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Medical History
The first step in assessing your health is to take a thorough health history. Typically when you first arrive, we will ask you to fill in a questionnaire about your medical history. You can save yourself time by downloading the new patient form and completing prior to your initial consultation.
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Gonstead Examination
Your doctor will ask you number of specific questions regarding you condition. Please read for more detailed description of the patient examination prior to you visit. Examination details >>
Treatment & Management
The adjustment is the correction of the subluxation. It is a light force applied via the use of your hands. Its very quick thrust to adjust the bone in a specific direction to get pressure off the nerve.
Innate Intelligence
Once the subluxation is corrected via the adjustment. The nerve is no longer under pressure. The NORMAL flow of that nerve is restored and the body has an ability to heal itself. It always want to work at 100%. This is known as innate intelligence.
The Gonstead Adjustment
After a complete evaluation your chiropractor will have a through understanding of your problem. It is then possible to provide a SPECIFIC, ACCURATE and PRECISE correction. The focus is to adjust the segments that are the cause of the problem. The Gonstead system of analysis and correction allows the adjustment to be safe and effective in restoration of the spine and nervous system. It is important to have you spine checked on a regular basis and not left until you experience a symptom or pain. This will help maintain optimum health via proper spinal function. The conditions used in the Gonstead system of analysis help determine if certain adjustments are required. There maybe times where your Gonstead chiropractor, once they have examined you, decide that an adjustment is not required.
Gonstead Chiropractic involves a specific correction of the subluxation this is known as an adjustment. The adjustment is very different from a manipulation. Below is a table that highlights the major difference. more
MANIPULATION
Non specific "global" movement to multiple
vertebral joints in multiple directions
Performed to increase mobility
Contacts several joints
Long leaver contacts
Performed at end range of movement
Short Term relief
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ADJUSTMENT
Specific Contact point with a specific angle to restore normal mechanics and ONE joint
Performed to reduce irritation to a specific nerve
One joint
Short leaver
Performed at end range of movement
Long term relief
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