Midterm Flashcards
year that gonstead graduated
1923
class of ___ at palmer during the time gonstead attended school
800
gonstead attended palmer for ___ years
1 and half
condition that gonstead had
RA
Gonstead saw ____ patients throughout his entire career
1.5 million
Gonstead had ____ adjustments
2 million
gonstead practiced for __ yrs
55
he worked ___ days out of the week
6 and 1/2
he worked for __ hours a day
18 hrs
he would see ______ patients per day
150-200 pt
what was his first theory he and his brother came up with
gonstead disc method
what was the gonstead disc method’s principle
the vertebral disc was the primary culprit of nerve pressure
what is the chiropractic table that gonstead altered
zenith hy-lo 210 with thoracic break away piece
town and state gonstead practiced in
Mt horeb Wi
what was written on his tombstone
fix the subluxation and leave it alone
levels of the spine that were measured to have a sympathetic response
C6-L5
Levels of sympathetic response
C0-C5, sacral segments, ilium
High Systolic-
Adjust sympathetic first. T1 to T3 for heart contractility or T10-L2 for kidneys.
High Diastolic
Adjust Upper cervical spine for the tension in the vascular system.
High Both
adjust sympathetic first, correct it, wait one week then adjust parasympathetic.
Tension Headaches
correct cervical curve. Suboccipital headaches may be from hypermobility in the upper cervical spine caused by fixation lower (C6 - T3)
Headaches Upon waking-
Chemistry problem C6 - T3 (thyroid hormone) T12 to L3 (adrenal dysfunction). Alcohol intake the night before. Strained sleeping positions.
Cluster Headaches
trigeminal nerve dysfunction- atlas/ occiput/ axis
Digestive Headaches- Occur 1 hour after eating it is upper cervical. 1-2 hours after eating is T4 to L3.
Classic/ Common Migraines-
Sympathetic C6 - T3, T12 - L3. Dietary Considerations.
TMJ Headaches
correct the cervical curve, atlas subluxation or TMD
describe the location of lean the patient will have with each disc lesion
- lateral
- medial
- subrizhal
- central
- lean away from side of pain
- lean toward side of pain
- lean forward or not at all
- have bilateral or switching pain and antalgias
Gonstead protocol
- scope
- static
motion - percussion
- x-ray
Symptoms of facet syndrome
hip/ buttock pain
cramping leg pain above knee
low back stiffness in the morning
absence of paresthia
physical findings of facet syndrome
local paralumbar tenderness pain on hyperextension absence of neurologic deficit hip buttock or back pain upon SLR absence of root tension sign
gonstead adjustment of facet syndrome
- P-A/ I-S according to the facet angle
2. P-A/ S-I to reduce post. translation
management for facet syndrome
end pain presentation is 3-5 visits
takes 8-12 visits
- exercises to reduce extension loading
General contraindication for spondylos
- asymptomatic
- pregnancy
- AAA
- > grade 2
Gonsteads contraindication for spondees
asymptomatic only
