Our Scans

At Tiffin Family Chiropractic, we are proud to offer the most advanced technology in safe, objective, non-invasive nervous system scans. The nervous system is the air traffic controller for the entire body, and yet, most parents have never had their child's nervous system assessed... until they meet us!

Heart Rate Variability (HRV) Scans

This is a three minute scan performed either using a hand scanner or ear clip for small or sensory children. These scans are beneficial at getting a broader picture of a patient’s neurological health, telling us whether their autonomic nervous system is healthy, balanced, and fully charged… or stressed out, imbalanced, and worn out.

The key word here is ‘variability’ because that is indeed the number one marker of good neurological health: the ability to be adaptable and resilient. Adaptability is the key to good health, whether talking about gut and immune health or behavioral, emotional, and cognitive health.

Every child will encounter bacteria, viruses, physical injuries, environmental toxins, and emotional challenges almost daily. So what we know about good health is that it’s not determined by avoiding or trying to hide from these things but by being able to adapt and overcome them.

NeuroThermal Scans

This is a gentle scan where we use a high-technology thermometer to find where stress is being stored in your child's body. It is a hand-held device that will roll up your child's back and neck to detect areas of subluxation and dysautonomia. If your child is a sensory seeker, they will love this scan! This scan is used for patients of all ages, even newborns!

Since the core functions of the autonomic nervous system are to coordinate and regulate the function of the digestive system, immune system, hormones, and so forth, this scan helps us really understand what’s going on in our patients who are struggling with things such as colic, reflux, constipation, chronic ear infections, allergies, adrenal dysfunction, and sleep disorders.

NeuroSpinal EMG Scans

We aim to collect this scan on patients ages 3 and up. This scan is vital for us to help our Perfect Storm kids best. It serves as the most important form of testing we can do when conditions like Autism, Asperger’s, Sensory Integration Disorders, ADHD, and Anxiety are being investigated.

That’s because each of these neurodevelopmental and neurosensory challenges is rooted in stuck tension, altered tone, and exhaustion of the neuromotor system. Most every parent of a spectrum or sensory child is familiar with the word ‘tone,’ having worked with outstanding professionals like Pediatric PTs, OTs, and Speech Therapists.

Neurological and tone challenges are a big deal, as motor function and development determine brain function and development. That means if the EMG scan detects patterns of stuck tension and imbalance, the brain is almost certainly stuck in sympathetic (fight or flight) tone and also struggling with an imbalance between its core functions of regulating emotions, behavior, learning, and memory.