Sacral Occipital Technique (S.O.T.)

Sacro-Occipital Technique (S.O.T.) is a comprehensive and advanced concept of Chiropractic pioneered and developed through study, research and clinical application by Dr. M. B. DeJarnette. For more than half a century Dr. DeJarnette researched and studied every aspect of physiology and anatomy and clinically found that human structural distortion falls into three basic groups. He labeled these groups as Categories 1, 2 and 3.

S.O.T. gets its name because it recognizes - and uses - the relationship between the Sacrum (base of the spine) and the Occiput (base of the skull) as the key to proper body function.

Your S.O.T. practitioner is trained to detect different categories (1, 2, 3) which are a compensation of the body to stress. These stressors may be physical, chemical or emotional. The compensations - or subluxations - produced interfere with the central nervous system and lead to a compromise in the full expression of your health potential.

Resulting distortion of the spinal and cranial system and imbalance in the flow of cerebro-spinal fluid around the brain and spinal cord can lead to increased toxicity, lack of nutrition and loss of nerve function around the whole body.

Typically an S.O.T. doctor of chiropractic uses a simple and restful method of adjusting your spine, pelvis and cranium - thus the central nervous system.

S.O.T. is not a therapy that treats named diseases. It is a system of removing the cause of nerve malfunction using minimum force to restore and maintain health.

S.O.T. employs the use of wedge shaped blocks to allow the body to seek its correct alignment and balance. There are many combinations of block positions used, and these are determined by tests that precede each adjustment. S.O.T. recognizes the importance of body language in the form of neurological tests, weak muscles, tender areas and other signs and indicators, to determine the type adjustment needed.