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Gonstead care

The Gonstead method

The Gonstead system is one of the most detailed approaches in chiropractic. Before any adjustment, Dr. Huddleston finds exactly where the problem is, with five steps that check one another.

Find the problem first

The Gonstead system includes full-spine X-rays, precise palpation and targeted adjustments that never involve twisting or excessive force. This level of care supports long-term relief from pain, better mobility and better overall function.

Dr. Huddleston chose to specialize in the Gonstead method after earning his Doctor of Chiropractic degree in 1986, and has studied it ever since as a member of the Gonstead Clinical Studies Society for more than 30 years.

About Dr. Huddleston

Close-up of the Nervo-Scope: two metal probes above an analog dial with a red needle near zero
The Nervo-Scope: its two probes glide down either side of the spine and the needle shows differences in heat.

Step by step

The five parts of the Gonstead analysis

  1. Dr. Huddleston works on a seated patient’s upper back and shoulders by the window

    01

    Visualization

    Dr. Huddleston watches how you stand, sit and move for small changes in posture that point to a problem. It is how every other finding is cross-checked.

  2. Dr. Huddleston glides the Nervo-Scope along the back of a seated patient’s neck

    02

    Instrumentation

    The Nervo-Scope is guided down the length of your back. It picks up uneven heat on either side of the spine, which can mean inflammation and pressure on a nerve. It feels like two fingers gliding down your back.

  3. Dr. Huddleston, seated on a stool, feels along the spine of a patient sitting in front of him

    03

    Static palpation

    Feeling the spine while you are still, for swelling, tenderness and tight or unusual texture in the muscles and tissues of the back.

  4. Dr. Huddleston steadies a seated patient’s head with both hands while the patient sits with eyes closed

    04

    Motion palpation

    Feeling the spine while it moves and bends, to find which segments move too little, or too much, in each direction.

  5. An exam room with a padded treatment table, a framed diploma and three anatomy charts of the skeleton, spine and muscles

    05

    X-ray analysis

    X-rays show the whole structure of the spine: posture, joints and discs, and the alignment of each vertebra. They also rule out fractures and other conditions before any adjustment.

Then the adjustment

“Find the subluxation, accept it where you find it, correct it and leave it alone.”

Dr. Clarence S. Gonstead, who developed the method

After a complete analysis, the adjustment addresses only the problem areas (the areas of subluxation), as specifically and precisely as possible.

The Gonstead adjustment
Dr. Huddleston adjusts a patient seated in the cervical chair by the lettered office window
An adjustment in the cervical chair

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