The Gonstead technique has a rich background. Dr. C.S. Gonstead, like many who studied in his generation, decided to become a chiropractor because he was helped by chiropractic. At 19, Gonstead was bedridden with rheumatoid arthritis. Having tried all conventional solutions, Gonstead’s aunt sought help for Clarence from a chiropractor who came and stayed with him, adjusting him every four to six hours for three days. Eventually, this chiropractic care pulled him through. Dr. C.S. Gonstead graduated in 1923 and brought his engineering background into his concepts of spinal biomechanics. He considered the disc an important aspect of the spinal motion unit. This concept was not generally accepted at the time. His emphasis was on the effects of the soft tissue of the spinal joints and also the extremity joints. This emphasis on the soft tissue structures as the cause of neural deficits in what we call a subluxation, also set him apart. Much of what he taught was based on his clinical observations. He was a doctor who often practiced eighteen to twenty hours a day six to seven days a week. The technique and analytical procedures that have come to be known as the Gonstead technique have withstood the clinical test of time.
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