Inventors:
David Toftness - Amery WI, US
International Classification:
A61B005/103
US Classification:
600/594000, 600/587000, 600/409000
Abstract:
A method of diagnosing the spine of a patient is provided, the method comprising (a) placing a patient to be diagnosed in a prone position; (b) providing a magnetometer; (c) identifying a vertebra of the spine to be diagnosed; (d) placing the magnetometer over the vertebra to be diagnosed and obtaining a magnetometer reading of the vertebra; (e) identifying at least one additional vertebra to be diagnosed and repeating step (d) for the at least one additional vertebra, and (f) interpreting the data to identify a subluxated vertebra. The method also includes delivering a chiropractic adjustment to the subluxated vertebra identified. A subluxated vertebra is thus identified using a magnetometer.