![]() ![]() ![]() A contemporary technique, developed by a straight chiropractor, used to locate alleged shifting of a disk nucleus said to cause tortipelvis/torticollis, spinal distortions, or curvatures. One of many methods of correcting cervical “subluxations” claimed to be responsible for problems anywhere in the body. Chiropractors who practice specific “upper cervical techniques” focus on the ASC. An alleged entity that some chiropractors feel is the most common and the most serious vertebral misalignment. An unscientific method of testing muscle strength to detect the presence of disease, vitamin deficiency, and other problems. Episodes lasting longer than three months are not considered acute. Back pain that lasts a short while, usually a few days to several weeks. A handheld instrument used by chiropractors who assert that slightly misaligned vertebrae can be tapped back into place with a mallet. If you would like other terms explained, let us know. The definitions below are consistent with the use of these terms on Chirobase and reflect what chiropractors usually mean. Some terms in this glossary have more than one definition or are used ambiguously by chiropractors.
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