Psauoscopy – method of physical examination by passing the ball of the index finger back and forth lightly over the margin of an abnormal area.  Over the pathological area the finger seems to encounter greater resistance and the skin seems less tense.

HOW? WHERE? (D.D., 1895) WHEN? (B.J.) FORCE? TIME? (I.N.T.)
Meric (1906) – Meric chart

Why intermittent measured force?

Three specialties in chiropractic: local, cervical, sacrum-pelvis.

Sustained measured pressure will correct faster and better than a thrust.

TOFTNESS SYSTEM: system of chiropractic adjusting is a low force (2-32 oz) technique that utilizes a sensometer to detect proposed EMF emanating from the body.

Sensometer – open cone device for directing . . .

Studies (funded through FACR support):
1992 - Acute pain study
1996 - Chronic pain, dysmenorrhea, and headaches
1999 – Thermography
In progress:
Otitis media
Multicenter study

From the textbook pages 1-25:
The nervous system controls the body.
Internal and external stresses cause problems to the body and can lead to distortions thereof.
Nature or the innate intelligence will resist stresses.
Sensometer picks up both too much energy and too little energy.
Nervous system can respond by allowing the body to get sick or get well.

The animal research
Dog anesthetized and scanned.
Held excessive pressure on atlas for seven minutes.
After 19 minutes the nervous system seemed to go into spasm.
The dog became disturbed in behavior despite anesthesia.
One week later dog was again anesthetized and corrected.
Dog is happy today.
Conclusion: It is possible to induce a subluxation, time and force are factors in an adjustment.