OUR MISSION
To provide results-oriented Gonstead
Chiropractic care for our
patients that will assist in regaining and maintaining their
health.
Staff
Dr. Helland- has been practicing the Gonstead method
for 9 years.
He loves to adjust patients of all ages. His
philosophy is, the body
has the ability to heal itself if given the opportunity.
For a complete bio click
here.
 Dr.
Wood- has been practicing the Gonstead method for over 30
years.
He brings much experience to the
practice and loves to teach. His
philosophy is find it, fix it, and
leave it alone.
For a complete bio click
here.
Office
 Our
office has a warm, friendly atmosphere. Expect a
professional
experience with honest, caring doctors.
Come in on Fridays for "jean Friday"
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here.
Dr. Helland
Dr. Helland
was born in Stanley, ND. He is a 2002 graduate
from Northwestern College of Chiropractic. He first
started receiving chiropractic care when he was only 10 years old because his
parents wanted him to have a "straight" spine and to keep
healthy. Their decision guided him to become a
chiropractor. When he was in the fourth grade, his
class was asked to draw a picture of what they wanted to be
when they grew up. Most of the other boys drew a
picture of a policemen or a firemen. Dr. Helland drew
a picture of a guy laying face down on a table with a pair
of hands on his back. His teacher wasn't sure what to
think of this, so she asked him what this was supposed to
be. He replied, "When I grow up, I want to be a
chiropractor!"
This was the start of a long road which has
now ended up in Colorado Springs. After graduation, he
practiced for a year in St. Paul, MN, learning from mentors
to become proficient in the Gonstead system, and he also
attended many Gonstead clinic seminars. He move to
Colorado Springs in 2003 and has since loved taking care of
this community's health.
He loves adjusting kids of all ages, since he
himself has recognized the benefits of being adjusted since
a young age.
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What made him choose Gonstead as his
preferred chiropractic method?
Dr. Helland has struggled with asthma most of
his life. Even though he went to the chiropractor
regularly since he was 10 years old, he still had issues
with his asthma acting up around cats or while running.
It wasn't until he was in chiropractic college and met a
very experienced Gonstead doctor that he got relief from his
exercised induced asthma. This old Gonstead doctor
found a mis-aligned vertebra in his spine that all the other
chiropractors, including the ones from his college, missed.
His mentor adjusted this bone and within a couple of months
of regular adjusting he could run and have NO ASTHMA
symptoms! This was a huge eye opener for Dr. Helland,
and he has dedicated the rest of his chiropractic study to
learning the Gonstead Methodology.
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Dr. Wood
Dr.
Wood graduated from Palmer College of Chiropractic in 1974,
and practice in Davenport, Iowa, for 25 years before moving
with his wife, Jo, to Colorado Springs on August 1, 1999. He
is a family man with 4 children and 5 grandkids. After five
years in his initial location on Kelly Johnson Blvd. and
Academy, he moved his practice to the present location in
his new office building off Powers and Research.
His 38 years of practice has always been family oriented
caring for babies soon after their birth to his most
elderly patient of 97 years of age. One of the greatest feelings
you can have is to relieve the severe colic symptoms in a
three month old baby who hasn't slept more than thirty minutes at
a time since he was born! My own kids were seldom sick,
says Dr. Wood, and if they were, it was only half as long
as most others. This is a comment heard frequently from
families who have been under regular chiropractic care.
Dr.
Wood uses the Gonstead Technique of chiropractic which is a
specific type of chiropractic adjustment. There is a certain
way a vertebra will misalign and through an exam and x-rays,
we can determine that direction and fix it. It takes more
than a general manipulation of the back or twist of the neck
in both directions to get the best result. (See our page on
the Gonstead Difference).
Chiropractic is the largest natural healing art in the
world. Discovered in 1895, it has brought much pain relief
to millions of people worldwide. My #1 goal for every
patient is to prevent disc degeneration and restore mobility
so our bodies will grow and age naturally with minimal loss
of activity.
Come---age well with us!!!
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OUR OFFICE
Our clinic is located in
a modern free-standing office building just off the corner
of Research and
Powers in the rapidly growing Wolf Ranch, Cordera, and
Pine Creek neighborhoods.
The friendly doctors and
staff provide a warm atmosphere to ease the transition
to a new doctor's office for patients
of all ages. Medicare patients enjoy our sincere
attention to their needs, working parents appreciate our
commitment to being on time plus our flexibility in scheduling
appointments, and kids just have fun riding the airplane!
 We
use the latest technology to evaluate each new patient's
condition and our on-site x-ray capability provides for
immediate analysis of any spinal problems. Prior to any
treatment we thoroughly review all exam and x-ray findings
with each patient and let YOU decide which option for
care suits you best. Let us help
you with your situation.
Give us a call
at 594-4223.
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