Dr. Alex Cox and Dr. Doug Cox joined Dr. Gonstead as staff doctors in 1964 and 1967 respectively. The Cox brothers trained and worked alongside Dr. Gonstead for the rest of his practicing life. Dr. Gonstead was so pleased with the respect, dedication and coherence of the Cox brothers to his teachings and technique, that in 1974, he transferred and sold the Gonstead Seminar of Chiropractic to the Cox brothers.

1.  We specialise in the Gonstead System of Chiropractic

2.  We treat spinal and extremity problems

3.  Full spinal assessment each visit

4.  Onsite x-ray facility

5.  Many years experience

6.  Care for all ages

7.  Emergency and after hours care

8.  One site HICAPS

9.  Continuing education up to date

10.  On site car parking

11.  Kids room available

12.  Member of professional associations

Chiropractic began September 18, 1895 in Davenport, Iowa. A janitor by the name of Harvey Lillard had been partially deaf for 17 years. Mr. Lillard had felt something give-way in his back while bending over. He lost his hearing that very moment. Mr. Lillard discussed his problem with Daniel David (D.D.) Palmer, the developer of Chiropractic. It was then that D.D. reasoned that realigning the spine may help restore Harvey's hearing. His hearing returned as soon as D.D. Palmer performed a specific chiropractic adjustment to Harvey. This was the birth of Chiropractic, one of the greatest healing professions. Since the day of that first miraculous chiropractic adjustment, the chiropractic profession has helped millions of people become healthier.

The connection that exists between the brain and all other parts of the human body is the nervous system.

Signals pass between the brain, eyes, tongue, stomach, toes and indeed, throughout the entire body on "electrical wires" called nerves. These nerves pass from the brain down the spinal column or back bone, and exit between the spinal bones at 24 levels from the base of the skull to the tailbone, controlling all bodily functions.

If the spaces between the spinal bones should become narrowed or cut off due to a misalignment or "kink" in your spinal backbone, this is called a subluxation, and the nerve signal is then interrupted or reduced at that specific level. The nerve fiber traveling away from this "pinch" has now become "short circuited" as it heads toward the muscle, finger or specific organ it controls. The result is a demonstration of pain, loss of function or degeneration in that specific muscle, finger or organ. Even an everyday headache can result from nerve pressure due to a spinal misalignment.

The Gonstead Chiropractic approach is to locate these misalignments in the spinal column, then specifically and gently adjust the segment back into place manually, removing the subluxation and "pinch". By applying the Gonstead adjustment to the back, the pressure is removed from the nerve while joint function is restored. More importantly, nerve function is restored, and the path of that specific nerve is then again sending and receiving the "electrical" impulses as it should and ultimately, health is restored.

The Gonstead practitioner is well educated in the teachings and application of this tremendously successful technique and case management system.

 Beyond the five years of Chiropractic and university education required to become a Chiropractor, followed by national board licensing requirements to be a practicing Chiropractor, the Gonstead practitioner has spent additional time attending Gonstead Seminars to help perfect their application of Chiropractic within the Gonstead System.

Gonstead represents the ultimate standard in "hands on" spinal adjusting and remains the leader in chiropractic techniques. Adhering to the definition of true chiropractic as defined by D. D. Palmer, the founder of Chiropractic in 1895, Dr. Gonstead found there was no substitute or better method for analyzing or correcting spinal misalignments than with a pair of skilled chiropractic hands. This remains true today.