Chiropractic
The Chiropractic field has long been without the benefit of documented scientific outcomes measurement. While the methodology has been effective in the care of multitudes, societal preconceptions of chiropractic treatment has hindered the broad acceptance of this practice in mainstream medical care. The Diers Formetric 3D/4D is capable of reversing these preconceptions and placing chiropractic in the cutting edge position of patient care.
The Diers Formetric 3D/4D utilizes Photogrammetry to aid in patient evaluation and diagnosis. The highly accurate measurements of the spine, in three dimensional space, gives the practitioner objective data that augments the chiropractic findings. Issues of pelvic torsion and tilt, spinal segment restrictions, trunk imbalance and inclination, and other conditions can all be seen and documented. Treatment plans can be more accurately made and the outcomes of the plan can be documented for the patient and third party payors.
The system has been verified by the digitization of 478 x-rays of with root mean square deviation of the spinal midline to 1.54 mm. The repeatability of the measurements in three dimensions had a rms deviation of 1.7 mm. This accuracy and repeatability provides assurance to the practitioner that his findings are correct and documented. A reduction in radiation exposure will be an asset to the patient care given.
The functionality of the system enables the practitioner to visualize the spine and trunk in any orientation. The Formetric image can be rotated in any plane to observe the spine from any user desired view. With over 60 parameters instantly available to the practitioner, evaluation and documentation has never been easier.
The speed of scanning (40 milliseconds) essentially eliminates issues related to body sway. Additionally, an average static scan can be done where 10 scans are taken over 3 seconds and the results averaged into one image. This is a more reproducible scan because it averages the effect of breathing and body sway over the three seconds while 10 scans are taken.