Subluxation Station
 The
Millennium Subluxation Station is a research standard piece of
equipment designed to examine the balance and tone of your
nervous system. Scans are carried out at intervals throughout
care to assess for changes in balance within the body.
This enables us to objectively measure the changes that happen
in the body during care.
Only approximately
10% of your nervous system is sensory. The other 90%
controls, regulates and moves the body around. As
Chiropractors we are interested in the entire 100% as only when
this is functioning optimally can we have any chance of health
and balance.
There are two standard scans that are carried out. The Thermal
scan and the Surface EMG.
Thermal Scan
The thermal scan reads temperature differences associated with
changes in blood flow. Blood flow is controlled by the
sympathetic nervous system. This is a part of the autonomic
system that regulates bodily functions such as heart rate,
digestion, blood flow and sweat response.
Imbalances in the nervous system control of blood flow lead to
hot areas segmentally along the length of the spine. A
graphical representation can then be made of the variations.
This can give an indication of other systems that may likewise
be affected.
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A Scan of patient showing thermal balance |
The "wiring" of the Autonomic Nervous system |
sEMG
The sEMG (surface electromyography) shows the electrical
activity of the para spinal muscles. This scan shows us balance
and tone of muscles around the spine and compares this to what
would be expected in a normal healthy patient.
The
entire body is held apart by muscles. That is right apart!
Too little tone will place more stress on the articular
structures around the spine. These structures can alter
over time as the body attempts to stabilise. This is the
cause of arthritis.
Imbalance in tone
can also lead to abnormal stress on the joints of the spine with
the same end result.
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A scan of a patient |
A normal expected variation |
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