Put simply, NetworkSpinal is a way to help your nervous system upgrade itself to become more energy-efficient, improve its ability to process stress and information and function at a higher level. This results in a super-charged healing capacity and a fuller experience of life, including greater emotional stability and range, improved mental clarity, and better overall health and function.
And all this is accomplished using a very light touch at specific points along the spine.
NetworkSpinal at Healing Wave Chiropractic
A New Paradigm in Nervous System Care
NetworkSpinal is a groundbreaking, low-force approach to chiropractic care that helps your body naturally reorganize tension, increase adaptability, and access greater vitality. Unlike traditional chiropractic techniques that emphasize forceful adjustments, NetworkSpinal uses precise, gentle contacts at specific areas of the spine—known as "spinal gateways"—to initiate deep, lasting transformation in your nervous system and overall health. and thriving.
At Healing Wave Chiropractic, Dr. Shaun Gallagher specializes in this highly advanced and elegant method to help individuals not just feel better—but evolve. Whether you're dealing with pain, chronic stress, or you're simply seeking more alignment with who you truly are, NetworkSpinal is a path toward wholeness and thriving.
Did you know?
"Network Care" is also known as:
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NetworkSpinal / NS (2018-present)
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Network Spinal Analysis / NSA (1994-2018)
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Network Chiropractic (1982-1994)
How Does NetworkSpinal Work?
The nervous system is the master communication network of your body. It regulates everything: your posture, digestion, immune system, energy levels, emotions, memory, and more. But when the body holds onto unresolved stress, injury, or trauma—physically or emotionally—it often becomes trapped in defensive patterns. These show up as muscle tension, pain, poor posture, fatigue, anxiety, and disconnection.
NetworkSpinal activates the body’s self-healing intelligence through two unique, observable wave patterns:
● The Respiratory Wave: a rhythmic breath wave that moves through the spine, helping the body release stored tension and increase energy.
● The Network/Somatopsychic Wave: a spontaneous movement and awareness that helps integrate physical and emotional patterns for long-term change.
These healing waves are not forced—they emerge as your nervous system becomes more coherent, connected, and efficient through care.
What Makes NetworkSpinal Unique?
● Gentle & Precise: There is no twisting, cracking, or popping. Just light contacts at the right time, in the right place.
● Whole-Body Healing: Physical, emotional, mental, and energetic healing occur simultaneously.
● Teaches the Body to Self-Regulate: Unlike quick fixes, NetworkSpinal helps the nervous system develop long-term strategies for healing, growth, and resilience.
● Backed by Research: Studies at UC Irvine and other institutions show improvements in pain, stress, emotional well-being, and quality of life across all areas.
Benefits of NetworkSpinal Care
Most people come to us for help with pain, tension, or stress—but they stay because of the extraordinary benefits they discover through care:
● Reduced back/neck pain, sciatica, and headaches
● Improved posture and spinal alignment
● Enhanced emotional regulation and mental clarity
● Greater flexibility, mobility, and energy
● Decreased anxiety and better stress resilience
● Improved HRV and autonomic nervous system balance
● Better sleep, digestion, and immune response
● Increased ability to make empowered choices
● A deeper sense of ease, connection, and joy
What to Expect
Your care at Healing Wave Chiropractic is personalized and built around your goals, readiness, and rhythm. Dr. Shaun uses advanced scanning technology (including HRV, sEMG, and thermography) to assess where stress is stored in your body and how your nervous system is adapting.
Care is structured into "Seasons" that reflect your body's evolving capacity:
✦ Discover Care - Connect to and release stored tension and learn to recognize the body’s defense patterns. You’ll begin to breathe more fully, feel more present, and reestablish internal safety.
✦ Transform Care - Energy previously used for defense is now available for growth. Spinal and life patterns shift. You begin to develop new neural strategies and a sense of empowerment.
✦ Awaken Care - You move beyond fixing problems and into profound self-expression, grace, and coherence. Life becomes about thriving and the connections between us—not surviving.
Who is NetworkSpinal For?
NetworkSpinal is appropriate for people of all ages and backgrounds—from infants to elders, athletes to artists, healthcare professionals to caregivers. It is especially helpful for individuals who:
● Want a non-invasive, holistic approach to healing
● Have tried conventional chiropractic or medical care with limited results
● Are dealing with chronic stress, fatigue, or trauma
● Desire deeper connection to their body, emotions, and purpose
● Are ready to create lasting change, not just symptom relief
Upgrading Your Operating System
Your nervous system runs your body’s operating system. It dictates your experience of life based on how much energy it has access to. If you are experiencing a buildup of stressors in your life that you feel you can no longer adapt to gracefully, it may be time to upgrade your operating system. When you need to upgrade the operating system on your phone or tablet, do you forcefully bang on it and twist it around to get it to do what you want? No! A series of light touches at specific points to navigate the menus and initiate the update are all it takes. The device takes care of the rest itself, because the programming to accomplish what you are looking to do already exists. You don’t need to write the code yourself or micromanage the process – it just happens!
NetworkSpinal works the same way. A light touch at the right spot at the right time allows Dr. Shaun to interface with your nervous system so it can run the apps it has to upgrade itself, using its own innate intelligence.
What to expect
Our intake & examination process involves a conversation to establish the current state of your health and your goals for improvement, a posture assessment, bilateral weight scale analysis to see if you lean, spinal thermography, postural muscle tone, and heart rate variability scans, all of which give us a clear idea of how your body is managing stress. Then, Dr. Shaun will design a simple customized care plan to help your body find its way back to health. Recommendations for in-office care as well as healthy lifestyle improvements will likely be suggested.
We provide innovative chiropractic care that aligns your spine and body by increasing the amount of healing energy you have available. Dr. Shaun is confident that this approach is the most effective way he can serve his clients. Our low-force approach to chiropractic care is safe for people with all types of spines, even those with extensive surgical histories. Seeing objective evidence of improvement over time is important to us, so we use some advanced chiropractic examination tools to monitor your healing.