11.1 Sacroiliac joint Left innominate posterior Patient prone Ligamentous myofascial tension locking Assume somatic dysfunction (S-T-A-R-T) is identified and you wish to thrust the left innominate anteriorly. Key Stabilization Applicator…
8.12 Cervical spine C2–7 Down-slope gliding Cradle hold Patient supine Assume somatic dysfunction (S-T-A-R-T) is identified and you wish to use a downward and backward gliding thrust, parallel to the…
8.15 Cervicothoracic spine C7–T3 Rotation gliding Patient prone Operator at head of couch Assume somatic dysfunction (S-T-A-R-T) is identified and you wish to use a rotation gliding thrust, parallel to…
11.4 Sacroiliac joint Sacral base anterior Patient sidelying Assume somatic dysfunction (S-T-A-R-T) is identified and you wish to thrust the apex of the sacrum anteriorly. Key Stabilization Applicator Plane of…
8.8 Cervical spine C2–7 Up-slope gliding Cradle hold Patient supine Reversed primary and secondary leverage In certain circumstances, the operator might wish to perform an up-slope gliding thrust but minimize…
8.7 Cervical spine C2–7 Up-slope gliding Cradle hold Patient supine Assume somatic dysfunction (S-T-A-R-T) is identified and you wish to use an upward and forward gliding thrust, parallel to the…
8.5 Cervical spine C2–7 Up-slope gliding Chin hold Patient supine Assume somatic dysfunction (S-T-A-R-T) is identified and you wish to use an upwards and forwards gliding thrust, parallel to the…
8.4 Atlanto-axial joint C1–2 Cradle hold Patient supine Rotation thrust Assume somatic dysfunction (S-T-A-R-T) is identified and you wish to use a thrust in the plane of the atlanto-axial (C1–2)…
3 Kinematics and coupled motion of the spine Clinicians use palpatory assessment of individual intervertebral segments prior to the application of a thrust technique. The osteopathic profession has used Fryette’s…
8.2 Atlanto-occipital joint C0–C1 Contact point on atlas Chin hold Patient supine Anterior and superior thrust in a curved plane Assume somatic dysfunction (S-T-A-R-T) is identified and you wish to…
