Book of the Month

The Vitamin D Solution

A 3-Step Strategy to Cure Our Most Common Health Problem

The Vitamin D Solution by Dr. Michael Holick is an excellent book detailing the tremendous benefits of Vitamin D. The research has dramatically changed over the past few years to finally recognize Vitamin D as one of the most important and needed nutrients. Unfortunately, this particular vitamin is lacking in its natural form within our fortified food system. The midwest is especially at risk for Vitamin D deficiencies due to our lack of therapeutic sun exposure during our fall, winter, and spring months.
The research continues to grow and identify Vitamin D deficiencies that are linked with the following health disorders:

1. Chronic Fatigue
2. Fibromyalgia
3. Autoimmune dysfunction
4. Flu
5. Cancer
6. Gastro-intestinal disorders

We encourage you to get this valuable book and use it as a study guide to a healthier lifestyle. As always, check half.com and Amazon for your selection.

The Gonstead Difference

The Gonstead System is know as the Gold Standard within the chiropractic profession.  It is unique because it is thorough, precise and specific in both analyzing and adjusting the spine.  The Gonstead Technique focuses on the structural relationship of the spine and nervous system with its overall effect on health.  It underscores that a specific approach toward correcting spinal conditions will produce long-lasting and often permanent results that last well beyond the recommended treatment plan.  Gonstead practitioners address the entire spine when evaluating for the presence of a structural misalignment pattern (vertebral subluxation) which causes ill health. 

The Gonstead chiropractor conducts a thorough analysis of your spine using five criteria to detect the presence of the vertebral subluxation complex.
1. Instrumentation: The instrument of choice in the Gonstead System is the Nervoscope.  The Nervoscope detects uneven distributions of heat along the spine which can be indicative of infammation and nerve pressure.  This instrument is guided down the length of your back and feels like two fingers gliding down each side of your spine.
2. Static Palpation: This is simply the process of feeling (or palpating) your spine in a stationary (or static) position.  The Gonstead practitioner will feel for the presence of swelling (or edema), tenderness and any abnormal texture or tightness in the muscles and other tissues of your back.
3. Motion Palpation: This process involves feeling the spine while moving and bending it at various angles.  This enables the doctor to determine how easily or difficult each segment in your spine moves in different directions. 
4. X-ray Analysis: X-ray films enable the doctor to visualize the entire structure of your spine.  This is helpful in evaluating for any disease processes, fracture, posture, joint and disc integrity and vertebral misalignments.
5. Visualization: Visualization is a way to cross reference all the other findings.  Gonstead practitioners look for subtle changes in your posture and movement which could indicate any problems.

After a complete analysis, the Gonstead practitioner is ready to deliver any necessary adjustments.  The focus of the Gonstead adjustment is to be as specific, precise and accurate as possible, addressing only the problem areas (areas of subluxation).  Great care is taken to ensure a mechanically correct position and precise thrust to provide the most accurate and painless adjustment possible.  It is the goal of a Gonstead doctor to restore and maintain optimal health by locating and correcting any interference to the nervous system cause by structural misalignment patterns (vertebral subluxations).   

For more information, visit our website at www.valleychiroassoc.com or contact us at 952.882.1965.