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McManis table
I have heard about McManis table that are used by chiropractors for flexion-distraction therapy.
I think McManis was an osteopath.
Do you know of any osteopaths using that type of tables ?
Regards,
Sophie
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community teamPermalink Reply by Kiran on -
*thumbs up!*
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Permalink Reply by Eeyore on -
My wife has used a McManis table for the last 36 years and her father used one for 56 years and now its my turn. He claims it what enabled him to continue osteopathy for so long only retiring at the age of 83. These tables are brillaint for such things as sidebending and sacral springing and applying traction, plus at lot of other things that my father in law has forgotten. We have one for sale by the way - it does need a little light maintenance.
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hi
i may be interested. please email with the details to markquadzilla@msn.com
Eeyore said:My wife has used a McManis table for the last 36 years and her father used one for 56 years and now its my turn. He claims it what enabled him to continue osteopathy for so long only retiring at the age of 83. These tables are brillaint for such things as sidebending and sacral springing and applying traction, plus at lot of other things that my father in law has forgotten. We have one for sale by the way - it does need a little light maintenance.
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I have used a McManis in my practice for over 30 years as did my father back to 1958 and my grandfather back to 1928. McManis was in fact a DO. Later models had motors for lymphatic pump activity. They last forever and many are found in the US for sale needing only re-upholestering and re-chroming.
Attached is an operation manual for my grandfather's McManis 1928 Table that is in my treatment room. I had asked my dad to give a CME program on its operation (and safety) the year he retired (and my last year as OMM chairperson at KCOM). This is the handout that he used.
Fraternally, Dr. Mike
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McManis Technique.doc, 1.8 MB
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Permalink Reply by danmes on -
I have one! I really like McManis table. I'm from Brazil, and I had a lot of problems to buy the table.
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Permalink Reply by danmes on
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Dr Mike, do you have more materials about McManis table? Very good attachment! thanks!
Michael Kuchera_DO said:I have used a McManis in my practice for over 30 years as did my father back to 1958 and my grandfather back to 1928. McManis was in fact a DO. Later models had motors for lymphatic pump activity. They last forever and many are found in the US for sale needing only re-upholestering and re-chroming.
Attached is an operation manual for my grandfather's McManis 1928 Table that is in my treatment room. I had asked my dad to give a CME program on its operation (and safety) the year he retired (and my last year as OMM chairperson at KCOM). This is the handout that he used.
Fraternally, Dr. Mike
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Permalink Reply by Christian Fossum on
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John V. McManis, D.O. was a 1905 graduate of the American School of Osteopathy (now the Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine). Together with his wife he produced the first McManis-Table around 1909, a multi-purpose table for physical examination, manipulative treatment, some surgery, gynecological procedures, as well as including a contraption so it could be used for EENT procedures. By 1923, more than 2,000 tables had been sold across America. For manipulative treatment, the table was / is frequently used for articulatory, soft tissue, exaggeration of the lesion procedures as well as traction to relieve pressure on the intervertebral discs. Two early English proponents of the tavle were T.Edward Hall, D.O. (1929 BSO graduate) and Alan Stoddard, MB, DO (1935 BSO graduate). The table is featured in Stoddard's 1959 text, "A Manual of Osteopathic Techniques". These tables are still used, especially where they are more readily available. They weigh a lot, so not the easiest tables to ship, and I mean a lot. It also has some hooks which allows easier manoeuvring of the table with operator's legs etc, and you can strap the patient to it as well.
The Cox Flexion - Distraction table as used in the chiropractic profession was first introduced in 1973 (it was first called the "Chiro-Manis Table"), and was directly inspired by the McManis Table. It was developed by Chiropractor james Cox whi graduated from chiropractic college (NCC in Chicago) in 1963, and clinic faculty member Floyd H. Blackmore, D.O., D.C at the NCC used the McManis Table. Apparently, Dr. McManis (who died in 1944 of a heart attack) taught at the NCC in his final years, and the table gained increasing popularity with chiropractors.
The historical origin of the Cox Flexion - Distraction table has been acknowledged in an article on it from Chiropractic History, from which the chiro portion of this post has been summarized.
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I've used one, and it does take some getting used to. I haven't got used to it yet! There's a knack to getting the height right, because you have to crouch low to adjust it, then stand up and check it before locking it off, and while that's happening the worktop starts turning if you're not careful. If you really want one, or one falls into your lap, then it's a very stylish piece of kit to have in your clinic. It looks good, and is nice and slim, there are too many wide massage tables around these days. And it has some features that might be very useful indeed on occasion, providing you know how to use them (I don't). Personally I wouldn't go to a lot of trouble to get one, but perhaps when I have a full-time clinic of my own instead of rented space.
Edit: Ronan, is that King Kong and Godzilla?!?
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Permalink Reply by Theodore Jordan on -
I am not an expert on the gentle, rhythmic, 'classical osteopathic approach, but I think the McManis table was specifically designed for this rhythmic articulation approach. I have one and occassionally use it in this manner, and it works great. It can also be used more aggressively.
Note that the original Mcmanis table is designed as all-purpose medical/osteopathic table: it even had gyn stirrup attachments! There is an Osteopathic physician -Dr Steven Funk, DO, in Kirksville, who was quite the expert on the history of the McManis table, and even taught a course on its history & how to use it.
I've attached an old photo of a Knee-Chest position on a McManis; Visceral manipulation used to be performed with the patient primarily in Knee-chest postition. I find it ironic that none (or few) of the visceral teachers today ever seem to utilize this position.
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