work complexity and increasing the difficulty of treatment. Thus, we believe that chiropractic reduction of the thoracic spine (and other segments) is an important tool for the treatment of many spinal related visceral diseases. But because the thoracic vertebra is the micro joint, the reduction is difficult, therefore, in clinical, we often use two or more techniques to achieve the goal of complete reduction. In many cases, but also the first to obvious scar tissue adhesion, necessary acupotomy, and then with manipulative reduction, in conjunction with each other, complement each other, can significantly shorten the course of treatment, improve the curative effect. Here are some of the techniques that are commonly used by the author: I. prone folding and pushing manipulation: (a) position: the end of the treatment bed dug hole (diameter 150mm), the patient in the prone position, the nose in the hole, to