• Blum CL

• Anatomic Variation
• Chiropractic
• Chiropractors
• Open Access Document
• Relaxation Therapy

Narrative abstract: While humans have a similar architecture with a head, torso, two arms and legs, we are as dissimilar as snowflakes. We each carry anatomical variances, all significant to the application of manual care. 

Similarly, we all have variants in our psychological processing and functioning but there is one thing I have found to be consistent. 

In the 1970s I explored biofeedback and meditation with Jack Garris, performing various types of meditations, selfhypnosis, and relaxation exercises and monitored their affects on our EEG, EMG, and temperature feedback. We never saw one form of biofeedback not influence the other, which emphasised to me that clearly our mind and body were inseparable. Garris would often say that we can’t have a tense body with a relaxed mind and likewise we can’t have an anxious mind when we have a relaxed body. 

This is to be remembered as we look for optimal ways to channel our healing energy. It is important with our chiropractic encounters that we understand all our patients are different, both physically and psychologically. 

Author keywords: Chiropractic - Chiropractor - Anatomical variance - Relaxation - Healing energy