* The Founder * The Technique * The Instrument * Radiographs
(X-rays) The Atlas Orthogonal Chiropractic technique was
developed by Dr. Roy W. Sweat. Dr. Sweat studied at Palmer
College of Chiropractic in Davenport, Iowa, and began practicing
Chiropractic in 1950. He is board certified in Atlas
Orthogonality and has authored four books, thirty articles, and
led seminars on its methods. Dr. Sweat has designed an Atlas
Orthogonal computerized X-ray analysis program, a chiropractic
adjustment instrument, and X-ray equipment. For more information
on Dr. Sweat, please visit the official site of the Sweat
Institute. -back to top- The structural balance of the human
body is maintained by the precise interaction of the muscles
which, under control of the nervous system, permit the skeletal
framework to move and flex in a relatively unrestricted manner.
Much of that complicated system of nerves is housed and
protected by the spinal vertebrae. Ironically, these same spinal
vertebrae are often the underlying cause of pai