**7. CBP protocol**

The CBP patient management protocol [2–4] involves all typical initial patient examination procedures including the consultation, examination as well as pain, disability and quality of life questionnaires (**Figure 12**). In addition, CBP treatment consideration requires, without exception, a full-spine posture assessment as well as full-spine AP and lateral standing radiographs. Posture needs to be either qualitatively, but ideally quantitatively assessed as rotations and translations of the head, thorax and pelvis in three-dimensions (**Figures 2** and **3**). The X-rays need to be digitized and quantified, ideally with the Harrison posterior tangent method for the sagittal images and with the modified Risser-Ferguson on the AP images.

*DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.102686 An Introduction to Chiropractic BioPhysics® (CBP®) Technique: A Full Spine Rehabilitation…*

#### **Figure 12.**

*CBP protocol treatment algorithm.*

As seen in **Figure 12**, if appropriate, a new patient should be treated for their acute pain that is distinct and separate from CBP methods. It is recommended that the acute 'pain care' treatment include spinal manipulation, stretching (e.g. proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF), Yoga, etc.), heat/ice, soft tissue myofascial therapy (e.g. transverse friction, Nimmo-receptor tonus technique, etc.). Once the patient

