Insight Sublaxation Station

We live our lives through our nervous system. A beautiful sunset. The sound of a baby’s giggle. Producing the exact amount of stomach acid to digest dinner. Running to catch a bus. Savouring the aroma of freshly baked bread. These are the many expressions of your nervous system. If your nervous system doesn’t work right, you don’t work right. And when you don’t work right, you’re not healthy.

Like a circuit breaker, physical, chemical, and emotional stresses can cause disturbances and alter the function of your nervous system. These nervous system disturbances are called subluxations.

In this office, we use sophisticated equipment to help detect patterns of subluxations. Our care recommendations are based on your scans and other examination findings. They will serve as objective guidelines by which to monitor your progress and appropriately modify your care. For some, progress comes quickly. For others, the healing process takes longer. Regardless of the speed of you recovery, your health is our number one concern.

Depending on your needs, the doctor may decide to perform up to 5 different tests with you on your first visit:

Algometry (Pain Mapping)

If there is tenderness felt along your spine or you are suffering from pain when you consulted us, an Algometry (pain mapping) exam may be performed to produce a comprehensive map of the pattern of pain along your spine. This test measures the sensitivity of various locations to pressure.

Range of Motion

The Range of Motion Exam measures the amount of movement in the regions of the spine. This exam identifies areas of restricted motion, and shows if one side moves better than the other. Your ranges of motion can also be compared to established normal values. This part of the exam helps the doctor find areas of altered spinal mechanics.

Surface EMG

The Surface EMG exam evaluates the function of the muscles that support your spine. These muscles are controlled by nerves. This test shows the pattern of how energy is distributed through theses muscles. The exam helps identify area and patterns of abnormal tension and stress. By precisely measuring muscle activity, your progress can be followed as your care progresses.

Thermal Scan

The Thermal Scan is used to assess the part of your nervous system that helps to control your organs, glands, and blood vessels, the autonomic system. The instrument does this by precisely measuring differences in temperature differences along the spine. Since proper function of your organs, gland, and blood vessels is essential to healing and living well, this test gives your doctor a ‘snapshot’ of how this portion of your nervous system is working and how it is responding to care.

Pulse Wave Profiler

The PWP or Pulse Wave Profiler helps the doctor to determine your overall ability to adapt to the environment. It does this by looking at the timing of your pulse, and determining the balance and tone of your nervous system. This exam is known as heart rate variability. Proper balance and tone are associated with ageing and poor heart health. Published research has shown that chiropractic adjustments have a beneficial effect on heart rate variability.

There are certain behaviours that can compromise the accuracy of your scans. Please avoid the following before your first visit:

Drinking coffee, tea, and cola drinks.
Nicotine.
Over-the-counter, prescription drugs and muscle relaxers.
Excessive exposure to the sun.
Bath salts, oils, or sunscreen.
Vigorous physical activity.

Do these tests hurt?

NEVER. The tests are completely non-invasive; they do not use any needles, electrical shock or heat. They are designed to receive information from your Central Nervous System.