Dr. Rahim Salehmohamed

Dr. Rahim Salehmohamed Dr. Rahim, Gonstead Chiropractor. Here to inspire, educate and align people to their full potential.
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Dr. Rahim Salehmohamed, or "Dr. Rahim" as he likes to be called, founded Gonstead Wellness in 2005. Dr. Rahim holds a Honors Bachelors of Science degree in Zoology from the University of Western Ontario and a Doctor of Chiropractic degree from Southern California University of Health Sciences. He is a Certified Gonstead Chiropractor and Instructor with over 500 hours of post graduate training in t

he Gonstead System of Chiropractic. He was the first recipient of prestigious Gonstead Extremity Certification in 2003. He has over 18 years of extensive training and utilization of functional medicine protocols to balance body chemistry and physiology using natural organic whole food based nutritional supplementation and life style modifications.

05/26/2026

“You have an L5-S1 disc protrusion.”

That’s what Gurdeep was told after suffering from severe low back pain shooting into his right buttock.

He tried:
- Chiropractic
- Spinal decompression
- Physical therapy
- Multiple doctors

…but nothing gave lasting relief.

After a detailed Gonstead consultation, examination, instrumentation, full spine x-ray analysis, and leg check…

Dr. Rahim found something different.

Old childhood tailbone injuries had created a rotated pelvis and rotated sacrum.

The body can compensate for years before symptoms finally show up.

Dr. Rahim found misalignment and nerve pressure at:
• S5 in the sacrum
• C1/C2 upper cervical spine
• Ankles and hands

This is Gurdeep’s first visit beginning his healing journey.

05/22/2026

The patient thought he had Gonstead chiropractic before… until Dr. Rahim asked these questions.

A patient told Dr. Rahim he previously saw a Gonstead chiropractor… but had minimal results.

So Dr. Rahim asked:

❓Did they scope your spine with instrumentation?
❓Did they take a full spine weight-bearing X-ray?
❓Did they evaluate your foundation — the sacrum and pelvis?
❓Did they perform a detailed Gonstead analysis?

The patient answered… NO to all of them.

The Gonstead System is NOT random cracking or twisting the spine.

It is a highly specific system of analysis designed to detect and correct vertebral subluxation complexes through objective findings.

A true Gonstead workup should include:

1️⃣ Patient gowning for accurate visualization
2️⃣ Detailed consultation & health history
3️⃣ Instrumentation/scoping to detect thermal imbalance along the spine
4️⃣ Static & motion palpation , INCLUDING the sacrum/pelvis foundation
5️⃣ Full weight-bearing 14x36 spinal X-rays
6️⃣ Specific adjustments only where needed , not gross manipulation

The difference is in the ANALYSIS. 🎯

Specificity matters.

05/20/2026

She wasn’t expecting this much change after one visit.

Kathi came to Dr. Rahim after years of dealing with spinal imbalance, scoliosis, restricted mobility, and physical challenges that progressively worsened over time.

After just her first visit, she reported:
• Better chest and shoulder mobility
• Improved movement in her left arm
• Easier posture and breathing
• Less soreness compared to previous chiropractic experiences
• Improved mobility noticed by her physical therapist

In this second visit, Dr. Rahim continued addressing the structural imbalances and nerve pressure found at C3 and S5 while also working on her shoulder biomechanics.

Dr. Rahim’s goal is not treating MS itself, but helping improve the structural and neurological integrity of the body to support better function, movement, and quality of life.

This is Part 2 of Kathi’s healing journey with Dr. Rahim.

05/19/2026

WHY DON’T SPINAL ADJUSTMENTS HOLD? 🤔

One of the biggest misconceptions in healing is thinking pain disappearing means everything is healed.

In this video, Dr. Rahim explains what really happens when a vertebra stays misaligned for long periods of time. The body begins to compensate. Ligaments shorten. Muscles tighten. Discs become inflamed. The nervous system adapts to stress patterns.

Pain may improve quickly… but the joint, disc, ligaments, and surrounding tissues still need time to heal and stabilize.

Each specific adjustment helps move the vertebra closer to “home” — where it’s designed to be biomechanically.

Dr. Rahim also explains why he often recommends ICE instead of HEAT on inflamed spinal joints.

🔥 Heat is already the first component of inflammation.
❄️ Ice helps calm inflammation.

Heat chronic muscles. Ice inflamed joints.

The longer a problem has been there… the longer true healing can take.

05/18/2026

Most people would NEVER want their neck twisted after this surgery… 😳

This patient had THREE cervical laminectomies and THREE vertebrae fused in the neck.

A laminectomy is a surgical procedure where part of the vertebra is removed to help relieve pressure on the spinal cord or nerves. In this case, the cervical spine had already undergone major structural changes and fusion.

During Dr. Rahim’s Gonstead spinal analysis, nerve pressure was found at C3, directly ABOVE the fused segments.

This is where specificity matters.

This is NOT a neck you randomly crack or twist.

Dr. Rahim demonstrates a precise, targeted Gonstead adjustment designed to reduce pressure at C3 WITHOUT disturbing the fused vertebrae below.

Precision over force.
Specificity over twisting.

The goal is to restore better motion and reduce irritation to the nervous system while respecting the surgical fusion and biomechanics of the spine.

Every spine tells a story. Every adjustment should match the case.

05/15/2026

STOP cracking your body without understanding THIS… ⚠️

Most people think the popping and clicking they hear is “putting something back in place.”

Dr. Rahim explains what’s REALLY happening.

When the body becomes structurally imbalanced, muscles, ligaments, and tendons begin compensating. Over time they tighten, shorten, and develop scar tissue, adhesions, and fibrosis.

Think of the body like a cable machine at the gym:

• The JOINT = the pulley
• The MUSCLE/TENDON/LIGAMENT = the cable

When the pulley is out of alignment, the cable no longer moves correctly.

Sometimes the cable becomes TOO TIGHT.
Sometimes TOO LOOSE.

That looseness can create the clicking and popping many people constantly feel in their neck, shoulders, jaw, hips, knees, and back.

Over time the “cable” begins rubbing improperly… fraying… compensating… and eventually breaking down.

Dr. Rahim also explains something most people never think about:

When the skeletal system is out of balance, the muscles must work overtime just to hold the body upright.

That means your body burns MORE energy simply trying to exist.

Your basal metabolic rate increases because the body is constantly compensating.

More compensation = more fatigue.
More stress = faster degeneration over time.

The goal isn’t random cracking.
The goal is restoring BALANCE and reducing compensation patterns.

Muscles receive instruction… they don’t give it.

05/10/2026

Nobody could figure out WHY he was hurting.

Chandler came from Reno, Nevada to Los Angeles after years of pain and physical breakdown.

Back pain.
Neck pain.
TMJ.
Hip imbalance.
Knee pain.
Ankle pain.
Locked wrists.
Even difficulty working heavy machinery because his wrist would seize up so badly he sometimes couldn’t work for almost a week.

Years of slips, falls, sports injuries, hard labor, and living an active country lifestyle had taken a toll on his body.

He tried:

* Pain doctors
* Chiropractic
* Massage
* Rolfing
* Physical therapy
* Exercise

…but still couldn’t find lasting relief.

After a detailed Gonstead consultation, examination, and full spine X-ray analysis, Dr. Rahim found the body compensating from old structural injuries beginning in the foundation:

• Coccyx (tailbone)
• S5 sacrum
• T10
• C1
• C6

Along with imbalance involving:
TMJ, deviated septum, ankles, shoulders, and hands.

The body is incredibly adaptive…
but compensation over time can create problems everywhere.

As Dr. Rahim says:
“Muscles receive instruction… they don’t give instruction.”

This is Part 1 of Chandler’s healing journey.

05/07/2026

Dr. Rahim checks his own daughters regularly… and here’s why.

“Kids are resilient”… but that doesn’t mean their spine should be ignored.

Today Dr. Rahim introduces his three daughters: Rumi, Kimia, and baby Parisa 💛

Parisa is only 9 months old… crawling, standing, falling on her butt daily and even taking a few tumbles on her head already. During her spinal checkup, Dr. Rahim found misalignment and nerve pressure at S1 in her sacrum/tailbone and C1 in her upper cervical spine.

Kimia, age 5, receives routine spinal checkups and on this visit Dr. Rahim found nerve pressure and misalignment at:
▫️C1
▫️T6
▫️S1

Rumi, age 10, had nerve pressure and misalignment at S1 in her sacrum.

Kids are constantly:
➡️ Slipping
➡️ Falling
➡️ Jumping
➡️ Twisting
➡️ Developing

Most of the time the body compensates… but sometimes those compensations stay hidden for years.

That’s why Dr. Rahim believes children deserve regular spinal checkups just like dental checkups.

Remember:
Muscles receive instruction… they don’t give it.

05/04/2026

He’s lived with epilepsy for 12 years… but no one checked this.

Eduardo has been dealing with absence seizures for over 12 years, affecting his quality of life in a big way.

Before coming in, he had already explored nutritional strategies that helped… but something still wasn’t right.

After a few visits, he reported having seizures again this past month.

⚠️ This is NOT about curing epilepsy.

The focus is on supporting the nervous system and improving overall function.

Through a detailed Gonstead analysis, I found:
• Upper cervical involvement (C1 & C2)
• Sacral imbalance (S3)

When the nervous system is under stress, the body can’t function at its best.

🎯 The goal: reduce interference → support better communication → improve quality of life

This is part of his ongoing journey.

05/01/2026

He was told he needed MORE surgery… after 11 years of pain.

Fakadu came from San Diego suffering with:
• Burning back pain (11+ years)
• Foot drop
• Dragging leg
• Balance issues getting worse

After spinal surgery and fusion…
his leg symptoms didn’t improve.

Most people would think the problem is where the surgery was done…

But that’s not always the case.

After a detailed Gonstead analysis and X-ray, I found:
• Nerve pressure at S5 & coccyx (tailbone)
• Nerve pressure at C3, ABOVE the fusion

👉 His C4, C5, C6 were fused…
But the stress shifted to C3.

This is something many people miss:

When one area is fused, the body compensates somewhere else.

Muscles don’t create the problem…
👉 They respond to it.

This is Part 1 of Fakadu’s healing journey.

Follow to see what happens next.

04/30/2026

After years of pain… his body is finally changing. He flew from Hong Kong to Dubai…after years of hip, shoulder, and elbow pain.

This is Part 2 of his journey.

After just a few visits, he’s noticing:

✔️ Less pain
✔️ More mobility
✔️ Better balance
✔️ Walking smoother
✔️ Muscles activating again

For years, his body wasn’t functioning the way it should.

Not because he wasn’t trying…
but because the cause wasn’t being addressed.

When I re-evaluated his spine, I found:

🔍 S5 in the sacrum
🔍 T2 and T4 in the thoracic spine
🔍 C6 and C1 in the cervical spine

When the foundation improves,
the body starts working the way it was designed to.

We also continued correcting the extremities:

✔️ Shoulders
✔️ Ankles
✔️ Elbows
✔️ Hands
✔️ Feet

Healing happens in layers.

This is just Part 2.

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Los Angeles, CA
90004

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