Chiropractic Biophysics
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Chiropractic BioPhysics
Chiropractic BioPhysics (CBP) is a different way of approaching spinal rehab. It is a highly specialised and scientifically supported system that can help change spine shape and posture and often provide answers where other approaches have failed. Here's a breakdown of what CBP is and how it differs from regular chiropractic care...
What is Chiropractic BioPhysics (CBP)?
Chiropractic BioPhysics applies the principles of physics to biology in the context of chiropractic treatment. It was founded in 1980 with the aim of improving spinal alignment and posture to help improve health. The normal spine features three distinct curves in the neck, mid back, and lower back, which can act like shock absorbers, and help maintain posture and protect nerves.
Why do we offer CBP at Booval Chiropractic?
In short, it often achieves results when other approaches have failed. It is supported by high quality research; is specific to the patient and is often incredibly effective. CBP merges knowledge from biology, physiology, physics, geometry, and anatomy to help identify and quantify the underlying causes of pain, loss of movement and poor health. CBP often offers a longer term solution to pain and disability for chronic and complex cases. To learn more visit this website
What’s the difference between CBP and usual Chiropractic?
Traditional chiropractic is often wonderful for pain, to improve movement and function. It typically targets specific joints. Whilst traditional chiropractic adjustments are often very effective, on their own they typically do not have a long-term effect on spinal shape.
For instance, if your head sits a long way forward on your shoulders (forward head posture) this often is associated with neck pain, shoulder pain and headache as the weight of the head in the forward position places more strain on the supporting structures in the neck and shoulders. Traditional chiropractic is often helpful in reducing pain and dysfunction however unless something is done to address the shape of the neck and position of the head.
CBP takes a global approach that includes full spine and regional alignment and uses a mix of special adjustments, exercises and spinal rehabilitation traction to improve spine shape, pain and posture. This often results in better long-term outcomes.
If the research is so good, why doesn’t everyone use the CBP approach?
Firstly, not everyone needs it. We begin with a thorough examination and case history to determine whether it is suitable for you. If indicated this may include x-rays of relevant parts of your spine as well as other testing. Should you be a good candidate for CBP we will explain what options you have and what the likely results will be.
CBP involves the use of special chiropractic tables as well as rehabilitation traction machines which most clinics simply don’t have. A good way to think about it is if you have crooked teeth you don’t go to the dentist and ask them to “twist” the teeth back in to shape. Instead, you need something that provides controlled force over time to remodel position of the teeth. In orthodontic terms we call this “braces”.
If we wish to change spine shape, we need to provide something similar to produce long term changes. We don’t put you in braces instead we use rehab traction machines (usually for 10-20 minutes at a time) as well as specific adjustments and exercises to gradually remodel your spine. It’s not usually painful at all and is done to your tolerance; many patients absolutely love it! We have had success at Booval Chiropractic using CBP on patients as young as 6 and as old as 102.
Typically, CBP is effective in those that have longer term, chronic and complex pain cases, often following an injury (such as a car crash or fall) and who often have not got results from other approaches. We find these patients have poor posture and chronic pain perhaps from a lifetime of sitting at a desk or working on a screen and they have had enough. Other approaches may have provided some short-term relief, but the pain just keeps coming back.
Some recent CBP research
References
- Moustafa IM, Diab AA, Taha S, Harrison DE. Addition of a Sagittal Cervical Posture Corrective Orthotic Device to a Multimodal Rehabilitation Program Improves Short- and Long-Term Outcomes in Patients With Discogenic Cervical Radiculopathy. Arch Phys Med Rehabil, 2016, 97: 2034-2044.
- Harrison DD, Jones WE, Janik TJ, Harrison DE. Evaluation of Flexural Stresses in the Vertebral body Cortex and Trabecular Bone in Three Cervical Configurations with an Elliptical Shell Model. J Manipulative Physiol Ther 2002; 25(6): 391-401.
- Chun et al, The relationship between lower back pain and lumbar lordosis: a systematic review and meta analysis. The Spine Journal Aug 2017 Vol17 Issue 8: 1180-1191