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 the 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.

02/26/2026

They told her to remove her gallbladder.

She flew from Florida to Los Angeles instead.

Ruth came to see Dr. Rahim after years of:
• Acid reflux
• Nausea after eating
• Migraines
• Vertigo
• Headaches

She had seen multiple doctors and specialists. Endoscopies were performed.

The recommendation? Gallbladder removal.

Instead, she chose a different path.

After a detailed consultation, full spine examination, and X-ray analysis, specific areas of misalignment and nerve pressure were found, including the sacrum, mid-back, and upper cervical spine.

This was not a one-visit fix.

Over 11 visits across 4 trips to Los Angeles, her digestion improved dramatically. Then something unexpected happened…

Symptoms she never even mentioned began resolving:

• No more migraines
• No vertigo
• No blurry or double vision
• No fainting spells
• Improved monthly cycles

Dr. Rahim was not chasing those symptoms.
He was addressing the root cause. At her final visit, she said:

“I feel like a renewed person.”

This is why specificity matters.
This is why process matters.
This is why analysis comes before adjustment.

📍 Gonstead Wellness | Los Angeles
Precision. Purpose. Specific.





02/25/2026

Most people are doing the exact opposite of what their back actually needs.

When a muscle is in spasm, it’s not the problem.

It’s protecting something.

Most people reach for:
🔥 Heat
💊 Muscle relaxers

But here’s the issue…

Heat increases circulation.
Muscle relaxers override the body’s protective response.

If that muscle is guarding inflammation or nerve pressure, relaxing it without correcting the cause can prolong the problem.

One of Dr. Clarence Gonstead’s clinical principles was simple:

👉 Control inflammation first.
👉 Reduce swelling.
👉 Then correct the misalignment.

That’s why ice is often the better choice in acute back pain and muscle spasm.

Ice:
• Reduces inflammation
• Decreases nerve irritation
• Allows the adjustment to hold

Muscles don’t randomly spasm.
They respond to stress in the spine.

Treat the cause, not just the symptom.

📍 Los Angeles | Dubai
📌 Gonstead Chiropractic





02/25/2026

Most chronic knee pain isn’t “wear and tear.”
It’s missed biomechanics.

Years of soccer injuries led this patient to ongoing knee instability, but the real issue wasn’t just inflammation or overuse.

It was a PEX tibia misalignment.

When the tibia rotates posterior-externally, it pulls on the lateral capsule and stresses the collateral meniscus. Over time, a capsular bulge forms. If that capsule isn’t reduced first, any adjustment will fail to hold.

In this visit, Dr. Rahim demonstrates:

✔️ Why the lateral capsule must be reduced before correction
✔️ How capsular tension blocks stability
✔️ The exact Gonstead extremity protocol for lasting results

After a precise lateral capsule reduction and specific Gonstead knee adjustment, functional kinesiology taping was applied in the exact order of correction to support stability.

The result?

Immediate heel-to-toe testing.
Smoother movement.
Improved knee stability.

This is the difference between random treatment… and specific correction.

📍 Los Angeles | Dubai
📌 Gonstead Extremity Protocol





Honored to be invited as a Special Guest to the Award Ceremony of the International Fujairah Competition for Calligraphy...
02/22/2026

Honored to be invited as a Special Guest to the Award Ceremony of the International Fujairah Competition for Calligraphy and Ornamentation, held under the patronage of
H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad Al Sharqi, Crown Prince of Fujairah.

This distinguished international event celebrates excellence in calligraphy, ornamentation, and contemporary artistic expression inspired by tradition.

I encourage artists, students, and art enthusiasts to check out the School of Calligraphy and Ornamentation Fujairah (an institution dedicated to preserving artistic heritage while fostering innovation and excellence in the visual arts) and explore its learning opportunities.

Grateful for the invitation and the opportunity to engage in such a meaningful cultural dialogue.

02/21/2026

His dad said the pain would drop him to the floor in tears.

Ezekiel is 9 years old and had been suffering with intermittent mid-back pain since he was a toddler.

His family had searched for answers through several avenues, but the pain continued, at times becoming severe enough that he would be in tears.

During his visit, we performed a detailed spinal evaluation and X-ray analysis. What we found was that the stress wasn’t actually originating in his mid-back. Tailbone injuries and a rotated sacrum were creating compensation patterns up the spine, along with involvement in the upper cervical region.

This is why we focus on understanding structure first.
Pain is often the last place a problem shows up.

This is Part 1 of his journey, and we will continue to follow his progress.

02/19/2026

Once the foundation cleared, the next layer appeared.

Jose returned after Visit 1 reporting:
✔️ Increased mobility
✔️ Better posture
✔️ Less pain and tightness

On his first visit, Dr. Rahim addressed the sacrum (tailbone), a foundational area that is now clear.

With that stress reduced, today’s examination revealed the next layer:
• L4 in the low back
• T10 in the mid-back
• C1 in the neck

As the body begins to adapt, deeper patterns often show themselves.
Correction happens step by step, not all at once.

This is Part 2 of Jose’s healing journey.


02/17/2026

Facet vs Disc: What’s REALLY Causing Your Back Pain?

You were told it’s a FACET problem… but what if that’s not the real cause?

For years, patients have come into my office with chronic low back pain after being told:

‘It’s just a facet issue.’

Back in chiropractic college, I challenged this idea, and the research supports what we see clinically every day:

👉 You cannot have facet syndrome without first having disc involvement or degeneration.

The disc is the foundation of spinal stability. When the disc loses its integrity, the mechanics change…
Then the facets become irritated as a secondary compensation.

There’s another common belief:
“Tight muscles pulled the spine out of alignment.”

A DPT colleague of mine once said something powerful:

“Muscles receive instruction. They don’t give it.”

Muscles are responders to the nervous system, not the cause of structural imbalance.

Biomechanics research shows muscles can generate only about 2/3 of the force needed to compress or displace a vertebra.

Meaning?

Your muscles aren’t randomly yanking bones out of place.

They are working overtime trying to stabilize a spine that is already out of balance.

Once the spine is restored through specific chiropractic correction,
then strengthening, rehab, ergonomics, nutrition, and lifestyle changes become essential to maintain that balance.

Structure first. Function follows.

That’s how you create lasting change, not temporary relief.





02/15/2026

This dad didn’t bring his son in because of pain…
He brought him in because he understood structure.

Hayward Senior first came to our office looking for answers for his own spine.

After experiencing the importance of specific analysis and precision, he decided to have his 8-year-old son, Hayward Junior, checked, not because something was wrong, but because growth and structure matter.

This was Hayward Junior’s first spinal evaluation.

Using a full Gonstead examination and X-ray analysis, we assessed how his spine was adapting during development.

Findings included:
• Tailbone injuries affecting the foundation of the spine
• Misalignment and nerve pressure at S3
• Upper cervical involvement at C1
• Additional stress patterns affecting the ankles

This visit is a powerful reminder:

Gonstead is not about cracking.
It’s about analyzing first, especially in children.

Every child deserves the opportunity to grow with the best structural balance possible.

⚠️ This video is educational and reflects one child’s evaluation. Each person requires their own examination.





02/12/2026

This isn’t about “cracking backs.” It’s about finding the cause.

When this patient was asked why he chose to come to our office, his answer was simple:

“Your attention to detail. You actually analyze before you adjust.”

Gonstead is not a random adjustment.
It’s not a quick visit where you lie down and get cracked.

Every correction comes after:
✔ Detailed examination
✔ Full spinal analysis
✔ Identifying the exact vertebra causing nerve pressure

Because when the wrong segment is adjusted… nothing changes.
But when the right segment is corrected with precision, the body can begin to heal.

This is not guesswork.
This is specificity.

This is the Gonstead difference.

02/11/2026

LAST HOPE PART 2.
Dan came to me as a last hope.

Years of chronic mid-back pain.
Tens of thousands of dollars spent.
Massages, treatments, different approaches, nothing lasted.

After just two visits, something changed.

He’s reporting:
• Less pain
• Fewer spasms
• Better mobility
• And for the first time in years… hope.

In today’s visit, we found misalignment and nerve pressure at:
• S1 in the sacrum
• T4 & T11 in the mid-back (his chronic area)
• C1 in the neck

The adjustments were deep. He called them “spicy.”
But he knows they’re necessary for his road to recovery.

This is Part 2 of Dan’s healing journey.





02/09/2026

One week ago he could barely walk. Today… his sciatica is gone.

Last week he walked in with sciatica shooting into his leg. This week, he said it was gone.

His low back felt better.
He was moving easier.
Less guarded.
Happier. Living better.

On this visit, we found and corrected:
• Tailbone / Sacrum (S4)
• Mid back (T10)
• Neck (C1)
• L5 on the knee-chest table

We also restored motion to his previously sprained ankle by adjusting the talus.

This is Part 2 of Gonzalvo’s healing journey.





02/05/2026

Did you know 1 in 10 people don’t have a ‘normal’ lumbar spine?

About 10% of the population has what’s called a transitional vertebra in the lower back, and most people have no idea they have it.

Normally, the spine has five movable lumbar vertebrae.
But in this group, development happens differently 👇

• Some people have L5 fused to the sacrum → this is called sacralization
• Others have S1 acting like an extra lumbar → this is called lumbarization

Each pattern changes how the spine moves, how stress is distributed, and what the body needs to stay healthy.

🔹 Sacralization → usually requires more flexibility work
🔹 Lumbarization → usually requires more back strengthening

In this video, Rahim Salehmohamed explains transitional vertebrae using a spine model and then confirms it on the patient’s X-ray, because knowing your anatomy matters.

When you understand how your spine is built, you can adjust your lifestyle accordingly and protect your quality of life long-term.

Not all spines are the same, and they shouldn’t be treated the same either.





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321 N Larchmont Boulevard, Suite 905
Los Angeles, CA
90004

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Monday 10am - 3pm
Wednesday 10am - 3pm
Friday 10am - 3pm
Saturday 10am - 2pm

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