QSM³ Articles

Double Compressions: A Walk Through the Algorithm

Gravity vs. tensegrity is a lifetime battle. When we are young and filled with energy, our ability to overcome the compressive forces of gravity, even in a misaligned position, is possible. But as we age and our energetic abilities diminish, gravity always wins. We...

Real Laterality Reality

Grostic and Wernsing apparently contemporaneously and yet independently, conceived of the possibility that the frontal plane rotation of the atlas under the skull, what we have called atlas side-slip, or atlas laterality, could be measured in degrees. This idea was...

Embracing the Elephant in the Room

Dr. Gregory, the founder of NUCCA, often said he didn’t care how the spine got adjusted, -even if someone was adjusting the big toe-, if it resulted in correction on the post film. The outcome defined by the post film has become the gold standard for outcome...

Advancements in Quantum Spinal Mechanics

Quantum Spinal Mechanics (QSM3) is a progressive orthogonally based upper cervical chiropractic technique. Dr. Russell Friedman (Board certified in NUCCA and Orthospinology) has spent the past few years re-examining the basic concepts and procedures that encompass...

Accessing Pathways

The human body is an amazing vehicle for life. I don’t think we realize what it does every second of the day. How it functions and adapts is a continuing source of wonder to me. I used to think that we could take an x-ray, analyze five lines between the Vertex and...

“When there is a breakdown of the tensegral distribution of forces, a compartmentalization occurs in which sections optimize themselves and then work to coordinate with other sections, often creating a cantilevered balance of sections, decreasing overall efficiency but providing a diminished but engaged stability with respect to gravity.”
Michael Thomas DC, Director of Research