What She Noticed Walking In

Please note: Our office will be closed Thursday, October 22 and Friday, October 23.

One of our patients stopped me the other day to talk about our hydrangeas.

She said it's so beautiful when you walk into a doctor's office and it looks like that. She told me those flowers make her stop and be present, realizing God's beauty.

That stayed with me all day.

Most people hurry past a front door. She slowed down long enough to notice what was there.

That's how I want to look at your spine.

Office Hours

Monday and Thursday: 7:30 to 12, 1:30 to 5

Tuesday and Friday: 7:30 to 12

Wednesday: 8:30 to 12, 2 to 6

Specific, every time

Gonstead chiropractic is specific. Before I adjust anything, I find the one level that's the problem. I use three things to find it.

First, instrumentation. The Nervoscope is an instrument I run along your spine. It's one part of the exam.

Second, palpation. My hands feel for the swelling, the fixation and the exact level that isn't moving right. I check you sitting still and while you move.

Third, X-rays. A standing X-ray shows me how that vertebra sits when you're up on your feet.

Put those three together and we have the correct line of correction. I know which vertebra needs help, and which direction it needs to go, before my hands ever move it.

When the kitchen goes dark, you don't flip every breaker in the box. You find the one that tripped. Your spine works the same way. I find the one level that's stuck, adjust that one gently, and re-check it as we go.

Patients sometimes ask if I enjoy pressing on the sore spot. I tell them they don't know how hard this is on me.

I get adjusted this way too

I learned Gonstead from two Gonstead Fellows: Dr. Sherman in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and Dr. Charley F. Ward right here in Elizabethton. Dr. Ward adjusted me for ten years. For the past 20-plus years, two other Gonstead doctors have checked me.

I can feel the Gonstead difference when I'm adjusted. When we get the specific problem in my spine fixed, I do better. I don't ask you to do anything I don't do myself.

Slow down and notice

Those hydrangeas are there for everybody who walks in. She took the time to see them.

That's what I try to do for every one of you on the table. One patient at a time. One level at a time. That's why I do this. I love to serve our community.

If your back or neck has been bothering you, or someone at home needs to be checked, let's find it first.

Also here for you all

DRX9000® spinal decompression for low back pain and sciatica. It's FDA-cleared for chronic low back pain and sciatica caused by herniated discs, degenerative disc disease and posterior facet syndrome.

Pulse PEMF: a half hour or full hour of cellular exercise that promotes natural relaxation.

Whole food nutrition: Standard Process whole food supplements and MediHerb herbals, in the office or from our online store.

Foot Levelers custom orthotics: the foot scan is free, and through November 15 any custom orthotic is $249 (Single Pair Savings).

BrainCore of Elizabethton: Interested in neurofeedback, or wondering what it is? Dr. Dennis made a short video with a plain answer.

Give us a call at 423.542.3337 or text us at 423.380.0877 to schedule your free consult with Dr. Dennis.

Please note: we're closed Thursday, October 22 and Friday, October 23.

Yours In Health,
Dr. Dennis & Your EC Team (Larry & Zak)