TOGGLE RECOIL ADJUSTMENT - Chiropractic Adjustment

TOGGLE RECOIL ADJUSTMENT
Up C Spine

The upper cervical adjustment so named toggle recoil involves today the chiropractor placing the pisiform lead on the Atlas transverse process to carry out the adjustment. According to the Green Books “The Palmer Recoil was just beginning to be taught at the P. S. C. in 1909-10, and is still the basic fundamental of the present Palmer Torque-Toggle-Recoil in use in Hole-in-One. The secret—as far as it can be told in a few words—of efficient delivery of the Palmer Recoil is to secure, first, as complete a relaxation on the part of the patient as possible, immediately before and during the delivery of the external adjustic force. The object is to all the better secure the patient’s recoil reaction. Second, it is necessary for the Chiropractor himself to acquire, at the same time, complete relaxation in his arms and shoulders as a preliminary immediately before delivery. Having accomplished this relaxation as far as possible, the Chiropractor gives his external force with great speed, followed by a swift withdrawal of the contact point of his adjusting hand, so as not to resist the natural recoil of the patient. The object is to enable the Innate Intelligence of the patient to perform its part in completing the adjustment. The patient’s internal recoil reaction was all laughed at by those “leaders” I have so often mentioned as just so much “baloney”, although B. J. is now demonstrating conclusively that the patient does have a very considerable part in the complete adjustment. B. J. has often illus-trated this by showing how great a weight is required to push a nail into a piece of wood, whereas it requires only a light hammer to drive it, provided the driving force is swiftly and accurately applied. So it is with the efficient delivery of the Palmer Recoil adjustment. In the latest development of the recoil for use by the practitioners in hole-in-One, B. J. was equally free in demonstrating the latest knee posture adjustment procedure, as well as the reclining type posture, this last one that gives the utmost relaxation of the patient, so that even a little child has the strength needed to give it.”

Anyone who has experienced a modern day TOGGLE RECOIL adjustment will tell you that, when delivered correctly this adjustment is very tolerable and very effective.

Source: The Green Books; Compiled Rob Sinnott, D.C.
Chapter 7 – Pages 117-118
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