PEDIATRIC CHIROPRACTIC. 3RD EDITION

Contributors xiii
For ewor d to the First Edition xv
Acknowledgments xvii
Editorial Review Board from Previous Editions xix
• PART I: HISTORY
CHAPTER 1 Introduction to Chiropractic Pediatrics 1
• PART II: PRIMUM NON NOCERE
CHAPTER 2 Patient Safety Culture: A Necessity for Chiropractic and Pediatric Health Care 7
CHAPTER 3 Biomechanics of the Pediatric Adjustment 21
• PART III: FUNDAMENT ALS
CHAPTER 4 The Contemporary Understanding of the Chiropractic Subluxation 29
CHAPTER 5 Sprain–Subluxation 90
CHAPTER 6 Diagnostic Imaging 112
CHAPTER 7 Spinal Examination and Specifi c Spinal and Pelvic Adjustments 228
CHAPTER 8 Examination and Specifi c Adjustments of the Extremities 343
• PART IV : PREGNANCY
CHAPTER 9 Exercise during Pregnancy 403
CHAPTER 10 The Prenatal and Perinatal Period 421
CHAPTER 11 Chiropractic Considerations with Tethered Oral Tissue 497
CHAPTER 12 Chiropractic Management of Infants with Suboptimal Breastfeeding 518
• PART V: NEUROLOGY
CHAPTER 13 Functional Neuroanatomy of the Cerebrospinal and Autonomic Nervous Systems 539
CHAPTER 14 Neuroimmunology 597
CHAPTER 15 Neurologic Examination 623
CHAPTER 16 Selected Neurologic and Visceral Disorders 655
• PART VI: ORTHOPEDICS
CHAPTER 17 Scoliosis 725
CHAPTER 18 Orthopedics 761
• PART VII: PRIMARY CARE
CHAPTER 19 History and Physical Assessment 801
CHAPTER 20 Non-accidental Injury and Child Maltreatment 823
CHAPTER 21 The Febrile Child 834
CHAPTER 22 Pediatric Nutrition 858
CHAPTER 23 Children in Motor Vehicle Collisions 885
CHAPTER 24 Wellness and Chiropractic Lifestyle 915
• PART VIII: ADOLESCENT HEALTH
CHAPTER 25 Care of the Adolescent 933
CHAPTER 26 Adolescent Patients with Acute Spinal Fractures and Subluxations 958
• PART IX: SPECIALTY PRACTICES
CHAPTER 27 Sensory Processing Disorder 1009
CHAPTER 28 Foundations of Neurodevelopment and the Neurobiology of Disease 1093
CHAPTER 29 Motor Disorders in Children 1163
CHAPTER 30 The Child with Challenges 1171
• PART X: SPECIALIZED TECHNIQUES
CHAPTER 31 Sacro-occipital Technique for the Pediatric Patient 1185
CHAPTER 32 Pediatric and Prenatal Instrument-Based Adjusting 1228
CHAPTER 33 Use of the Drop Mechanism during the Adjusting of Children and the Pregnant Patient 1236
CHAPTER 34 Logan Basic Technique for Pregnant Women, Infants, and Children 1246
CHAPTER 35 Upper Cervical Care of the Pediatric Population Using Toggle Recoil Technique 1259
CHAPTER 36 Orthospinology: A Specific Upper Cervical Approach for Pediatric Care 1269
CHAPTER 37 Low-Force Specific Upper Cervical: Atlas Orthogonal for Infants and Children 1289
CHAPTER 38 Craniosacral Therapy 1307
Index 1343

The long-awaited third edition of Pediatric Chiropractic takes the valuable second edition to a whole new level, offering new chapters, full-color photos, illustrations, and tables to provide the family wellness chiropractor and the student of chiropractic a valuable reference manual covering all aspects of care for the pediatric and prenatal populations.
Internationally recognized authorities Claudia Anrig, DC and Gregory Plaugher, DC have invited the leaders in their fields to contribute to this precedent-setting textbook and now offer even more valuable information for the practitioner.
Over 50 international experts share their gifts and perspectives on:
• Sensory Processing Disorders
• Neurodevelopmental Disorders
• Subluxation
• Clinical Neurology
• The Prenatal and Perinatal Period
• Nutrition
• Care of the Adolescent
• Diagnostic Imaging
• Defining Wellness
And technique integration is more inclusive of the full practice spectrum:
• Gonstead
• Logan Basic
• Thompson
• Sacro Occipital
• Instrument Assisted Adjusting
• Upper Cervical
Introducing chapters on:
• Examination and Specific Adjustments of the Extremities
• Upper Cervical Care with Toggle-recoil
• Chiropractic Considerations with Tethered Oral Tissue
• Patient Safety Culture
• Biomechanics of the Pediatric Adjustment

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