Gonstead Technique

Gonstead TechniqueNamed after its developer, Dr. Clarence Gonstead, the Gonstead Technique is acknowledged as one of the safest systems for evaluating and caring for the spine. Dr. Gonstead’s ‘foundation principle’ explains how a spinal pattern in one area of the spine can produce compensatory changes in another.

After studying your health history,the doctor conducts a thorough examination. This generally includes regional x-rays and precise postural analysis. Next, the doctor uses his fingertips to ‘palpate’, or feel the location of individual bones and how they may differ from their normal position.

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