Howard Pettersson, DC

Dr. Howard Pettersson, a 1976 graduate of Logan College of Chiropractic, is an associate professor of technique at Palmer College of Chiropractic. He was the senior editor of Activator Methods Chiropractic Technique – College Edition, published in 1989, and published Pelvic Drop Table Adjusting Technique in 1999. His most recent publication, written with Dr. Green, is How to Find a Subluxation, published in 2003.

Previous Articles

Rethinking the SI Joint
May 1, 2021 (Vol. 39, Issue 05)
A Fresh Clinical Approach to Low Back Pain (Pt. 2)
June 1, 2020 (Vol. 38, Issue 06)
Stabilizing the SI – A Fresh Clinical Approach (Pt. 1)
February 1, 2020 (Vol. 38, Issue 02)
A New Approach to Correcting SI Dysfunction (Pt. 2)
April 1, 2019 (Vol. 37, Issue 04)
A New Approach to Correcting SI Dysfunction (Pt. 1)
March 1, 2019 (Vol. 37, Issue 03)
When Computers Cause UCS: Adjusting Strategy
December 1, 2018 (Vol. 36, Issue 12)
A Chiropractic Solution for Mouse Shoulder
October 1, 2018 (Vol. 36, Issue 10)
Text Neck: Assess and Adjust
June 1, 2018 (Vol. 36, Issue 06)
Correcting Pelvic Obliquity
February 1, 2018 (Vol. 36, Issue 02)
Resolving Atypical LBP Presentations
June 1, 2017 (Vol. 35, Issue 06)
Acute Locked-Back Syndrome: Cause and Correction
January 1, 2017 (Vol. 35, Issue 01)
Identify & Adjust the Apex Posterior Sacrum
May 1, 2016 (Vol. 34, Issue 09)
Clinical Presentation & Adjustment: Base Posterior Sacrum
February 15, 2016 (Vol. 34, Issue 04)
Leg-Length Inequality and Pelvic Fixation: A New Approach to the Negative Derifield (Part 3)
July 1, 2015 (Vol. 33, Issue 13)
Leg-Length Inequality and Pelvic Fixation: A New Approach to the Negative Derifield (Part 2)
May 15, 2015 (Vol. 33, Issue 10)
Leg Length and Pelvic Fixations
March 1, 2015 (Vol. 33, Issue 05)
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MAHA Launches Chiropractic Hub
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Building on a historic March 2026 meeting between Make America Healthy Again and chiropractic leadership, MAHA has announced the launch of the MAHA Chiropractic Hub, “a coordinated national partnership uniting MAHA Center, MAHA Action, and the chiropractic profession, including national associations, state organizations, practitioners, educators, researchers, and patient advocates. The Chiropractic Hub will advance federal policy, expand patient access, and build broad public support for chiropractic care across America.”

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Confronting the Threat to Chiropractic Education

The chiropractic profession is confronting one of the most significant federal regulatory threats it has faced in decades. A new U.S. Department of Education (ED) accountability framework – commonly referred to as the “Do No Harm” (DNH) regulation – could place many chiropractic programs at risk of losing access to federal financial aid (student loans), potentially reshaping the future of chiropractic education and workforce development across the United States.

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From Pain Scores to Performance Metrics
From Pain Scores to Performance Metrics

Pain has become the dominant language of musculoskeletal healthcare. Numeric pain-rating scales and symptom reports are routinely used as primary indicators of clinical success. But while pain reduction is meaningful, it is an incomplete and often misleading representation of recovery. This has real consequences for patient adherence, long-term outcomes, and how conservative care is perceived within the broader healthcare system.

Christopher Proulx, DC, PhD(ABD), CSCS