Spinal Mechanics
Physiology of the Spine
Spinal Mechanics - Subluxations - PPT Manipulation
PPT Osteopathic Manipulation was discovered by Osteopath John Bayliss DO and offers the very best in manipulative technique. PPT is short for Passive Prone Technique.
John’s manipulative discoveries are a by-product of the experiments and research that went into writing his book and DVD on the forces that cause joints to articulate (move) and lesion (lock).
Knowing how joints ‘lesion’ it was possible to go a stage further and develop efficient methods of manipulation that would reverse engineer the forces that caused the lesions.
In working out the reverse forces the opportunity was taken to make the techniques as ‘patient friendly’ as possible.
The end result was a set of safe, genuine and efficient manipulation techniques that are truly silent and allow the patient to be treated in a comfortable dignified position with minimal discomfort and after affect.
The articulation of the sacroiliac joints have mystified theorists and practitioners for the last century, because the joint seems to follow no obvious mechanism of movement. Most of the sacroiliac theories currently accepted rely on the facets having the magical ability to dislocate and self realign themselves. In anybodies book this is crazy.
The sacroiliac facet shapes have no apparent logic or symmetry and every persons facets are a slightly different shape, which ads to the confusion. Most practitioners when they try to apply the current theories, find them so hard to get their heads round, they give up thinking the theorists must have had the brains of Einstein and by default accept them as the best on offer.
The Bayliss sacroiliac theory which does not rely on dislocation attempts to explain the reason the sacroiliac facets are shaped the way they are and also how and why they compliment the actions of walking, and all of the ‘real world’ movements humans take for granted.
There are many anomalies to do with the structure and physiology of the spine that have been ignored or referenced to over simplified generalized laws that have no bearing to the ‘real world’ movements humans take for granted.
The spine is a very complex structure and many of the joints have unique functions that are separate from the surrounding joints. This is explained in John Bayliss’s book and DVD.
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