How To Correct A Herniated Disc (5th Lumbar)
“Mammillary contacts will not require the patient’s body to be rolled as far forward as when using a spinous contact. Instead, the doctor leans further over the patient, stabilizing his hip against the patient’s pelvis. The forearm of his thrusting arm will be nearly parallel with the surface of the table. This willl allow a more P to A direction of thrust, thus reducing the body rotation with a deep thrust on the mamillary process.”-Gonstead Chiropractic Science And Art Chapter 15, pp212
Dr. Gonstead later changed the contact point to the Lamina/Transverse on the 5th lumbar (only) warning that you can fracture the transverse processes of the other lumbars but never the 5th. L5 PLI-M(LT) Clunk. Notice the doctors hip was stabilizing the patients pelvis the entire thrust.
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Hey Doc. I see … Hey Doc. I see earlier that you posted you are batting about a .750 on treating conditions such as tachycardia, acid reflux, hormone imbalances etc. Have you ever submitted any peer reviewed research papers on any of these findings? These are the types of backing needed to support your statements otherwise they are just testimonials. Please post a link to any research papers you have available on these topics. Thanks in advanced!
Doc, how big disc … Doc, how big disc hernation (mm in MRI) you have ever adjusted? (my record 10mm)- Gonstead that works…
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Knee chest can also … Knee chest can also make an effective set on the L5 as last resource, SP contact with pisiform of double thumb.
I may spend … I may spend 20minutes finding the subluxation always with xray, palpation, nervo-scope, visualization, percussion, symptomatology,..Then the adjustment like in my vids and the patient pays and leaves. One bone in one direction which drops the heart rate around 10bpm within 10 min(average) usually. If the heart rate doesnt drop I reassess the patient until it does immediately. I've fixed a tachycardia/arrythmia in an 18yo kid in 3 visits but if he was 49 and chronic it takes alot longer you see.
Certain bones … Certain bones commonly cause certain signs/symptoms but in all patients the struggle is to find the subluxation. These chiros that dont listen to the patients symptoms are Fools…Specific symptoms reveal so much to the doctor. The protocol is always finding the subluxation but each symptom and sign leads me to the subluxation. You will have an atlas and a T5 both subluxation findings but you cant adjust both and change the heart rate. You adjust the atlas to slow it down 90% of the time.
Agreed!! I like … Agreed!! I like your style and confidence. Do you have a specific protocol for acid reflux and heart rate and BP?? For example, do you go to a specfic bone to adjust to correct these?? if so which ones?? Or do you just locate the subluxations and adjust them. You always use xray?? or both palpation and xray?
I know docs been in … I know docs been in practice for many decades who cannot correct a heart rate but I do it every day as practice. Acid reflux, hormone imbalances, body functions etc. Im batting about .750 on these conditions and I was told by every chiropractor I met that it couldnt be done. They said Gonstead must have been some kind of healer cause chiros cant do that but I've proved them wrong(and I'm no where near the masters skill). If you listen to someone who tells you "you cant"…You Wont.
I do look at the … I do look at the xray to localize the general area then pull the tissue M-L tight and "get inside the muscle" to make a sharp contact on the mammillary. If the erectors are spasmed or (excessive tone) and there is absolutely no way to get around them then you are usually dealing with a cord pressure or a SI issue unless its a fresh herniation of the disc and in these cases you use the spinous process and adjust to reduce the lat. wedge for a few visits til you can get ahold of the mammillary.
You never contact … You never contact directly on the bone because of muscle, even an atlas TP has an inch of tissue overlying but the correct tissue pull reduces by about 50% the bulk of tissue,even in the lumbars. I guess in that respect you are correct but the whole issue is whether or not the segmental contact point is the mammillary. Let me tell you if it isn't a sharp contact the mammillary all you get is a high pitch click and you know I get deep sets. The mammillary is only about an inch deeper than the SP.
Ok, I realize that … Ok, I realize that you are contacting the local vacinity of the mammillary, but honsetly a 50yr old chiro vet. (my dad) would never suggest that he can actually paplate a mammillary p. again no disrespect sir. your technique is on point, and I look up to your adjusting skills, but lets get serious. Palpating a mammillary on a 250lbs man with well built erectors is not even possible. Dude if you have ever disected a cadaver of a person with that kind of bulk, were are talking 4-5 inches of tissue
The contact on all … The contact on all lumbars(rotatory listings) except the lowest is the mammillary process. On the lowest lumbar(usually the 5th) is the lamina/transverse. The 5th lumbar mammillary isn't developed in most cases to make an effective contact. I've clunked many a lumbar(1-4)with a mammillary contact so I disagree with you. Making a contact is an ART most chiros are incompetant in. When I contact a mammillary I know exactly where my contact is, that muscle comes out the way with the tissue pull kid.
Absolutely no … Absolutely no disrespect, but the mammillary process is virtually impossible to palpate. There is no possibly way to palpate that structure considering the bulk of the sacrospinalis muscle group. I am assuming Dr. G used the mammillary process as an "assumed" contact point or area that you should place the pisiform.
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