BEST way to Assess & Manipulate (HVT) the Cervical spine

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John Gibbons is a registered Osteopath, Lecturer and Author and is demonstrating how to assess the cervical spinal motion of the cervical spine using Dr Lovett (1903) and the laws or principles of Fryette (1918), John also manipulates with a HVT / Grade 5 technique to the Level of the C1/C2 (AA joint). Some of these techniques and more is taught on the Spinal and Pelvis course at the University of Oxford.
John is also the Author of the highly successful book and Amazon No 1 best seller called 'Muscle Energy Techniques, a practical guide for physical therapists'. John has also written 4 more books, one is called 'A Practical Guide to Kinesiology Taping' and comes with a complimentary DVD. The other books are called; 'Vital Glutes, connecting the gait cycle to pain and dysfunction' and 'Functional Anatomy of the Pelvis and SI joint' and 'The Vital Shoulder Complex', an illustrated guide to assessment, treatment and rehabilitation.
All the books are available to buy now through his website www.johngibbons...... or from Amazon www.amazon.co.uk
John now offers Advanced Training in all aspects of Sports Medicine to already qualified therapists in manual therapy to 'Diploma' Level. You need to have attended all of his ten individual Therapy Courses before the diploma is awarded. His venue is based at the idylic venue of Oxford University, home of the first four-minute mile by Roger Bannister.

[@bnardirv]

Thank you for the teaching. You motivate me to go to school for such an important art form. Appreciate how you even showed the spine to give actual context to what your explaining. No women exposing themselves for clicks either. True professional! Thank you!

[@JohnGibbons]

Thanks and pleased I could help - regards JG

[@ninobrazil5990]

John you are such a good professional. Thanks for sharing

[@JohnGibbons]

Thanks for the lovely comments, regards JG

[@bcjarl8745]

Thank you for you Videos! They helped me a lot in my practical osteopathic exam, here i germany, just today!

[@JohnGibbons]

Great to hear! Regards JG

[@reneloosveldt5176]

Great assessment/treatment video, i hope you will make more videos like this, very helpful! thank you!

[@JohnGibbons]

René Loosveldt thanks for comments. Regards JG 😊

[@adiw888]

yes I agree..such professionalism and wonderful educational content..but to me the Dr has a soothing voice that relaxes me and obv the patient. Great stuff!

[@oMimic12]

Keep the videos up John! Hopefully a lot more assessment/treatment videos like these in the near future.

[@JohnGibbons]

Thanks for the comments and appreciate what you say...regards JG

[@rajlaxmanphysio]

Great assessment and explanation ,really helpful

[@JohnGibbons]

Glad it was helpful! Regards JG

[@rajlaxmanphysio]

@@JohnGibbons thanks for all your videos ,I have learnt a lot from your videos specially about lumbosacral and sacroiliac

[@dreamworld713]

Thank you for the videos. Doing spinal manipulation fellowship.your videos helps a lot. Would do your courses in future.

[@JohnGibbons]

Glad you like them! Regards JG

[@aliphysio649]

Nice video and nice technique I will be lucky to get workshop with you many greetings from Iraq

[@JohnGibbons]

Glad it was helpful! Regards JG

[@goodspinegoodlifechiropractic]

great so now all the accountants and mechanics at home will try this on their family. great idea

[@JohnGibbons]

Hopefully not as designed for those individuals to have a go as an educational video, regards JG

[@deebo2808]

I absolutely love your videos. At 36 I missed my calling to be a chiropractor.

[@JohnGibbons]

I didn't start till I was 30 as in Army so plenty of time....regards JG

[@burkitali7423]

I had a passion to learn to be a osteopath at 46 but financial circumstances wouldn't allow, know at 64 I'm to old,

[@toddrenshaw24]

I am starting chiro school at 35

[@mdub2000]

wow that was great...i need to go to one of your workshops....thanks for the vid!

[@JohnGibbons]

Thanks for the message and courses in Oxford, UK, regards JG

[@surfcoastmyotherapy]

So well explain3d John as always....best in the world

[@JohnGibbons]

Thanks for the amazing comments....I do agree though!! 😊😊

[@benjaminbaumgardner7620]

Good for cervical headaches sometimes too

[@JohnGibbons]

Thanks for the comments and yes will help, regards JG

[@mrhmd8308]

Excellent demonstration John. If you find that there’s still a limitation after the manipulation would you perform some additional METs or Mulligan techniques to further improve patient’s range? Or would you opt for dry needling? It almost sounds like someone is standing behind the camera snapping their fingers as you get the cavitation. Cheers

[@JohnGibbons]

No snapping on any fingers.....thanks for the message and some METs would help required, regards JG

[@anuradhaperera2443]

Can you please perform some demonstrations on manipulation of peripheral joints as well.thank you

[@JohnGibbons]

I show a few peripheral manipulations, Tib-fib, anterior tib-talus and talus - search on my channel as recently added. JG

[@leesunlung]

How the lock suppose to feel like?

[@하니하니-m3m]

My dad use to fixed my neck with this skill.💆‍♂️

[@breezelights]

what's wrong with your neck?

[@하니하니-m3m]

@@breezelights Nothing wrong. Studying with a bad posture.

[@강태욱-f9l]

Hi nice to meet you jone Gibons I have a question for HVLA of neck. When you did HVELA technic her neck in this video Where did you contact your hand what you want do HVELA technic ? C1 TP or c2 TP? Where do I have to contact neck of HVLA yor technic in your vidio ... I am looking your good answer in south korea. Thank you . God bless you.

[@JohnGibbons]

My hand is contacting the Articular Pillar as the TP is to tender generally, regards JG

[@romellcaisido9878]

Isthis good for cervical dystonia?

[@JohnGibbons]

Not sure I would manipulate a neck for this condition as doubt it would help, regards JG

[@wkhmallikaarachchi4537]

Thanks sir!

[@JohnGibbons]

Most welcome!

[@katiepoyasov5647]

Are these manipulations safe? What risks are there for arterial damage?

[@JohnGibbons]

There is a very slight chance of damage - needs to be PERFORMED only by an experienced therapist, regards JG

[@neuromancer27]

If you use a MET do you bring the head in the same position (side bending and heterolateral rotation) and what kind of contraction do you ask ? rotation or combined? (rotation and side bending)

[@JohnGibbons]

It doesn't really matter in one respect as long as the muscle is contracted using an MET as you will get a relaxation effect, regards JG

[@neuromancer27]

@@JohnGibbons Thank you, John I like the way you explain things, best!

[@NieZnaszMnieON90]

Is this a good method if C1 and C2 have left rotated? I also have something with C5 and the abolition of lordosis.

[@JohnGibbons]

I would only let someone do these techniques that are appropriately trained, regards JG

[@miljenkopopovic6604]

Super

[@JohnGibbons]

Thanks, regards JG

[@wklklw8895]

Could you tell me your subjective opinion on which manual therapy is no1 for you? (Kaltenborn, Maitland, Cyriax, Hartmann)

[@JohnGibbons]

I was taught greenman techniques and was taught some by Prof Hartman

[@simplifyenglish3578]

Please help me sir I suffering with muscle fatigue please suggest me for fix it and I also suffering with depression and anxiety disorder for 2 Year.

[@VanishedPNW]

Since I'm not a doctor and neither is John, I suggest heroin. It helps with many maladies, including general ailment and anxiety/depression. Pick it up out front of many drugstores around the world. You're welcome & enjoy!

[@thelight1385]

Vitamin d deficiency can cause all this. b12 deficiency too. Try supplementing. A good high dose vitamin d with high dose magnesium. Dont take vitamin d alone. And a good b12 supplement. Might help, give it a try.

[@roidAholic]

all vbi testing has been shown to not accurately assess for vbi. that is dated and should not be used as a means to assess risk for vbi/stroke

[@JohnGibbons]

Thanks for the message, regards JG

[@roidAholic]

@@JohnGibbons love your content btw

[@krishanlutharia3625]

Hello sir...namaste🙏, my name is Krishan lutharia..I am from India.. Delhi... sir I have c1c2 atlanto axial subluxation...i always feel stiffness at back of my neck.. pulpitation and tinnitus...and my c4c5 is fussed...can I be cured??my life has become hell... please help me 🙏🙏

[@JohnGibbons]

Yes you can if you see someone like me where you live, regards jG

[@rachaelrobins9855]

Hello John, I'm struggling with my c1 misalignment. I'm seeing an upper cervical chiropractor but I don't think the technique used is getting to the source of my problems. I think perhaps a wrong angle. I had one fantastic adjustment in which my symptoms disappeared about 80% but after that (3 months) he's never made an adjustment that felt as relieving as that. Could you recommend someone for me to see who knows their stuff? I'm Bedfordshire based and desperate, so willing to travel a little! Many thanks.

[@drcarriemills8772]

Find an atlas orthogonal specialized chiropractor. An AO chiropractor. Highly specialized...all they do is adjust the atlas using sound wave after x-ray and diagnosis. You only need to go once a year at most. Fixes your whole spine. No more back pain no more migraines No joke.

[@drcarriemills8772]

Lakeland FL

[@maxiimillionJ]

VBI testing for the win!

[@chrisroecker]

The utility of tests are questionable... at best. They provide little to no positive predictive value and theoretically may cause harm. Over the past 30-years, they have been recommended for medical legal purposes, but this is not good clinical decision-making practice.

[@roidAholic]

no way