Wellness lifestyles II: Modeling the dynamic of wellness, health lifestyle practices, and Network Spinal Analysis.

Empirical application of a theoretical framework linking use of Network Spinal Analysis (NSA; a holistic, wellness-oriented form of complementary and alternative medicine [CAM]), health lifestyle practices, and self-reported health and wellness.

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Wellness lifestyles I: A theoretical framework linking wellness, health lifestyles, and complementary and alternative medicine.

Scholarship concerning complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) practices within the United States could benefit from incorporating sociological perspectives into the development of a comprehensive research agenda.

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Nonlinear Switching Dynamics in Surface Electromyography of the Spine

Nonlinear Switching Dynamics in Surface Electromyography of the Spine

This paper develops a switching dynamics model of the surface Electromyographic (sEMG) signal generated during a condition in which the mechanical attachment of the spinal dura to the cervical vertebra creates an unstable nonlinear feedback coupling between the biomechanics of the spine and the central nervous system (CNS).

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Dynamic Modeling of Spinal Electromyographic Activity During Various Conditions

Dynamic Modeling of Spinal Electromyographic Activity During Various Conditions

The surface Electromyographic (sEMG) signals recorded along the spine during a rocking motion created by feedback coupling between the motion of the spine and the efferent nerve fibers at the dural attachment points are giving various linear dynamical models of the ARIMA type.

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Dynamic modeling of spinal EMG activity.

Dynamic modeling of spinal EMG activity.

In this early presentation to an NSF dynamical systems workshop at the University of Southern California, Edmond Jonckheere's engineering team asked whether surface EMG recorded along the spine could track the progress of Network Spinal Analysis (NSA) care.

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Music Therapy and Chiropractic: An Integrative Model of Tonal and Rhythmic Spinal Adjustment.

Music Therapy and Chiropractic: An Integrative Model of Tonal and Rhythmic Spinal Adjustment.

This perspective piece, written by a board-certified music therapist and a chiropractor, proposes live improvised music therapy as a partner to Network Spinal Analysis (NSA) during the adjustment itself.

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