Profile - Larry Troxell

J. Larry Troxell, DC
Clinton, IA

Larry started attending Gonstead seminars when a student at Palmer College of Chiropractic. He claims to have attended every seminar while a student, which was about once a month.

In the fall of 1967 Larry graduated. He started the 5 Points Clinic in Davenport, Iowa (which he eventually lost through divorce). He also became an instructor at Palmer College for five years and was for a short-time head of the Technique Department. In January of 1968 he opened his practice in Davenport IA along with Dale Applegate and later his brother. Shortly thereafter Allen Kershew started an internship program through Dr. Troxell’s office.

In 1977 Dr. Gonstead started Gonstead Advanced Technique (GAT) with the assistance of Larry. Three seminars were held before Dr. Gonstead passed away in 1978. Dr. Gonstead left endorsements of his teachings to four doctors in writing. These four Doctors were Dr. J. Larry Troxell, Dr. John Thatcher, Dr. Dale Applegate, and Dr. Tim Obert.

In the early 1980s Gonstead Methedology Institute (GMI) was spawned from GAT. GMI organized and began holding four seminars a year to teach the Gonstead technique to interns and other interested students. GMI was set up as a non-profit organization so there would be no conflict of interest. The seminars were a way for Doctors to give back to better the profession. There have been approximately 150 seminars to date and still counting. Over the course of 33 years the intern program has been going strong. There are 650+ interns that have graduated from Palmer and went on to practice.

Larry died unexpectedly April 16, 2007, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City.

- Adapted from GMI's website, GSCC's website, Amman's notes