The Family Practice Podcast

Dr. Tony Ebel frames this Family Practice Podcast episode as a clinical training on neurologically focused, subluxation-based “neurotonal” chiropractic care for adults, emphasizing lifetime care rather than short-term pain relief, maintenance-only plans, or purely X-ray–driven corrective care. Dr. Tony explains three stages of neurological dysfunction and says most adults present in exhaustion (“wound up but worn out”). He contrasts aggressive structural correction, which can improve X-rays but temporarily worsen HRV/EMG in depleted patients, with a sequenced neurotonal approach using varied forces to release tension, reorganize, and recharge exhaustion so scans, symptoms, and structure improve progressively.
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FREE PX Trainings
The Proven Path to a Thriving Family Practice
How Data-Driven Chiros Are Dominating with Today's Parents
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Attend a Neuro-Tonal Certification & Adjusting Seminar (20 CEs!)
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Key Moments: 
01:58 Adults Need Neurotonal Care
05:06 Three Stages of Dysfunction
06:38 Wound Up But Worn Out
10:33 Corrective Care vs Neurotonal
18:42 Neurotonal Adjusting Sequence
22:34 Care Plans and Patient Wins
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Dr. Allie Wright continues the pregnancy series by focusing on third-trimester and birth communication. Dr. Allie outlines changes to education to expand goals beyond pain and pelvic alignment into co-regulation and gas-and-brake nervous system patterns in birth to promote adaptability for unpredictable outcomes.
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THE PERINATAL EXPERIENCE
FREE PX Trainings
The Proven Path to a Thriving Family Practice
How Data-Driven Chiros Are Dominating with Today's Parents
The NeuroAGE of Perinatal Chiropractic is Here
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Attend a Neuro-Tonal Certification & Adjusting Seminar (20 CEs!)
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Key Moments: 
01:09 Third Trimester Focus
02:04 Why Moms Switch
10:08 Day One Nervous System
10:59 Scans And Goals
16:27 Care Plan Through Postpartum
19:17 Gas And Brake In Birth
23:50 Polyvagal And Resilience
26:31 Stop Pain Based Planning
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Dr. Allie Wright interviews Dr. Sam Grimes of Foundations Chiropractic in Wisconsin on how becoming a mom reshaped her communication with moms in practice. Dr. Sam shares her shift from a pain-based model to pediatrics and perinatal care after two difficult births, and how her daughter Wren's seizures resolved quickly once INSiGHT scans revealed a C1 to C2 pattern, prompting her to go all-in on PX and neurotonal care. She covers addressing shame around birth outcomes, leading consults by listening first, building hope through neuroplasticity and co-regulation, and the team systems that keep goals and wins on track while balancing ownership with family life.
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Links & Resources: 
Foundations Chiropractic: 
FREE PX Trainings
The Proven Path to a Thriving Family Practice
How Data-Driven Chiros Are Dominating with Today's Parents
The NeuroAGE of Perinatal Chiropractic is Here
Join 1,000+ Docs in the PX Membership 
Attend a Neuro-Tonal Certification & Adjusting Seminar (20 CEs!)
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Key Moments: 
1:11 Meet Dr. Sam
3:45 From Pain to Peds
9:15 Finding PX Answers
10:14 Seizures Stop Fast
13:19 Day One Consult Hope
16:05 Better Intake Questions
25:47 Mom Story Builds Trust
39:47 They Need Someone Who Cares
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Dr. Tony Ebel introduces the Family Practice Podcast and answers a chiropractic student’s question about whether a pediatric and family, subluxation-based cash practice needs to add decompression and shockwave to be financially viable. He explains why many practices add these services. He argues a true family practice doesn’t need them because it benefits from low-cost referrals, lower lead acquisition costs, high retention, and monthly recurring revenue from long-term family wellness plans. He invites listeners interested in converting models to his Pain to Peds program and a free webinar.
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Links & Resources: 
PAIN TO PEDS Program
FREE PX Trainings
The Proven Path to a Thriving Family Practice
How Data-Driven Chiros Are Dominating with Today's Parents
The NeuroAGE of Perinatal Chiropractic is Here
Join 1,000+ Docs in the PX Membership 
Attend a Neuro-Tonal Certification & Adjusting Seminar (20 CEs!)
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Key Moments: 
01:08 Student DM Dilemma
05:01 Family Practice Math
11:44 Marketing Cost Reality
14:36 Purpose Over Profit
19:49 Retention And MRR
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Dr. Tony Ebel delivers a MAHA update from inside the Chiropractic MAHA Hub, the historic alignment between the ICA, the ACA, and MAHA leadership turning decades of division into real, funded momentum. He breaks down the early wins already in motion, the Medicare Modernization Bill, VA access for veterans, research funding, reimbursement, and equity, and the message he delivered himself in DC: nervous system first, subluxation-based care first, pediatric and family chiropractic first. The reception from policymakers was strong, including interest in funding research. Tony calls on the profession to stop sitting on the sidelines, donate, contact legislators, and help make chiropractic the first call for families, not the last.
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Donate to the mission: http://go.mahaaction.org/PX-Docs
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Key Moments: 
01:06 MAHA Update Begins
02:12 Why Unity Matters
04:09 Call to Action Donate
06:32 Backstory Joining MAHA
09:50 DC Meeting Medicare Push
13:01 Hub Initiatives Strategy
16:14 Nervous System Takes Stage
17:55 PX Membership Break
19:24 Tony's MAHA Presentation
26:10 Big Wins and Gratitude
28:52 Links Next Steps Closing
31:42 Final Rallying Cry
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