Niblo added testing various trigger points on the side of the short leg, and adjusting the anterior ischium, producing results. It was further determined that turning the head in certain ways helped to balance the legs. Dr.Derifield created a set of rules for checking the legs to determine the point of the subluxation in the pelvic and lumbar area. Analysis of the patient’s subluxations, using the Derifield Technique, depends upon a very accurate leg check. Derifield noticed that the same adjustment on two patients with the same analysis did not always give the same results.Īs he gained more experience, he found that the answer lay in determining through analysis whether the subluxation was lower spine or cervical. Thompson Terminal Point Technique is built around the research of Dr.
