The Insight Subluxation Station™

What is Your NSFI Number?

Your NSFI, or NeuroSpinal Functional Index Number, tells us how well your body and nervous system are functioning. The Insight Subluxation Station™ Discovery model is a 5-technology unit that provides a comprehensive picture of your NeuroSpinal health. This technology is certified by the space foundation and has been used by NASA researchers.  The NSFI scale runs 0-100 and provides doctors with a single number that reflects the overall impression of their patient’s NeuroSpinal health. The NSFI number is calculated by using 5 different technologies: Algometry, Range of Motion, Surface EMG, Thermal Scan and Pulse Wave Profiler. Using these technologies and getting your NSFI number, we will have a better understanding of your body and your overall health.

Surface EMG

How efficiently is your body working?  Why do you feel out of gas and exhausted at the end of the day?  This test can help answer those questions. 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 these muscles and where your body is wasting energy. The exam helps identify areas 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 along the spine. Since proper function of your organs, glands and blood vessels is essential to healing and living well, this test gives us a ‘snapshot’ of this portion of your nervous system is working and how it is responding to care.

Algometry

If there is any tenderness felt along your spine or if you are suffering from any pain when you consult with 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 and quantifies the sensitivity of various locations to pressure.

Range of Motion

How well is your body aging? Loss of flexibility and motion leads to accelerated breakdown and decay.  The range of motion exam measures the amount of movement in regions of your 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 what is normal for your age and gender. This part of the exam helps us find areas of altered spinal mechanics.

Pulse Wave Profiler

Do you feel stressed?  How well does your body deal with stress?  For years, researchers have been studying a dimension of health called Heart Rate Variability or HRV.  This has been shown to be a predictor of your susceptibility to many of the leading causes of death and illness.  The PWP (Pulse Wave Profiler), is used to measure your Heart Rate Variability and determine your overall ability to adapt to stressors. It does this by looking at the timing of your pulse, and determining the balance and tone of your nervous system.  Proper balance and tone are associated with better adaptability and a healthy lifestyle. Low heart rate variability is associated with aging and poor heart health. Published research has shown that chiropractic adjustments have a beneficial effect on heart rate variability.