Gonstead adjustment for extremely flexible patient

[S233630]

I'm a recently graduated chiropractor so I'm pretty new and constantly trying to improve my technique so I like watching these vids of you and clarence. Any suggestions of what's best to practice on other than patients? I like to rely on some muscle memory for my adjustments so it emulates exactly what I'm trying to correct. Thanks!

[S233630]

I swear you are the reincarnation of clarence himself! Amazing work doc! love watching these vids:)

[chiroexcellence]

@S233630 Hey big compliment; thanks for that :) Are you a Chiropractor or student? if so let us know what you would like to see and we'll do our best to help you out. Thanks again for taking the time to comment. All the best, Dr Ian

[mattwgeiger]

Will government funded insurance in Australia country cover this treatment?

[chiroexcellence]

@mattwgeiger To some extent yes.. Rcently the government have allowed MD's to refer their patients to us for 5 visits paid for under medicare. Third party insurers such as private health insurers, Traffic Accident Commission and Work Cover insurance all cover Chiropractic too. Thanks and take care, Dr Ian

[Joeltz]

Hello DR. :) ..I am a dancer, a few years a go during a performance I did a jump and had to land on my feet but instead I landed on my right knee...what is a good way to get the pain away or just help my knee do good for dance performances???

[chiroexcellence]

@Joeltz Hi there! The answer to your question depends entirely on the actual injury that your knee has suffered. I look after a lot of dancers who have done exactly what you have and each time the dysfunction in the knee can come from something different. Ice and moment is usually best for pain and inflammation until you have it fixed.Where do you live? Maybe I can look at it? take care Dr Ian

[Joeltz]

@chiroexcellence thnxs for replying, well I live in California San Diego. I do try to ice it before and after every performance. I also do Mexican Folklorico dance which requires a lot of foot work same used as in TAP but more intense. I ice my knee but after each performance feels like it goes numb. I have gone to the chiropractor but I always get a confused face from the Dr and he tries to make the knee pop or something.

[HitchHikersBlues]

Thats one of the finest adjustments i've ever seen.

[chiroexcellence]

@HitchHikersBlues Hey thanks for your kind words! All the best, Ian

[TheBilliejeanhd]

amanzing

[chiroexcellence]

@TheBilliejeanhd Thanks :)

[TheBilliejeanhd]

@chiroexcellence

WELCM

[ShoulderRollJason]

Damn man this guy isn't a joke like all the others what a pro.

[chiroexcellence]

@ShoulderRollJason Thanks friend..there are others doing this work too, just trying to share our specialty so thanks again, Dr Ian

[Katierocks2199]

and me...

[84nomas]

... this is the best chiropractor i have seen, really knows what hes doin....

[chiroexcellence]

@84nomas hey you're very kind...thanks

[jbfanforever1011]

akward

[Ukrazian]

Very educational, thank you

[uetzel]

3:40 awesome crack

[aau240]

Nice job as usual Ian, one minor suggestion though which may confuse studens tor the inexperienced Chiropractor is that initially your hand and forearm appear to be aiming for a PIEX line of correction, you change this slightly when you make your thrust but your forearm never really makes it to an M-L line of correction relying on your torque to correct the "IN" part of the listing.

[chiroexcellence]

@aau240 Yes thank you, well spotted. With someone so flexible we need to keep the pelvis more vertical otherwise it can fall forward a long way a torque up the spine. In addition to this my table is higher than usual so I became accustomed to delivering the thrust without bending right over the patient. You'll notice the thrust follows the right LOC which is predominantly P-A for these corrections and, like you say the torque is very important to achieve the rest.

[chiroexcellence]

@aau240 This girl is incredibily flexible :) We almost didn't post this vid for fear of the confusion that you pointed out but my associates encouraged it's publication. Maybe I'll do another one a little more text book when it arises!?! Thanks again. Regards, Dr Ian

[classeycase101]

I dont really understand... like what did that do when u popped her hip>> Did it hurt, and it was kind of gross, and it scared me! I thought u killed her lol!

[chiroexcellence]

@classeycase101 Hi there, the patient is a full time ballet dancer & she had pressure on the nerves that control the muscles of her left hip & also hamstring muscle pain & tightness. The nerves were irritated by dysfunction of the the joint made between the ilium, (pelvic bone), & the sacrum. The nerves that pass this joint control a lot of things. The adjustment was very shallow & specific to the ilium bone. It doesn't hurt at all bc it is just being returned to it's natural position. Dr Ian

[classeycase101]

@chiroexcellence ohhhh ok thanks!!! :)

[kborntreger]

@Dappyking BJ is a tag as well as Palmer because BJ Palmer is the reason chiropractic wasn't lost as a profession in the early 20th century. He is the son of the founder of chiropractic and developer of chiropractic as a whole. Grow up.

[chiroexcellence]

Hi Youtubers, Sorry for the delay in getting back to your questions, the practice has been flat out lately and then I am leaving to teach in Europe end of this week. Will get to your questions as soon as I can. Thanks so much for your support. All the best in health and happiness, Dr. Ian.

[kaisky567]

Awkward two seconds after he adjusts it.

[Dappyking]

Tagged "bj"?

[AdamDiddy]

The mother looks mean.

[GonsteadLover]

great video...could you show us how to do an ASEX on a flexible patient like this? Or even EX, PIEX. Thanks! Also, how to do a cervical chair adjustment on a floppy neck like hers!

[broshkin]

lol one of the tags is Bj...

[knight398]

awesome adjustment. cruuunch!

[chiroexcellence]

@ChoochWrestlingMerch -

1stly thank you for your comments. As for the detrusor muscle, I'm not sure if it's pain or dysfunction that you refer to. Chiropractic when practiced properly is concerned with spinal dysfunction and related nerve irritation. There are levels of the spine that effect the muscles related to voiding and pelvic pain but there are also med conditions too, like infection, pelvic inflammation and others. I hope this helps but best to get checked out. kind regards, Dr Ian

[mgallant01]

People this is PURE QUACKERY! Stop being so damn gullible!

[chiroexcellence]

@ChocolatecakeLOL No this is a common thought though. A specific Gonstead Chiropractic adjustment does not hurt because the joint is placed in a neutral position in preparation for the correction and the actual adjustment is very shallow. The key is to make sure the patient is not twisted and that only the dysfunctional components of the misalignment are influenced in the correction. All the best, Dr Ian

[regenjo]

mommy is not amused

[chiroexcellence]

@regenjo haha, looks that way on vid but Natalies mom is an amazing parent and a great Chiropractic advocate. Two of her daughters are ballerina's, and we take care of both of them. All the best, DR Ian :)

[Matt123Productions]

Good video, but why is she wearing close to nothing??

[chiroexcellence]

@Matt123Productions The unedited version of this footage includes the total assessment which includes analysis of leg & foot posture, muscle symmetry, muscle tension, pelvic positions & other spinal adaptions. This video was done for teaching purposes & with the full consent of the patient. In addition, Gonstead Chiropractic is a speciality which requires visualisation of the skin & measurement of skin temperature using a special instrument. All patients, male & female are assessed this way.

[Gondrette]

Thanks Doc! it's good to see that in our instruction we are in agreement. This is how we are teaching our students at Life University's Gonstead Club. Gonstead is Gonstead across the world! Thanks for sharing this great video.

[chiroexcellence]

@Gondrette Thanks for taking the time to say so, all the best with everything that you do. Dr. Ian

[musedeplath]

You are an inspiration, thank you.

[chiroexcellence]

@musedeplath Thanks, you're very kind. Gonstead Chiropractic inspires me too.

[dida079]

That was a great crack lol 

[MartinHeinmets]

2. ... but when not taking the patients leg up at all, I have again found it difficult to gap the SI joint. Especially when they are flexible.

3. I guess shoulder/scapula slack removal seems to be the key to stabilise her - and interesting note, the spine is still straight!

4. Just before the set the forearm appears nearly perpendicular to the sacrum and yet the thrust goes through SI joint plane. I guess I have tried too much P-A and just jammed the SI joint. That looks AWESOME! thanks!

[MartinHeinmets]

Hi dr Ian! Amazing, so difficult and yet so clean! just few questions/notes on the technical aspect:

1. It is new for me that with a flexible person you place the bottom shoulder inferiorly compared to the top one rather than keeping them level.

2. When you move her leg up slightly, what are you looking/feeling for in terms of the right joint position? with PI I have usually tried to not take the patients leg up at all to prevent the ilium to move more PI direction...

[chiroexcellence]

@MartinHeinmets as soon as i get a chance I will answer all of your queries. Thanks, Ian.

[Metals999]

Oh my, hot hot hot !!!