Mark Charrette, D.C., contributing editor for The Chiropractic Journal, has announced the publication of his new book, "Charrette Adjusting Protocols."

The 110-page instructional manual is intended to teach chiropractors and students of chiropractic the most common extremity subluxation patterns encountered when rendering chiropractic care.

The protocols described in the book are a collection of procedures Dr. Charrette has developed over more than 20 years of practicing chiropractic.

"I am of the firm belief that extremity adjustments are an integral part of the chiropractic adjustment with definite neurological, mechanical, and physiological foundations," explains Charrette. "There is a huge difference between the definitions of an asymptomatic joint and the non-subluxated joint. Though a joint may not be symptomatic, it very well may be subluxated."

One chapter, written by neurology expert, Dr. Gideon Orbach, discusses the neurophysiological basis of chiropractic. Also included are basic stabilization procedures for the extremities utilizing extremity taping and a final section titled, "Show & Feel Demonstrations." Simple and brief explanations of procedures allow for easy comprehension regardless of what stage one's career in chiropractic education is in.

A featured speaker at Foot Levelers' educational events, Charrette is known throughout the chiropractic profession for his fun and informative approach to lecturing. A 1980 summa cum laude graduate of Palmer College of Chiropractic, he has presented hundreds of seminars on biomechanics, extremity adjusting, and chiropractic technique in the United States, Europe and the Far East. He currently resides in Las Vegas, Nev. and has built high-volume practices in California, Nevada, and Iowa.