# LLMs.txt - Sitemap for AI content discovery # Bozeman Chiropractic > --- ## Pages - [Blog](https://bozemanchiropractic.com/blog/): Bozeman Chiropractic Blog Explore tips, - [Schedule Appointment](https://bozemanchiropractic.com/schedule-appointment/): Schedule An Appointment - [Contact](https://bozemanchiropractic.com/contact/): Connect With Us - [Forms](https://bozemanchiropractic.com/forms/): Forms - [Instrument-Assisted Soft Tissue Massage](https://bozemanchiropractic.com/instrument-assisted-soft-tissue-massage/): Improve mobility and reduce pain with IASTM therapy. As an IASTM chiropractor in Bozeman, I use instrument-assisted techniques to treat soft tissue restrictions. - [Cupping Therapy](https://bozemanchiropractic.com/cupping-therapy/): Relieve muscle tension and improve circulation with an experienced cupping chiropractor. I use suction cup therapy to support healing and reduce chronic pain naturally. - [Flexion Distraction](https://bozemanchiropractic.com/flexion-distraction/): Get lasting relief from back pain with a flexion-distraction chiropractor in Bozeman. This gentle, non-force technique targets disc issues and spinal tension. - [Activator Methods](https://bozemanchiropractic.com/activator-methods/): Experience gentle, effective relief with an Activator Methods chiropractor in Bozeman. Experience precise spinal adjustments without twisting or popping. - [Services](https://bozemanchiropractic.com/services/): - [About](https://bozemanchiropractic.com/about/): - [Home](https://bozemanchiropractic.com/): Are you looking for a chiropractor in Bozeman? My chiropractic services offer expert care to relieve pain and improve your health naturally. ## Posts - [What Is Chiropractic Care?](https://bozemanchiropractic.com/what-is-chiropractic-care/): Discover the benefits of chiropractic care—natural pain relief, improved mobility, and enhanced wellness without drugs or surgery. --- # # Detailed Content ## Pages ### Blog - Published: 2025-04-22 - Modified: 2025-04-22 - URL: https://bozemanchiropractic.com/blog/ Bozeman Chiropractic Blog Explore tips, insights, and natural solutions for pain relief, spinal health, and holistic wellness. --- ### Schedule Appointment - Published: 2025-04-21 - Modified: 2025-04-21 - URL: https://bozemanchiropractic.com/schedule-appointment/ Schedule An Appointment --- ### Contact - Published: 2025-02-26 - Modified: 2025-04-21 - URL: https://bozemanchiropractic.com/contact/ Connect With UsWe'd love to hear from you! Please send us a message using the form below, schedule an appointment or call us today at 406-451-5123. General Info --- ### Forms - Published: 2025-02-26 - Modified: 2025-03-31 - URL: https://bozemanchiropractic.com/forms/ FormsPatient Intake FormsWhat People Are Saying --- ### Instrument-Assisted Soft Tissue Massage > Improve mobility and reduce pain with IASTM therapy. As an IASTM chiropractor in Bozeman, I use instrument-assisted techniques to treat soft tissue restrictions. - Published: 2025-02-26 - Modified: 2025-04-21 - URL: https://bozemanchiropractic.com/instrument-assisted-soft-tissue-massage/ Instrument-Assisted Soft Tissue Massage (IASTM)Instrument-Assisted Soft Tissue Massage (IASTM) is any therapy utilizing specialized instruments to relieve muscle tension, tendon strain, and/or ligament sprain. At Bozeman Chiropractic we use the Erchonia Percussor, an oscillating, gently percussing massager. By breaking down adhesions and improving blood flow, the Percussor helps speed recovery and enhance overall mobility. Identifies and relaxes hyper-tensile (excessively tight) muscles Reduces pain and stiffness by targeting key soft-tissue areas Complements chiropractic adjustments for improved alignment and function What is IASTM? IASTM therapy is a skilled myofascial intervention that uses an oscillating massager instead of hands to treat sore, tight muscles and soft-tissue injuries. By applying targeted vibration and pressure, it helps reduce tension, break down adhesions, and improve overall mobility.  Hyper-Tensile Muscle Focus: The massager identifies “muscle twitch,” signaling areas of excessive tightness. By applying pressure or vibration until the muscle relaxes, tension is significantly reduced. Improved Circulation & Healing: Tissue deformation and vibration stimulate mechanoreceptors, increasing blood flow and promoting faster recovery. Adhesion Breakdown: Chronic soft-tissue adhesions, developed from injury, surgery, repeated strain, or immobilization, can be released, restoring function. Faster Pain Relief: Helps alleviate discomfort in muscles, tendons, and ligaments by addressing the root cause of tightness. Enhanced Range of Motion: Loosens restricted areas to improve flexibility, which can benefit a variety of musculoskeletal conditions. Joint Alignment Support: When combined with Activator Methods, malpositioned joints and the tight muscles pulling on them are both addressed, optimizing treatment outcomes. IASTM is suitable for anyone dealing with soft-tissue pain... --- ### Cupping Therapy > Relieve muscle tension and improve circulation with an experienced cupping chiropractor. I use suction cup therapy to support healing and reduce chronic pain naturally. - Published: 2025-02-26 - Modified: 2025-04-21 - URL: https://bozemanchiropractic.com/cupping-therapy/ Cupping TherapyExperience the rejuvenating benefits of Cupping Therapy at Bozeman Chiropractic, a safe and non-invasive technique designed to boost blood flow and support natural healing. Let us help you find relief from pain, improve muscle recovery, and enhance overall well-being. Promotes healthy circulation and reduces tension Helps release toxins and encourages faster recovery Supports flexibility and overall relaxation What is Cupping Therapy? Cupping, or dry cupping, helps with blood circulation in a localized area. It is a safe and non-invasive technique, that is commonly performed by a cupping chiropractor to decrease pain and inflammation, and increase blood circulation. An increase in blood circulation brings oxygenated blood to the tissue, relieving muscle tension, promoting cell repair, and exporting cellular waste products. Cupping loosens muscles and helps prevent muscle spasms, making it popular among athletes. The decompressive suction action of cupping helps create healthier fascia, which translates into more flexibility and better muscle recovery. Working with a suction cups chiropractor can help to release toxins, clear out blockages, and improve energy flow. Rather than pressing down on muscles (as with traditional massage), cupping gently lifts muscle and fascia upward. This action helps create a healthier fascia network, providing more flexibility and better muscle recovery. It can also help release toxins, clear blockages, and improve overall blood flow. Pain Relief & Inflammation Control: Supports the body’s natural healing process by increasing circulation where it’s needed. Enhanced Relaxation & Well-Being: The suction and release process helps reduce tension and muscle spasms. Improved Range of... --- ### Flexion Distraction > Get lasting relief from back pain with a flexion-distraction chiropractor in Bozeman. This gentle, non-force technique targets disc issues and spinal tension. - Published: 2025-02-26 - Modified: 2025-04-21 - URL: https://bozemanchiropractic.com/flexion-distraction/ Flexion-Distraction TherapyExperience safe, gentle relief from bulging or herniated discs with Flexion-Distraction therapy, a specialized technique that uses a motorized table to distract and decompress the spine. By reducing pressure on nerves and improving joint mobility, this approach can help you potentially avoid surgery. Targets disc-related issues to relieve pain and pressure Uses gentle flexion to decompress and realign the spine Whereas other spinal distraction therapies, like inversion tables, distract the entire spine, Flexion-Distraction therapy treats the affected area only, making it safer and gentler than other spinal distraction therapies. What is Flexion-Distraction Therapy and Drop-Table AdjustingFlexion-Distraction therapy utilizes a motorized table that flexes down and returns to horizontal, repeatedly. The patient lays facedown on the table. Each time the lower half of the table flexes away, towards the floor, the pelvis and hips flex with it, causing footwards distraction of the lumbar vertebrae. The flexion-distraction chiropractor's hand applies headwards distraction. The Flexion-Distraction table is also a drop-table. At Bozeman Chiropractic, our Flexion-Distraction table has a drop-piece that assists the doctor when manually adjusting the pelvis. Targeted Distraction: The doctor places their hand just above the affected disc, guiding the flexion motion to decompress the vertebral joints below the contact. Disc Decompression: This gentle stretch helps retract the “jelly-like” nucleus pulposus of bulging or herniated discs, reducing pressure on impinged nerves. Safe & Gentle Positioning: Unlike inversion tables, Flexion-Distraction doesn’t require extreme or inverted angles, making it a comfortable option for most patients. Many osteopathic surgeons suggest Flexion-Distraction therapy as... --- ### Activator Methods > Experience gentle, effective relief with an Activator Methods chiropractor in Bozeman. Experience precise spinal adjustments without twisting or popping. - Published: 2025-02-26 - Modified: 2025-04-21 - URL: https://bozemanchiropractic.com/activator-methods/ Activator MethodsActivator Methods is a precise, safe, effective, gentle chiropractic technique. Gentle, precise adjustments using a spring-loaded instrument for targeted treatment Safe for all ages, especially beneficial for those with joint laxity or anxiety about manual adjusting Minimizes the risk of over-adjustment, ensuring comfortable and accurate care What is Activator Methods? Activator Methods uses a spring-loaded, hand-held instrument called the Activator Adjusting Instrument to deliver a gentle impulse force with the goal of restoring motion to the targeted spinal vertebra or joint. The Activator has an exact contact point, much more precise than a hand contact. The spring-loaded mechanism of the activator makes it faster than a manual adjustment. Activator Methods is a diagnostic system that allows the doctor to test, verify and adjust with confidence. No other chiropractic technique indicates as precisely, where to adjust and what vector or line of drive is best to correct a malpositioned joint. As well as indicating when and where to adjust, Activator Methods also indicates when not to adjust. This precaution is crucial to avoid over-adjusting, which can lead to issues just as serious—or even more serious—than the original complaint. Certain patients, especially women, may have misalignments or instability due to joint laxity. In these cases, it’s critical for the Activator Method chiropractor to use minimal force and adjust only as many times as needed to correct the misalignment—no more. Activator Methods is particularly beneficial for those with joint laxity, women, children, the elderly, and individuals who feel anxious about manual chiropractic.... --- ### Services - Published: 2025-02-26 - Modified: 2025-02-26 - URL: https://bozemanchiropractic.com/services/ --- ### About - Published: 2025-02-26 - Modified: 2025-04-21 - URL: https://bozemanchiropractic.com/about/ About Bozeman ChiropracticThe first Bozeman Chiropractic was opened in 1976, by Dr. Martin A. Whitmont, father and mentor of Dr. Eric D. Whitmont. Like his father before him, Dr. Eric specializes in Activator Methods and practices precise, effective chiropractic care. Welcome to Bozeman ChiropracticConveniently located at 15 S. 5th Avenue, in downtown Bozeman, just a half-block from Main Street. Bozeman Chiropractic is easy to find and easy to access, with free, off-street parking, right in front of the clinic! There’s a bike rack for bikes and a Streamline city bus stop just a few steps from our front door. The clinic is handicap accessible, with a comfortable and spacious waiting room and handicap accessible restroom. The treatment room is spacious and quiet. We are in-network with most major health insurance payers. We’ll submit the insurance paperwork for you. Our fees are very reasonable and always consistent. At Bozeman Chiropractic, you can relax. We got your back! Dr. Eric D. WhitmontDr. Eric D. Whitmont is a third generation chiropractor, born and raised in Bozeman, MT. In December of 2019, Dr. Whitmont earned a Doctorate of Chiropractic from the University of Western States in Portland, OR. In 2004 he earned a BA in Spanish Literature from the University of Montana. Dr. Whitmont loves mountain biking, alpine skiing, camping, and whitewater kayaking in the mountains and valleys of Montana and beyond! Our Mission Is To Help Patients Live A Healthy & Active LifeWhat People Are Saying --- ### Home > Are you looking for a chiropractor in Bozeman? My chiropractic services offer expert care to relieve pain and improve your health naturally. - Published: 2025-02-26 - Modified: 2025-04-21 - URL: https://bozemanchiropractic.com/ Life Should Be Enjoyed. Not Endured. Contact Bozeman Chiropractic today and take life to the next levelOur Mission Is To Help Patients Live A Pain-Free & Active LifeAt Bozeman Chiropractic, we are dedicated to providing our patients with safe, precise, effective chiropractic in Bozeman, MT. Our mission is to get you back to your life quickly and safely, free from pain and to keep you that way. Relief from your pain is within reach with our chiropractic services! Situated in downtown Bozeman, at 15 S. 5th Avenue, just off Main Street, Bozeman Chiropractic is easy to find. Free off-street parking, right in front of the clinic. Handicap accessible. Comfortable and spacious waiting room. Restroom for patients and guests. Relaxed and spacious treatment room. Dr. Whitmont habla español. Pacientes que prefieren comunicarse en español son bienvenidos! Every visit includes an assessment utilizing the fast and effective Activator Methods diagnostic screening protocol that susses out mal-positioned joints from head-to-toe. We charge by the visit, not by the procedure. Whatever modality the doctor may choose, in order to provide the best personalized care for you, the fee will be the same. BCBS, Mountain Health Co-Op, Pacific Source, Aetna, Cigna, Allegiance, Medicare, and Medicare Advantage. Find Out How We Can Help YouOur Services Our chiropractic services in Bozeman include utilizing Activator Methods, instrument-assisted massage, cupping, and flexion-distraction therapy to treat a wide number of musculoskeletal injuries and joint dysfunction. Activator Methods uses a small, hand-held instrument called the Activator Adjusting Instrument to deliver a... --- ## Posts ### What Is Chiropractic Care? > Discover the benefits of chiropractic care—natural pain relief, improved mobility, and enhanced wellness without drugs or surgery. - Published: 2025-04-22 - Modified: 2025-04-22 - URL: https://bozemanchiropractic.com/what-is-chiropractic-care/ - Categories: General Key Takeaways Chiropractic care offers natural, non-invasive pain relief and supports overall wellness. Focuses on spinal alignment to improve nervous system function and promote self-healing. Treats conditions like back pain, neck pain, headaches, and joint issues without drugs or surgery. Chiropractors use techniques such as spinal adjustments, manual therapy, and soft tissue treatment. Introduction to Chiropractic Care In today’s fast-paced world, people are increasingly turning to natural, non-invasive methods to manage pain and improve overall health. Chiropractic care has emerged as a trusted solution, offering relief from discomfort while supporting long-term wellness. Rooted in hands-on healing, this form of treatment focuses on the alignment of the body—especially the spine—to enhance the function of the nervous system and promote natural healing. Originating in the late 19th century, chiropractic care began with the idea that proper spinal alignment could improve overall health. Since then, it has grown into a widely accepted health care profession with licensed practitioners across the United States, helping millions address conditions like chronic low back pain, neck pain, and headaches, and more. The Role of Chiropractors in Modern Health Care At its core, chiropractic care involves the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of mechanical disorders of the musculoskeletal system, particularly the spine. Chiropractors use hands-on techniques, with the most well-known being the chiropractic adjustment—a precise application of force to a spinal joint. This adjustment, also known as spinal manipulation, is designed to improve joint mobility, alleviate pain, and enhance nervous system function. But chiropractors do much more than that.... ---