At Santa Barbara Wellness For Life, we take great pride in providing the finest chiropractic wellness care to our patients. Below is a sampling of the different chiropractic services we offer in our Santa Barbara office.

• Chiropractic Care
• Nutritional Counseling
• Corrective Exercises
• Spinal & Postural Screenings
• Lifestyle Advice
• Physiotherapy
• B.E.S.T.
  

Chiropractic Care

We provide advanced spinal correction utilizing "state of the art" chiropractic techniques.  Never in the history of chiropractic have we been able to provide the level of help and expertise that now exists. These newer correction methods are even safer, more comfortable and more effective than ever before. As a Doctor of Chiropractic, Dr. Kara Gochnour has years of training and experience in spinal adjustment.

Corrective Exercises

We teach our patients special "blueprint" exercises designed just for them to help strengthen and correct their own unique problem. These exercises can be performed in the comfort of your own home and can improve the effectiveness of your spinal correction by as much as 30-40%. In addition to skeletal misalignment, muscles and connective tissues can be out of place or strained by improper alignment and use. Specific exercises and stretches can help your body stay in balance and in health.

Lifestyle Advice

We often find it helpful to "coach" our patients on certain activities they should avoid or do differently to avoid aggravating their particular health challenge. Our goal is to help every patient achieve a fulfilling and happy lifestyle full of the activities they enjoy most. We recognize that each our patient is a whole person, and help them reach true health and wellness is a collaborate effort between our professionals and our patients.

Nutritional Counseling

We provide specific recommendations on nutritional supplements and healthy food choices to enhance our patient´s return to optimal health. Do you know which supplements and vitamins are good for you?  Dr. Kara Gochnour can provide a structured nutritional program based on your individual needs.

Spinal & Postural Screenings

Posture and spinal screenings can reveal important health information and unlock the door to improved health and well-being. We provide screenings at area malls, community events, health fairs and places of employment. Contact us today to arrange a screening at your event or workplace.

Physiotherapy

To complement and enhance the healing effects of Dr. Kara  specific Chiropractic adjustment treatment, we at Santa Barbara Wellness For Life also provide the following physiological therapeutic procedures:

• Ultrasound
• Manual traction
• Cryotherapy
• PNF - Propio-Neuromuscular Facilitation

  B.E.S.T

The Bio Energetic Synchronization Technique (B.E.S.T.) is a technique which is widely used worldwide by health care practitioners  who practice mind/body healing and who recognize the body is more than the sum of its parts.  It's a system of health care that is truly state-of-the-art in balancing body/mind/memory/soul energy fields by removing interference between your body and the power that made your body.  When this interference exists, symptoms develop and health deteriorates.

• Repair and rebuild your damaged, painful condition
• Utilizes light pressure contacts on the surface of the body to address parasympathetic and sympathetic imbalances.
• Non-Force way to update patterns of stress and discomfort which have been surfacing in both acute pain and chronic conditions
• Patients/clients often experience immediate relief from symptoms