NetworkSpinal Chiropractor in Lafayette, CO

NetworkSpinal Chiropractic Care

Support for stress, tension, pain, and nervous system regulation.

If your body feels stuck, overwhelmed, or out of balance,

NetworkSpinal care is a gentle way to help your nervous

system reorganize so your body can heal and adapt more

efficiently.

 

What is NetworkSpinal Care?

NetworkSpinal is a gentle, neurologically focused form of

chiropractic care that works with the nervous system,

not just the spine.

Light, precise touches along the spine help your body

become more aware of tension patterns and learn new

ways to respond to stress.

 

How it works

Your nervous system controls how you move, feel, heal, and adapt.

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NetworkSpinal care helps your system:

• recognize stored tension

• improve communication between brain and body

• shift out of chronic stress patterns
   

Over time, your body becomes more efficient at regulating itself.

 

What you may notice

People often report:

• reduced tension and pain

• improved posture and movement

• better stress resilience

• improved sleep

• increased body awareness

• feeling calmer and more grounded
   

Changes often build over time with consistency.

 

Who this is for

NetworkSpinal care may be a good fit if you:​

• feel stressed or overwhelmed

• live with chronic pain or recurring tension

• want a gentle, non-force approach

       are interested in nervous system health

• want support beyond symptom-based care

• Many people come to us specifically for

       headaches and migraines.

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Many people find us after trying everything else.

Physical therapy, injections, medication, other

chiropractors, or just pushing through. If your pain

has been treated as a structural problem and it has not

resolved, the nervous system side is usually the part nobody looked at.

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What to expect

• Gentle, non-invasive touches

• No cracking or twisting

• Fully clothed care

• A focus on long-term nervous system change

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What actually happens in a session

Most people do not arrive curious about the mechanism. They arrive wanting to feel better. Here is what a session actually looks like.

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You lie face down, fully clothed, on a padded table. Dr. Green makes a series of light contacts at specific points along your spine, usually at the neck and the sacrum. The pressure is gentle, closer to a fingertip resting than anything you would call an adjustment. Then, mostly, you breathe.

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Over time your body may begin to unwind tension it has been holding in the spinal cord. Practitioners call this the network wave. It is usually far less dramatic than the name suggests, and it looks different for everyone. Sometimes it is simply the urge to shift your position on the table or resettle your head in the headpiece. You do not have to make it happen or go looking for it.

There is no cracking, no popping, and no twisting at any point.

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How this is different from the chiropractic you are picturing

Most people picture a forceful adjustment: a quick thrust, an audible crack, a joint pushed back into place. That is a legitimate approach and it helps a lot of people. It is simply not what happens here.

Traditional chiropractic is largely structural. The focus is on moving a joint.

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NetworkSpinal works the other direction. Think of a beaded bracelet. If the string inside gets twisted and bound up, the beads bind up with it. You can push on the individual beads, or you can unwind the string and let the beads settle on their own.

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The string is your spinal cord and nervous system. The beads are your vertebrae. NetworkSpinal works on the string.

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That difference matters most for people who have been put off chiropractic before, who tense up at the thought of being cracked, or who are dealing with stress and tension rather than one mechanical injury.

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Trained with the person who developed it

NetworkSpinal was developed by Dr. Donald Epstein in the 1980s, originally under the name Network Spinal Analysis.

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Dr. Michelle Green completed Master-E and Master-E Plus training directly with Dr. Epstein between 2018 and 2020. That is advanced-level training in the method, taught by the person who created it.

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NetworkSpinal is her primary approach, not an add-on service. It is how care is delivered here for adults, for children, and during pregnancy.

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Is NetworkSpinal legitimate?

Yes. It is a recognized chiropractic method, taught through formal postgraduate training, practiced by licensed chiropractors, and supported by a growing body of published research.

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The largest study surveyed 2,818 people receiving Network care across 156 offices in four countries. Participants rated their own health before and after a course of care and reported significant improvement in every category measured, including physical wellbeing, stress levels, and overall quality of life.

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A separate study measured something you cannot self-report. Researchers tracked heart rate variability, an objective marker of how well the autonomic nervous system is functioning, in 46 patients aged 18 to 87, at baseline and again after 90 days of care. The people whose nervous systems were most dysregulated to begin with improved the most.

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The network wave itself has also been studied and described in the peer-reviewed literature.

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Research into NetworkSpinal is active and expanding through the EpiEnergetics Foundation. We also scan your nervous system before and after, so your results do not rest on anyone's opinion, including mine.

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Blanks RH, Schuster TL, Dobson M. J Vertebral Subluxation Res. 1997;1(4).

Knowles D, Knowles R, Kotur D. Ann Vertebral Subluxation Res. 2017 Nov 16:232-7.

Senzon SA, Epstein DM, Lemberger D. J Altern Complement Med. 2016;22(7):544-556.

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What a course of care looks like

NetworkSpinal is built in levels rather than delivered as a one-off treatment.

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Early on, care focuses on helping a nervous system that is stuck in a defensive, fight-or-flight pattern begin to settle. Contacts are few and gentle, and the goal is safety before anything else.

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As your system responds, care shifts toward building new strategies: better awareness of where you hold tension, more capacity to recover from stress, and greater ease in how you move and breathe.

 

Most people notice change gradually rather than in one dramatic session. Your first visit includes a consultation, an exam, and nervous system scans so you can see where you are starting from and measure against it later.

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NetworkSpinal in Lafayette and Across Boulder County

The Well Healing Center is in Lafayette, in east Boulder County, about fifteen minutes from Boulder. NetworkSpinal is not widely available, so patients travel to us from Lafayette, Boulder, Louisville, Erie, Superior, Broomfield and Longmont.

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If you have been looking for a NetworkSpinal practitioner near Boulder and have not found one closer, this is likely the nearest office to you.

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NetworkSpinal questions, answered

What is NetworkSpinal chiropractic?

NetworkSpinal is a gentle, low-force chiropractic method that uses light, precise contacts along the spine to help the nervous system release stored tension. It was developed by Dr. Donald Epstein in the 1980s and was originally called Network Spinal Analysis. There is no cracking, popping, or forceful twisting.

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Is network chiropractic legitimate?

Yes. It is a recognized chiropractic technique taught through formal postgraduate training and practiced by licensed chiropractors, with published research behind it, including a 2016 paper in the Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine characterizing the network wave. The research base is growing.

 

What does a network chiropractor do?

A network chiropractor applies light contacts at specific points along the spine, usually at the neck and sacrum, rather than performing forceful adjustments. The aim is to give the nervous system enough information to release a tension pattern on its own.

 

Does it hurt?

No. The contacts are light and most people find sessions calming. There is no cracking, popping, or twisting. Some people notice mild soreness or tiredness afterward as the body adjusts, which usually passes quickly.

 

Do I have to take my clothes off?

No. Care is delivered fully clothed. Comfortable clothing you can lie down in is ideal.

 

How long before I notice anything?

It varies. Some people notice a change in how they breathe or sleep within the first few visits. Because NetworkSpinal is built in levels, the more meaningful changes usually build over a course of care rather than appearing in one session.

 

Is NetworkSpinal safe?

NetworkSpinal is a low-force method with no forceful thrusting or joint manipulation, which is part of why people who are nervous about traditional chiropractic often choose it. As with any care, your first visit includes a consultation and exam, and you will be referred elsewhere if something falls outside the scope of chiropractic care.

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What is Somatic Respiratory Integration?

Somatic Respiratory Integration, or SRI, is a set of guided breathing and attention exercises that go alongside NetworkSpinal care. You lie down, place your hands in specific positions, and follow a breathing rhythm. It takes a few minutes, and you do it yourself, in the office or at home between visits. The point is to build awareness of where you are holding tension, so the work done on the table carries over. Dr. Green offers SRI at The Well Healing Center in Lafayette and will walk you through the exercises if it suits your care. Group SRI classes run periodically. Check the events page for upcoming dates.

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Do you accept insurance?

We are a cash based practice, which means your care stays focused on what actually helps you, not on what an insurance plan will approve. Many patients use their HSA or FSA, and we are happy to provide a superbill you can submit for possible reimbursement. You can also review our Good Faith Estimate for clear pricing before your first visit.

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Where can I find a NetworkSpinal practitioner near Boulder, Colorado?

The Well Healing Center is at 2569 Park Lane, Suite 201, Lafayette, CO 80026, about fifteen minutes from Boulder. Dr. Michelle Green completed Master-E and Master-E Plus training directly with Dr. Donald Epstein, who developed NetworkSpinal. She sees patients in Lafayette and across Boulder County, including Boulder, Louisville, Erie, Superior, Broomfield and Longmont.

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Can chiropractic help with chronic pain?

NetworkSpinal works on the nervous system rather than on one painful joint, which is why it often suits people whose pain has not responded to structural treatment. Rather than forcing a joint, care uses light contacts to help the body release tension patterns it has been holding, sometimes for years. Change usually builds over a course of care rather than arriving in one visit.

 

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