what we measure
What the scans measure, in plain words.
Dr. Jonathan Lazar, D.C. measures your nervous system before anything else happens here. This page says what each measurement is, what it is not, who reads it, and which supportive technologies may follow the Neuro Reset.
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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.
three measurements
How we make the problem visible
The problem is mostly invisible to the naked eye. We make it visible with three objective measurements that, together, make a clear case for the neurological interference. All three come before any correction.
The nervous system scan
The physiological stress test.
Shows, in numbers and graphs, how stressed your internal system is. It measures how your autonomic nervous system is working, which shows your symptoms have a physiological basis: the body is stuck in fight or flight. It also shows how much energy is running through the system and how deeply the interference reaches.
Digital X-ray, still and motion
The functional lock.
Still images show alignment. When it's indicated, real-time motion studies, read with our own analysis, show which vertebrae are locked in a stressed position and holding back neurological flow. This pinpoints the mechanical interference behind the neurological, and so systemic, stress.
PostureIQ™
The gravitational breakdown.
Measures how your body shifts under gravity, down to the millimeter. It is visible, objective evidence of the mechanical stress, and the energy it costs, that keeps the spine stuck in a compromised position.
None of the three is a diagnosis. Each is explained to you in plain words, and each is described in more detail below.
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.
Instrument images and sample charts courtesy of the INSiGHT scanning system.
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: how your body shifts under gravity, down to the millimeter. 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. When it is indicated, it is part of the $605 NeuroStructural 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 NeuroStructural Assessment, Dr. Lazar sits down with you for your Report of Findings. It is 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 Dr. Lazar finds you need a plan of care, 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., or someone personally trained by him, will go over your scans and images with you. The studies are performed here in Ann Arbor under his supervision.
Every scan. Every image. Gone over with you.
after the neuro reset
Supportive technologies
The Neuro Reset is the correct step of the Lazar Method™. Once it corrects the interference, these non-invasive technologies help the body settle into rest and repair, and hold it there.
High-intensity laser therapy
Recovery.
Supports cellular energy (ATP) in damaged tissue and helps calm inflammation and pain where they start. That helps the nervous system register that the emergency is over.
SoftWave tissue regenerative technology
Deep repair.
Designed to activate the body's own repair response in tissue that has been irritating nerves for a long time, so the reset can last.
BEMER microcirculation therapy
The fuel line.
A pulsed electromagnetic field that supports circulation in the smallest blood vessels, so cells get oxygen and nutrients and clear waste. It is groundwork for the healing the Neuro Reset makes possible.
Whether any of these is part of your care is decided from your own scans, and explained to you before you decide anything.
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 10-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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Screening adapted from the autonomic dysfunction screening developed by Bruce Bell, MD.
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