Adjusting Equipment
The Gonstead Method focuses on being specific when examining and treating a patient
with a suspected subluxation. The Gonstead Chiropractor will choose the treatment
table that is most appropriate for each patient dependent upon presentation.
The Cervical Chair
The
cervical chair is used to examine the patient in a weight-bearing position, and
to adjust subluxations within the cervical spine.
The Hi-Lo
The Hi-Lo table is a mechanically assisted table that pivots from a vertical to
a horizontal position. With movable segments of the table (drop pieces) this table
allows us to adjust any aspect of the spine in the prone (face down) position.
The Knee Chest Table
The knee chest table is
used to adjust everything from the pelvis to the upper neck. It works well for the
late term pregnant patient, the person with rib injuries such as fractures that
cannot lay on a solid surface, and for the more solid patients that do not adjust
well on the pelvic bench or Hi-Lo.
The Pelvic Bench
The pelvic bench is used to adjust the iliums (hips), the sacrum (tailbone that
connects onto both hips to form the sacroiliac joints), and the lumbar vertebrae.
The pelvis side posture adjustment is also unique to the Gonstead Method.