Chiropractic Bio Physics (CBP) is, in short, a higher level of chiropractic.  It is a more knowledgeable, comprehensive, systematic, scientific approach to chiropractic that provides predictable results for patients.

CBP combines standard chiropractic joint adjustments with mirror image (opposite position) postural adjustments, mirror image spinal/postural exercise and mirror image traction to provide more permanent relief and improved health through spine and posture correction.

Your body and spine are an incredible marvel of engineering, able to withstand large forces and yet maintain great flexibility.

The model spine at rest consumes practically no energy to support upright standing posture.  If it were maintained properly, the spine could easily last 120 -150 years with minimal degeneration or arthritis.

The goal of the CBP technique is to restore the patient’s spine to normal or as near normal as possible.  But what is normal?  The Harrison Spinal Model, developed by Don Harrison, D.C., PhD., M.S.E., is our goal of care for correction.  Just like blood pressure, there are normal ranges for spinal alignment.  When you fall outside of these normal ranges, the spine degenerates faster than it should and wears like a car tire that is not properly balanced.

Dr. Donald Harrison originated CBP Technique in 1980.  He holds the equivalent of three Bachelor’s Degrees (mathematics, mechanical engineering, and education), two Masters Degrees (mathematics and mechanical engineering), and two Doctorate Degrees (mathematics and chiropractic). As President of the CBP Nonprofit, Inc. research institute, he is author of approximately seventy publications in the Index Medicus.

Dr. Harrison used engineering and physics principles that explain how all objects move and applied them to human posture and spinal biomechanics.  He was the first person to analyze postural and spinal alignment in this manner.  This led to CBP being the most researched, published and proven method in chiropractic and developed ways to restore posture and the spine back to normal or as near normal as possible.

The ideal standing posture from the front view is the head should be centered over the rib cage, the rib cage over the pelvis and the pelvis over the feet.  If the posture in this view is aligned properly it results in a straight spine from the front (or behind).

The ideal standing posture from the side is the ear over shoulder, shoulder over hip and hip over ankle.  The normal spinal alignment from the side is a spine with three curvatures.  The neck curve bends forward like part of a circle, the mid-back bends toward the back and the low back curve also bends forward.  The mid back and low back have elliptical curvatures.  Each curvature is different in its shape.

Our head, ribcage and pelvis shift out of alignment from side to side, front to back and even rotate or twist out of alignment.  They can even shift out of place with combinations of all three of these positions.  In fact, research has shown that there are over 130 million different abnormal posture combinations that can happen and all of them effect the alignment of the spine.  Ultimately, if the spine is out of alignment it leads to nervous system dysfunction or subluxation.  CBP improves and corrects the posture and that leads to a better aligned spine and a better functioning nervous system.

Many suffering people have been helped thanks to the work that was started by Dr. Harrison over 25 years ago.  Click here to read a few of the patient testimonials of Paint Creek Chiropractic Center.

Dr. DeRusha has been certified in CBP since 2002.  He was one of the first to bring Chiropractic Bio Physics to Michigan.  If you have any questions or would like to speak with Dr. DeRusha, he may be contacted at Paint Creek Chiropractic Center, 134 West University Drive, Suite 126, Downtown Rochester.  (248) 601-4540