What to Expect in the Scan Room at New Hope Chiropractic
If you’re like many parents who come to our office, you’re not just looking for quick fixes — you want real answers for your child’s health.
Maybe your little one struggles with sleep, digestion, or constant ear infections. Maybe your school-aged child has trouble focusing or sitting still. Or perhaps your teen is dealing with anxiety or emotional ups and downs that seem to come out of nowhere.
Here’s what we’ve discovered after working with thousands of families: while these challenges may look different on the surface, they often share a common root — a stressed, wound-up nervous system that’s stuck in overdrive.
Why the Nervous System Matters More Than You Think
Your child’s nervous system is the control center of their entire body. It connects every system together — brain, immune, digestive, motor, and emotional — allowing the body to function as one.
When this system is healthy and balanced, your child can learn, grow, rest, and thrive. But when it becomes overwhelmed or dysregulated from birth trauma, illness, falls, or everyday stress, it’s like driving with your foot stuck on the gas pedal and no brakes.
That’s when we see things like trouble sleeping, poor digestion, focus issues, or emotional outbursts. It’s not separate problems — it’s the same system under stress.
At New Hope Chiropractic, we take the guesswork out of this by using cutting-edge technology to actually measure how well your child’s nervous system is functioning.
Introducing Neurological INSiGHT Scans
Our INSiGHT Scans are completely safe, gentle, and non-invasive. They allow us to see exactly how your child’s nervous system is adapting — or struggling — to handle the stress of daily life.
These scans give us objective data to create a personalized plan for your child’s care, rather than guessing or chasing symptoms. The colorful visuals also help families clearly understand where stress is stored and how care is helping over time.
Let’s take a look at the three types of scans we use and what they tell us:
1️⃣ NeuroThermal Scan — The Autopilot Assessment
This scan measures temperature differences along the spine to show how well your child’s autonomic nervous system is working — the system that runs on “autopilot.”
It controls vital functions like digestion, breathing, heartbeat, sleep, and immune strength — all the things your child doesn’t have to think about.
When we see imbalances in this scan, it tells us that parts of the body are working overtime or not communicating properly. This can help explain issues like:
Colic or reflux
Constipation
Chronic ear infections
Allergies and sinus congestion
Sleep or immune challenges
Even in newborns, these scans help us detect where early stress patterns may have started, often stemming from birth tension or developmental stress.
2️⃣ Surface EMG Scan — The Tension & Energy Map
This scan shows how your child’s body is holding and using energy through their muscles and nerves — especially those along the spine.
It reveals patterns of tension, exhaustion, and imbalance, helping us understand how efficiently the body moves and regulates energy.
At New Hope Chiropractic, we often see three common scan patterns:
High tension (the “revved up” scan) — the body is stuck in fight-or-flight mode, using too much energy.
Low energy (the “exhausted” scan) — the body is tired and underpowered, showing poor coordination or focus.
Mixed stress patterns — areas of hyperactivity alongside areas that are “shut down.”
This scan is especially helpful for children with:
ADHD and focus challenges
Sensory processing difficulties
Sleep and emotional regulation issues
Motor coordination delays
It gives us a clear visual map of where the nervous system is struggling to find balance — and how to help restore it.
3️⃣ Heart Rate Variability (HRV) — The Stress Resilience Test
You may have heard of HRV from fitness trackers like Apple Watch or Oura Ring — but our clinical HRV scan goes deeper.
It measures how well your child’s body adapts to and recovers from stress — in other words, how balanced their “gas pedal” (fight-or-flight) and “brake pedal” (rest-and-digest) systems are working together.
A strong HRV score means the body is resilient, calm, and adaptable.
A low HRV score shows that stress is stuck and the body can’t recover easily — leading to sleep issues, immune weakness, and emotional instability.
Tracking HRV over time helps us measure progress and ensure your child’s nervous system is becoming more calm, connected, and adaptable.
From Scans to Solutions: Your Child’s Personalized Care Plan
Here’s what makes this process so powerful: when we combine these three scans with your child’s health history and your insight as a parent, we can create a truly customized care plan that focuses on their unique needs.
No cookie-cutter protocols. No guessing. Just clarity.
Our goal is simple — to help shift your child’s nervous system from stressed and stuck to calm and connected, so their body can heal, grow, and thrive naturally.
What the Scan Experience Is Like
We know trying something new can feel uncertain — especially for your child. That’s why we make sure the entire experience is simple, gentle, and stress-free.
Here’s what to expect at your first visit:
You’ll be greeted warmly by our team (and we keep snacks on hand — because hangry kids don’t scan well 😉).
We’ll give you a quick tour of the office so your child feels comfortable.
The scans take just a few minutes and are completely painless — no needles, no radiation, and no uncomfortable procedures.
They’re safe for all ages — from newborns to grandparents.
Most kids actually enjoy it — and they love seeing their colorful “superpower scans” afterward!
Take the Guesswork Out of Your Child’s Health
As a parent, you know your child better than anyone. You notice the subtle shifts, the struggles, the signs that something feels “off.” But without objective data, it’s hard to know where to start — or if what you’re doing is really working.
Our INSiGHT Scans give you that missing piece — measurable data that validates your instincts and gives us a clear direction for care.
Whether your child is dealing with colic, sensory challenges, focus issues, anxiety, or simply needs support to reach their full potential — it all comes back to nervous system function.
When the nervous system is balanced and regulated, the body can do what it was designed to do: heal, grow, and thrive.
The Bottom Line
Our neurological scans are more than just images — they’re windows into your child’s health and function. They give us the answers you’ve been searching for and a roadmap to lasting change.
At New Hope Chiropractic, we believe you deserve more than “let’s wait and see.”
You deserve clarity, confidence, and hope.
And your child deserves a nervous system that supports their best, happiest, healthiest life. Click here to start the path to healing.
