The Gonstead Technique
Experience the Gonstead Difference!
There are hundreds of different types of chiropractic techniques. The Gonstead technique is a specific type of chiropractic that requires hundreds of hours to learn how to do properly. Less than 2% of chiropractors in Minnesota are trained in Gonstead Chiropractic! Gonstead adjustments are more specific and hold longer compared to traditional chiropractic. This means your body heals faster with a Gonstead chiropractor versus a traditional chiropractor. What makes the Gonstead technique different from other chiropractic forms, is that there are 5 steps involved before each adjustment (traditional chiropractors use 1 or 2 steps), and they are utilized at every visit to give you top tier chiropractic care.
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Step 1. Visualization: I will briefly inspect your back for anything abnormal. This might appear as swelling, pimple clusters, redness, tight muscles, or even moles. These can all be indications of a subluxation.
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Step 2. Instrumentation: I use an instrument that measures the temperature of the spine called a nervoscope (see picture below). When the probes of the scope are glided down the spine, the instrument will pick up if there is any type of abnormal heat being produced by an inflamed nerve from a subluxation. Leading me to investigate the area further and utilize steps 3 and 4 below.
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Step 3. Static palpation: Static means still, or not moving. Chiropractors feel with our hands to confirm what our eyes have seen, and we feel with our hands for any swelling and edema. Where the swelling is, there is an inflamed and irritated nerve that needs attention.
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Step 4. Motion palpation: After confirming nerve inflammation with the nervoscope, and feeling for swelling with static palpation, the area of interest is found, and the subluxated vertebra is determined. The vertebra is then felt in small and minute motions to determine exactly which direction the bone is stuck. If this step is overlooked, the subluxation may not be completely removed.
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Step 5. X-Rays: Full-spine x-rays are taken on everyone (unless pregnant). "To see is to know, and to not know is it guess." Taking x-rays of the spine leaves no room for guessing. The x-ray tells the story of your spine. It will show natural or missing curves, degeneration, details about posture, and confirm step 4 by showing an actual picture of the direction the vertebra is in. Your spine is like a snowflake: it is unique, and you will not find one other spine that looks the same as yours!
It gets better results, plain and simple. Chiropractic is not about the most cracks and pops in the spine, or the loudest. Chiropractic is about removing nerve inflammation and irritation, promoting a healthy body. You will feel better faster when the irritated nerve is specifically addressed. I strive to be as specific as possible to remove the cause of your discomfort by giving you 100% quality Gonstead chiropractic care.
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