Introduction to Osteopathy & Osteopathic Medicine : Demonstration of HVLA Back Adjustment

See a demonstration of an (HVLA) High Velocity Low Amplitude Osteopathic back adjustment in this free health video.

Expert: Dr. Simcha Shapiro, D.O.
Bio: Dr. Simcha Shapiro, D.O. is the Director of Listening Hands Institute and a physician trained in the USA at the University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine.
Filmmaker: Karen Weisman

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Howto & Style

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• osteopathy
• doctor
• health
• treatment
• condition
• cranial

[ConradZaar]

My favourite part is when he shoves the guy's face in his armpit and says "take a deep breath."

[2014MD]

he looked dead at the end...

[stevenday116]

kinda Creepy... 

[CitizenofDystopia]

@jkapl13 I agree with all your points. Warnings are something that I would fully support. Keeping these videos from being posted, as the other person suggested, I think goes too far.

[jkapl13]

@CitizenofDystopia While your point is valid, there is an inherent respect for a knife and dangerous procedures. HVLA has the ability to do serious damage when used incorrectly. Most people do not respect how dangerous it too can be and may have no regard for the understand of musculoskeletal mechanics needed to execute this technique in a positive manner. With this being the case, I can agree more instruction or warnings should be provided here.

[CitizenofDystopia]

@brandon4011 They shouldn't post surgery videos either. We know people will just go right ahead and perform surgery on others.

[brandon4011]

From the way he is setting this up, it would be right rotation and right Side bend of the thoracic area. But there are better ways to do this that do not involve you sticking your pts head in your armpit. Not well explained. I also agree that it is foolish to publish this videos, as any normal person with no OMT background could try this and really do some damage.

[dannyJmac1980]

I know the patient personally and he is now in a wheel chair

[hombreragno]

thank you doctor!

[Mutantron]

LOL WTF

"And that's all there is to it!" :-?

[bcosteo]

I too really dislike expert village. Being a teacher of Osteopathy this demonstration would fail him on any practical exam. I believe it is dangerous and foolish to publish these videos. I see students that have more expertise than the "experts" at "expert village"