Georgios Tsoukalas is the Ackermann College Professor and Scientific Officer for Education in Greece. He is also the Principal Professor at the College of Education in Sweden. He has been at the College for more than 17 Years having treated thousands of patients with the Ackermann Method and trained hundreds of Physiotherapists internationally.

The College has been training physiotherapists and physicians in the treatment of neuroarthritic and neuromusculoskeletal diseases for the last 50 years. In many countries 3 generations of therapists have been trained over the years.

“The famous and now world-famous Ackermann College was founded by Dr. W. P. Ackermann, in 1974 in Stockholm, Sweden. Students from around the world attend the college to learn more about how to successfully treat and relieve joint pain Dr. Ackermann has successfully developed a method called structural osteopathy and gentle chiropractic where the training is aimed at active professionals who want to take the next step on how to successfully treat different types of pain, such as pain in the lower back, neck problems and headaches The course is based on research as well as practical experience from the field of osteopathy.

Ackermann College strives to always offer the highest possible standard in terms of practical treatment in the clinic as well as the education and in-service training they offer, making it a natural choice for anyone seeking a professional and effective education.”

The course in structural osteopathy and gentle chiropractic according to Dr. Ackermann’s theory is a complementary training for therapists with undergraduate studies in anatomy and physiology. Some examples of professionals who come to us are doctors and physiotherapists. All teaching is done in small groups of five to eight students per teacher and is designed to provide each student with maximum practical knowledge. We want all our students to master the accurate chiropractic diagnosis and targeted treatment that are the hallmarks of the training course.

During this training course you will learn the cause and effect of back pain and target treatment technique. We offer a crash course where you learn how to achieve the effective and often instantaneous effect of the chiropractor. Each treatment hold is discussed with anatomical material, skeletal models, x-rays and patients and you also receive individual guidance on each specific hold – all to ensure quality training. By learning the targeted chiropractic diagnosis and treatment technique advocated by Dr. Ackermann, you can achieve amazing results with your patients. The course content is based on five decades of research and practical experience and has been thoroughly tested. By taking this course, you can offer your patients a complete chiropractic treatment that is guaranteed to deliver results.”

One of the main functions of the spine is to protect the Central Nervous System, but under certain conditions it can also be the source of its disorders.

Health is defined as the normal functioning of the organs and the life process, which presupposes the smooth and coordinated functioning of all biological reactions in the body. One of the main functions of the spine is to protect the Central Nervous System. Any functional disturbance of the nerve structures originating from the spine is capable of negatively affecting the whole body.

The exact relationship between the dysfunction of the musculoskeletal system and the changes in neural information to other systems of the body is still not fully understood. The basic principle of manual medicine is that any deviation of the musculoskeletal structure affects its function through neurobiological processes, which means that the nervous system directly affects the body’s ability to maintain its homeostasis or, in other words, its internal physiological function.

In addition, external balance, static, i.e. spinal alignment, is consistently influenced by neuromuscular coordination as the person changes positions. The proprioceptive receptors that detect changes in the musculoskeletal system are located in the muscles and specifically in the muscle spindles, constantly recording their position, movement and tension. Disruption of the function and balance of a joint will cause a reflexive protective reaction that will result in the restriction of spinal movements and the creation of foci of dysfunction. In Ackermann chiropractic, joint dysfunctions are captured. Ackermann chiropractors consider functional disorders of the pelvis as the base of the spine , as the main cause of spinal dysfunction.

The spine, which is the static and dynamic axis of the body, depends on its support base, the sacrum, which in turn, through the sacroiliac joints, is supported by the anonymous bones. The correct position and balance of all parts play a vital role in the static and dynamic balance of the body and their disruption can have far-reaching consequences. As an educational physician, Ackermann had the opportunity to examine thousands of pupils aged 7 to 16 years. Postural analysis revealed clinically latent pelvic imbalance with concomitant anisoskeleton in more than 50% of cases. Injuries or dysfunction of the sacroiliac joints seem to result in the application of asymmetrical loads on the pelvis.

Gravity is a constant stressor on the trunk when maintaining upright posture and the unbalanced distribution of loads on the spine is the origin of spinal disorders. After a latency period, damage may occur during a simple loading or after accumulated fatigue of the tissues involved. The onset of symptomatology is often triggered by a minor event that in turn causes tissue damage and pain. These data provide strong evidence of the effectiveness and potential benefits of early prevention. Ackermann and others were the first to find that changes in the function of the pelvis and upper cervical spine in children persist throughout life if not treated. It is a task of our profession to identify and check the pelvic balance in children.

Restoring the pelvis to its normal relationship with the other joints is, in most cases, relatively easy and helps children to develop normal spinal posture. In adults, a single segmental lesion can extend to several vertebral levels. In this case, in order to treat the symptoms it is necessary to find the primary cause, if there is a natural disorder of pelvic function.

The importance of the dysfunction of the various parts of the spine and their relation to pathological disorders is nowadays recognized by the majority of clinicians and scientists. Disorders of the sacrum and pelvis play a key role in the occurrence of such problems as has been shown by radiological studies of the spine.

Casually reviewing asymmetric spinal changes and recording their results is a complex process that is not feasible mainly due to individual differences in the selected group.

There are certainly some tests that are able to provide additional evidence, but, precisely because increased radiation is required, they are avoided. In addition, 3D static radiography has proven to be inadequate in many cases. It seems that measurements performed on simple radiographs are more reliable precisely because their results are valid for large numbers. patients.

Normal pelvic alignment is considered a prerequisite for the smooth biological function of the human body. The imbalance in the spine causes functional changes along its entire length up to the craniocervical junction. Many corrective interventions in the cervical spine cannot be completed without first correcting the balance of the pelvis.

On the other hand, the craniocervical confluence is the seat of the tonic reflexes of the neck that affect the stasis tone of the muscles. After applying manipulation to the joints of the upper cervical spine, pelvic deformity is more easily treated.

The aim of the diagnosis is to find the primary link of the dysfunction and the links in the motor chain that interact to restore normal spinal function. In the following chapters of this paper, the causal factors of this process will be developed and a correlation of each of these factors will be made in the context of a holistic approach. This system of assessment and treatment is based on empirical observation and has a strong impact in terms of clinical success.Specific therapeutic strategies based on knowledge of the basic function of the motor system are also being developed to help predict effectiveness. Any changes that trigger the onset of chain reactions are predictable and have great diagnostic value.