what we measure
What the scans measure, in plain words.
Dr. Jonathan Lazar, D.C. measures your nervous system before anyone here recommends anything. This page says what each scan is, what it is not, and who reads it.
The tests came back normal, and you still don't feel right. Normal tests look for disease. They don't measure how well your nervous system is regulating your body, and that is what these scans look at.
You are right to ask what a scan actually is before you agree to one. A measurement only earns your trust when it is shown to you, explained in plain words, and tied to an honest decision.
the INSiGHT scans
Three scans, three views of one system
The INSiGHT scan is made of three readings of your nervous system. Each looks at something different, and each is explained to you in plain words.
neuroTHERMAL
The thermal pattern along your spine.
What it is. A reading of skin temperature beside the spine, level by level. It shows how your body is regulating temperature along the spine, which is a read on the part of your nervous system that runs the organs and glands.
What it is not. It is not a diagnosis of any organ or condition. It is one view, read together with the other scans.
neuroPULSE
Heart rate variability, adaptive reserve, and vagal tone.
What it is. A heart rate variability scan: how much your heart rate naturally varies from beat to beat. That variation is a read on your nervous system's adaptive reserve, meaning how much room it has to respond to demands, and on vagal tone, the calming side of your nervous system. It also shows whether your nervous system is stuck in fight or flight.
What it is not. It is a neural-efficiency index, not a diagnostic test of the autonomic nervous system.
neuroCORE
Muscle tone, and the energy cost of posture.
What it is. A reading of muscle tone. It shows how much energy your body spends managing gravity, which is what holding your posture costs you.
What it is not. It does not show where you hurt, and it is not a diagnosis. Muscle tone here is a measure of energy, not of pain.
Three views of one system.
Thermal looks at how your body is regulating along the spine. The heart rate variability scan looks at how much reserve your nervous system has. The muscle tone scan looks at what your posture is costing you in energy.
Each one is explained to you on its own. Then they are read together, and they feed the CORESCORE below.
None of the three is a diagnosis. Each is one measure of how your nervous system is working.
the CORESCORE
One index that puts the three together
The three scans are combined into one index called the CORESCORE. It gives you and Dr. Lazar one way to see how efficiently your nervous system is working, and a reference point to compare against when you are scanned again.
It is never a diagnosis. It does not name a condition, and no score on your report is a diagnosis.
A wellness and neural-efficiency index, not a diagnostic test.
posture and imaging
Your posture, and the upper neck itself
PostureIQ™
PostureIQ™ measures your posture. It is part of the complimentary consultation, a $251 value for new patients, where you are heard and your posture is measured.
What it is not. It is a measure of posture, not a diagnosis.
Digital X-ray
Digital X-ray shows the alignment of the upper neck itself. It is part of the $605 Neurological Assessment, and it is what your upper cervical correction is planned from. The correction is gentle and specific. No cracking, no twisting.
What it is not. An X-ray shows structure. It does not show how your nervous system is regulating your body, which is why it is read together with the scans, and it is not a diagnosis.
the report of findings
What you leave with
At the second visit of your Neurological Assessment, you receive a 16-page Report of Findings. It is written in plain words, and the proof is visual: your own scans and your own images, so you can see what was measured.
This is where it finally makes sense. If care is recommended, the plan and its cost are quoted in full, in writing, at this visit, before you decide anything.
You leave knowing
- What is happening. Your scans and images, shown on your own report.
- Why. How your symptoms and your history connect, in plain words.
- How it is corrected. The plan for your correction, explained before you decide anything.
We commit to the process, not the outcome.
who reads them
Every scan is read by the doctor
You are not a chart. Dr. Jonathan Lazar, D.C. personally interprets every scan and every image. The studies are performed here in Ann Arbor under his supervision, and he is the one who reads them.
Every scan. Every image. Read by Dr. Lazar.
we qualify openly
What a scan can tell you, and what it can't
Scans are decision support, not a diagnosis. They help you and Dr. Lazar decide whether measurement is worth your time, and whether we can help.
A scan can show:
- Where your nervous system is under strain
- Whether the upper neck is part of it
- Whether we can help
- A reference point for your re-scans, which show whether something is changing
A scan cannot:
- Diagnose a condition or name a disease
- Promise an outcome
- Ask you to believe anything. You see it on your own report
If the scans don't show something we can help, we'll tell you, and we won't take you as a patient.
Your scans are decision support, not a diagnosis. They show where your nervous system is under strain, and whether we can help. Questions about a scan? Book a 15-minute Clarity Call, or read how The Lazar Method works.
"Aren't the scans just a sales tool?"
"Will the scans tell me what's wrong?"
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