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In the 1960s, a group of chiropractic researchers put together an overview of the neuropath physiologic effects of vertebral Subluxation on skin temperature. This group consisted of chiropractors, students, engineers, physicists, medical doctors, and artists. The chiropractors involved included research pioneers A.R. Petersen, H. Marshall Himes, R.J. Watkins, GM Gleeson, and John Dickins. The work was published under the auspices of the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College, and so advanced in thought and vision, that it is just now beginning to be understood by chiropractic science.

Here is a quote from their work that may give you a glimpse of the advanced thinking of these men ...

"The principle of chiropractic, theorized around the outdated classic model of nerve root compression -- the impingement of nerves within the intervertebral canal or foramina of the spinal column as the originating factor in most disease processes -- served well during the developmental era of chiropractic. The concept of this impingement causing a supposed physical interference with the normal transmission of nervous impulses, also served well during this era. Both hypotheses had great merit of providing a plausible explanation on which the actual practice of chiropractic was based.

"Unless advances are made beyond old mechanical concepts, into concepts embracing the neurological factors associated in the disease process, one finds it difficult, if not impossible, to explain the great paradox of chiropractic -- that different adjusting techniques, based on conflicting premises, often produce the same impressive clinical results."

The nerve pathways involved in the control of skin temperature have been well documented in the field of neuroanatomy. The biomechanical alteration that occurs in the presence of vertebral Subluxation alters the function of these nerve pathways. It is because of the abnormal function of these nerve pathways that thermo graphic asymmetries verify the presence of vertebral subluxations. The chiropractic adjustment corrects the vertebral Subluxation and can be observed when the thermo grams are returned to normal symmetry.

The chiropractic profession is at a critical crossroads which, depending on the route taken, will determine the future of the profession. The three directions that are at hand are: the direction that the majority of the profession is going, which is the therapeutic treatment of musculoskeletal conditions; and the direction of the philosophical spinal manipulators with routine racks and cracks of the spine; the direction of the triune based chiropractor that is objectively substantiating what the chiropractic principle is built on.

The third direction referred to is the most positive way chiropractic could continue to demonstrate its uniqueness as a separate and distinct healing art. The chiropractor must learn to substantiate the need for chiropractic care for us to be included as a participant in our nation's health care delivery system.

Low-resolution electronic chiropractic Thermography provides objective monitoring of a patient and is used in conjunction with x-rays, MRI, SEMG, and physical findings. Chiropractic Thermography enables the doctor to evaluate the sensory/autonomic neurophysiology which is so critical to the health of the human organism.

Current neurobiological research conducted by David Felten, MD, PhD, at the University of Rochester School of Medicine, has documented nerve fibers that physically link the nervous system and the immune system. Dr. Felton states, "Much to our surprise, we found that if you took the nerves away from the spleen or the lymph nodes, you virtually stopped immune responses in their tracks."

So now we have it, scientific evidence, which confirms what chiropractic, has said since 1895. The importance of documenting and monitoring the effect of the chiropractic adjustment is at a magnanimous stage concerning the efficacy of chiropractic care and its impact on the health of the public. Low-resolution electronic chiropractic Thermography is an economical instrument that enables doctors to be the best they can be at tracking down vertebral subluxations and knowing when they have been corrected.

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