Therapies

The same driving force which has motivated the chiropractic profession for the last 100 years continues to drive many great minds and hearts. Many others dedicated to the healing arts into new arenas of science based health care have gleaned from attending continuing education seminars throughout the year. We offer some of the best cutting edge technologies, techniques, and breakthroughs available.

The human body is the storehouse of miracles. Remove blockages to this natural healing process so your system can reach wellness of being. In this fast paced culture riddled with stressful lifestyles, nutrient depletion, environmental toxins, and fractured relationships, our bodies can become overwhelmed and our health begins a downward spiral. Medications can temporarily relieve us, but ultimately we “pay the piper” and disease settles in.

My job as a chiropractor, nutritionist and health coach is to help identify your individual needs and match an appropriate care plan tailored to you. Some need comprehensive care, others a simpler plan. My job is simply to educate and allow our clients to choose their course. It is important to note that our bodies are much more than a collection of cells, tissues and organs. We are an amazingly integrated orchestral arrangement finely tuned to a world of chaos. Sometimes the conductor is reading the score. Eighty percent (80%) of your health hinges on your own personal environment: the decisions you make on a day to day, hour by hour basis. We do our best to hand you your proper score! We believe that we offer some of the best treatment worldwide!

ASERT (NAET): Allergy / Sensitivity Elimination and Reprogramming Technique (A/SERT)

What is A/SERT? A/SERT (Allergy / Sensitivity Elimination and Reprogramming Technique) is a revolutionary treatment system based on the principles of Chiropractic, Acupuncture, and Applied Kinesiology (Muscle Response Testing). This technique was developed by Dr. John Brimhall, and is a modification of NAET (Nambudripad’s Allergy Elimination Technique) developed by Dr. Devi Nambudripad. This treatment, in conjunction with the 10-Step Protocol, can bring about dramatic improvement -at times even total elimination- for all types of allergies. It is simple, non-invasive and extremely effective. It is currently practiced by hundreds of health practitioners, including MD’s, nurses, acupuncturists, chiropractors, dentists, and, to some extent, allergy sufferers themselves.

A/SERT work? A/SERT is based on the recognition that all things, animate and inanimate, in our universe have their own specific electromagnetic fields due to their atomic and molecular makeup, and that these fields affect each other. This is true for our bodies, rocks, pollen, mold, peanut butter, a flower, water, in short, everything. This electromagnetic energy is associated with meridians (energy pathways) in acupuncture, chi in Chinese Medicine, and can be demonstrated with Kirlian photography. Nuclear physicists can determine the type of atom by its electromagnetic frequency. According to Dr. Devi Nambudripad, this is what happens: Your energy system and brain interpret a particular substance (a diamond ring, a whole wheat bagel, a peanut, hot water, sun light) as potentially harmful to your body, and your body reacts. For other people this same item is totally harmless. Your energy pathways freeze up as a way of defending the body against this unsuitable substance. This in turn blocks your energy meridians and, if this condition continues, the overall functioning of your body suffers.

A/SERT Diagnostics - Our fingertips are very sensitive to the electromagnetic energy of substances with which we come into contact. By placing a sample of a suspected allergen into a person’s hand, and using Applied Kinesiology muscle testing, the A/SERT practitioner can determine whether or not a person reacts “weak” or “strong” to the substance, i.e., whether this substance causes an energy blockage in the patient’s body. Such blockages can cause a wide variety of symptoms, from sneezing and coughing to chronic diseases such as asthma.

The PL5 is an FDA approved device that uses low level laser light. Through photonic absorption, laser light energy converts into chemical energy which initiates a cascade of healing events at a cellular level. Some chiropractors using the PL5 along with Dr. Brimhall’s 10-Step Protocol have reported seeing

The laser uses four frequencies simultaneously which can increase muscle strength and range of motion 60% within 3 minutes. There is typically no sensation felt by the patient. It is also being used by well-known sports injury practitioners for deep soft tissue healing. This new technology is offering more hope for a variety of chronic conditions, including allergies. I use a technique called ASERT (Allergy and Sensitivity Elimination and Reprogramming Technique) developed by Dr. John Brimhall, which involves using muscle response testing to determine what the patient is allergic to. Read more about ASERT and NAET below.

Erchonia Medical, The world leader in Low Level Laser technology announces the release of the PL 5000 limited edition laser, used by Dr. Jeff Spencer on the US Postal cycling team during the 2003 Tour De France. This is the third consecutive year Erchonia Medical has aided the riders during their quest for victory in one of the most physically demanding competitions in the world. 3LT™ or Low Level Laser Therapy promotes healing in many conditions, including chronic and acute pain.

Erchonia's lasers made history by becoming the first to receive FDA market clearance for the treatment of chronic pain, proven through two double blind IRB studies. The Erchonia Lasers are the most advanced lasers on the market, with their sleek revolutionary design, patented line generated beam, and the ability to program independent frequencies in all of their family of lasers.

Color therapy, also known as chromotherapy, is often facilitated in the healing rooms of alternative health practitioners. A therapist trained in color therapy uses color to balance energy wherever our bodies are lacking, be it physical, emotional , spiritual, or mental. Some of the tools used in color therapy are gemstones, candles, wands, prisms, colored fabrics, bath treatments, and colored eye wear.

Applying the famous Luscher's Color Test can be quite revealing. Scientists, who have have studied color and light extensively, recognize that colors bring about emotional reactions to individuals. Our reactions and attitudes to colors differ from person to person, which makes an interesting study in itself. Our attraction to certain colors may very well signal areas where we are imbalanced. Understanding why certain colors effect us favorably while others bring about negative feelings helps us along our healing journeys.

CST was pioneered and developed by osteopathic physician John E. Upledger following extensive scientific studies from 1975 to 1983 at Michigan State University, where he served as a clinical researcher and Professor of Biomechanics.

CST is a gentle, hands-on method of evaluating and enhancing the functioning of a physiological body system called the craniosacral system - comprised of the membranes and cerebrospinal fluid that surround and protect the brain and spinal cord.

Using a soft touch generally no greater than 5 grams, or about the weight of a nickel, practitioners release restrictions in the craniosacral system to improve the functioning of the central nervous system.

By complementing the body's natural healing processes, CST is increasingly used as a preventive health measure for its ability to bolster resistance to disease, and is effective for a wide range of medical problems associated with pain and dysfunction, including:

A detoxification program is recommended for individuals with imbalances in their liver detoxification profiles. Generally, a detoxification program is intended to provide nutritional support for individuals with:

Available only through licensed healthcare practitioners, Nutri-West products are made to the industry's most exacting standards. Each of the more than 3,800 raw materials used in these formulations undergo regular and random lab analysis to ensure purity and potency. These rigorous standards have earned Nutri-West Wyoming's coveted blue-ribbon award for drug manufacturing excellence. Unlike the typical commercially available products these supplements are formulated to guarantee results. We firmly stand behind these products and have seen amazing results in many of our patients. For more information on this product line go to www.nutriwest.com.

The National Nutritional Foods Association (NNFA) recently awarded Metagenics Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) certification and its sterling ‘A’ rating for compliance to its rigorous standards. As the largest and oldest non-profit organization dedicated to the natural products industry in the United States, the NNFA’s GMP certification program is regarded as the nation’s gold standard of natural product quality.

Metagenics, a privately held company, was founded in 1983 with the mission to improve health by helping people achieve their genetic potential through nutrition. The company is headquartered in San Clemente, CA, with its world-class Functional Medicine Research Center (FMRC) and manufacturing facility located in Gig Harbor, WA. MetaProteomics™, Metagenics’ vanguard research center in Ithaca, NY, is dedicated to researching and evaluating the effects of natural ingredients on genetic expression and protein activity. With a talent base of over 350 employees worldwide, including a team of nearly 40 highly trained scientists and clinicians, Metagenics is helping to shape the future of the nutraceutical industry. The company is GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices) certified by the NNFA, holds multiple proprietary formula patents, and produces over 400 all-natural, research-based products to optimize health. Committed to innovative product development, research, and continuing practitioner education, Metagenics is the premier formulator and manufacturer of premium-quality nutritional supplements and medical foods sold to healthcare practitioners worldwide. For more information about Metagenics, please visit the company’s Web site at www.metagenics.com.

The Bach Flower Essences is a system of 38 Flower Essences that corrects emotional imbalances: negative emotions are being replaced with positive.
The Bach Flower Essences are 100% safe and natural, also in conjunction with herbs, homeopathy and medications; safe for everyone, included children,
pregnant women, pets, elderly and even plants. See www.bachflower.com.

Electrotherapy with using interferential phenomenon is one of a number of electrical stimulation techniques used in modern physiotherapy. Interferential electrotherapy facilitates healing by utilizing a bio-electrical effect. Interferential currents have a much greater penetration depth compared to other electrical currents. The presence of bio-electrical phenomena is the basis of all living processes. Electrotherapy is mostly used for pain relief, muscle training and healing. It also reduces swelling.

By stimulating the weaker side of the brain you allow it to become stronger, thus improving overall performance both mentally and physically. Eyelights can be used by anyone since everyone has one side of the brain that functions at a higher level than the other. Eyelights are being worn by children with learning disabilities in order to keep them more attentive and focused in the classroom. Athletes are wearing Eyelights to increase performance on the field or to push through a plateau. Anyone can wear Eyelights to deal more effectively with stress, depression, or neurological disorders. See www.eyelights.com for more information.

Adrenal Stress Lab, Hormone Panel, Gastrointestinal (Comprehensive Stool Analysis) are among the extensive array of lab testing Dr. Schueler uses to evaluate patients’ health.

Hormone balance and patient health: saliva and bloodspot testing. HOW CAN HORMONE TESTING HELP YOU?

Saliva testing can identify hormonal imbalances that may be causing unwanted symptoms and chronic health problems. It can be used to monitor the effects of hormone replacement therapy. It is vital for disease prevention and anti-aging programs. And, saliva test results can help determine the best course of treatment for restoring hormone balance.

Bloodspot testing is Phase II of hormone testing. It is a simple test, minimally invasive (requiring only a finger prick).

We are continually influenced by the rhythms and vibrations of sound. Vibrations are a powerful physical force that can be felt throughout our organism and not only heard with our ears. Infratonic tones are very low frequency tones that dramatically tone specific organs, glands and tissues as determined by decades of scientific research.

Infratonic is derived from the word infrasonic, sound frequencies below 100 Hz. (cycles per second), of which those below 20 Hz., are inaudible. Infra means below, tonic means to tone. Infratonic frequencies tone bodily tissues and glands. Infratones can be found throughout the natural environment, but are generally lacking in an unnatural, or man-made environment. Infratones can be found in nature, at the oceanside, in forests, in deserts, etc.

The basic tenet behind sound therapy is that everything in the universe is in a constant state of vibration. Sound Healing, as the name implies, is the use of sonic, infrasonic, and radio frequency (EM) waves to create balance and alignment in the physical body, as well as the energy centers called "chakras", the acupuncture meridians, and etheric/radionic fields. The sound may be applied by a Frequency Generator, CD Player &/or Cassette Player. We know that the cells of the body contain highly charged molecules which change their orientation and activity, when exposed to certain types of energy fields. In sound, this is accomplished through resonance and entrainment. Studies have shown that sound enters our physical body directly, before being processed by the brain, unlike vision, which must be filtered through the optical centers of the brain first, before we react to it physically. This is the reason why Sound Therapy can be such a powerful, therapeutic modality. Sound can give us immediate access to our natural bodily rhythms, as well as our emotions.

Recall the way your body felt the last time you stood next to a waterfall or walked along a beach with the waves breaking at your feet. You breathed deeper into your lungs and abdomen; you brain cleared and the pains in your joints subsided. You felt relaxed and at peace with the world. These invigorating reactions were caused by the ionization of trillions of water molecules as they crashed to earth.

Because of poor diet and high stress, our bodies tend to accumulate and store excessive quantities of waste products, such as diacetic, lactic, pyruvic, uric, carbonic, acetic, butyric, and hepatic acids. According to Dr. Theodore Baroody, author of Alkalize or Die, acid wastes attack joints, tissues, muscles, organs, and glands causing minor to major dysfunction. He asserts that avoiding disease and maintaining vitality, as we age, requires the maintenance of an alkaline environment throughout the body - which is especially difficult in our high-tech, high-stress, toxic society

The IonCleanse creates the same environment as a walk along the beach, only more powerfully because your feet are in direct contact with the ions being manufactured in the water. Place your feet in the water, turn on the unit and within seconds, millions of ions enter your body and begin to neutralize these tissue acid wastes. The particles, fat, and mucous residues found in the water after bathing reflect the wastes that have left the body during the 20 to 30 minute session. Symptoms such as joint pain and swelling respond very well to this treatment.

One of the highly effective naturopathic treatments available to us is called Mineral Infrared Therapy. This non-invasive, non-surgical machine uses a blend of the minerals found in the human body to create an infrared electromagnetic emission exactly in the spectrum of the minerals of your body. This emission penetrates six inches into the body and causes what is called a "resonance" of these minerals which are then liberated from the oxidized condition and are once again available as enzyme co-factors. You may or may not understand that, but the bottom line is that this treatment is effective for all conditions which involve enzyme dysfunction, in other words almost all conditions. The term used for MITs effect is "normalization of tissue."

The main functions of Mineral Infrared therapy are promoting metabolism, regulating physiological deficiencies, enhancing immunity, improving microcirculation, and diminishing inflammation. It has a remarkable success rate in relieving the pain associated with disorders and discomforts such as soft tissue injuries, arthritis, bone fractures, post-operative incisions, burns, hematoma, chronic infection, skin and nervous disorders, etc.

Promptly relax every patient and prepares him/her for an effective massage

Greatly reduce any pain in any area treated with MIT

Alleviate all types of muscle spasms and tension

Enhance the immune system and rejuvenate the body

Reduce problem symptoms from degenerative disease processes that may interfere with effective massage therapy

Improve arthritis and accelerate bone healing

Restore circulation and normalize blood pressure

Help with respiratory and digestive disorders

Assists in all types of nervous disorders

The research of Dr Allan Phillips, D.O from Auckland, New Zealand, Neurolink is not another technique but a profound system of healthcare that employs neurological processes.

Neurolink utilizes the most accurate diagnostic tool available - the patient's BRAIN. Operating at 400 kilometers per hour, and containing 100 billion active neurons, the brain knows exactly what your body needs to be well. Using a system of prioritized protocols, Neurolink does not treat symptoms, but rather addresses the underlying reasons for ill health in the first place.

Representing over 13 years of research, and taught to doctors in 4 different continents, Neurolink now offers hope to areas of health previously considered 'hopeless'.

Neurolink is a non-manipulative, stress and pain-free system of healthcare, that the newborn baby, the aged, the immobile, and both the physically and mentally disadvantaged can benefit from.

Muscles in the body should at all times be able to resist a given force. This will be easy when integrity of the sensory-motor loop exists. Neurolink employs a series of sequential and prioritized steps to determine congruence between the brain and certain neurological centers. These centers may be derived from cortical, spinal, visceral and glandular circuits. Some centers are activated with patient participation. If neurological confusion dominates, the information referred via the sensory-motor loop will produce gross muscle weakness of any muscle elected for testing. The post central gyrus is addressed to restore appropriate control of the sensory-motor loop, giving back control to the testing muscle. In doing so normal neurological activity and homeostatic balance is achieved. In other words, once the brain can identify the patients’ problem, it can then get on and fix it.

More and more parents are seeking chiropractic care for their children. Many spinal problems seen in adults began as early as birth. Even so called 'natural' birthing methods can stress an infant's spine and developing nerve system. The resulting irritation to the nerve system caused by spinal and cranial misalignment can be the cause of many newborn health complaints. Colic, breathing problems, nursing difficulties, sleep disturbances, allergic reactions and chronic infections can often be traced to nerve system stress. For more information, go to www.icpa4kids.com

A percussor device is a hand-held mechanical adjustment device that is a portable, self-contained unit with a “wave" action. It stimulates fascia to relax muscle, decrease pain, enhance mobility and stimulate lymphatic drainage.

This type of Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine was pioneered by Robert Fulford, D.O. Dr. Fulford came from an industrial background and was trained that it was always better ‘to have a machine do the work for you.’ The percussor is theorized to work on many different levels to:

The Family Posture Analysis form is a simple way to check your family’s posture. No one - youngster or senior citizen - is too young or old for posture concern or correction.

When you have completed your evaluations, please return this worksheet to us, and we will advise you of the significance of your score and answer any questions you may have about the relationship between poor posture and health and what might be done to correct it.

Chiropractic is our country's largest natural healing art only because millions of Americans have taken the time to investigate how their lives could be enriched through Chiropractic care.

Multimodality microprocesser-controlled treatment system with frequency-difference & full-field interferential, high-volt pulsed current, plus two channels of Russian-style NMES and low-volt pulsed current.

In healthy intestinal function, healthful bacteria that coats and protects the intestinal wall, along with other factors obtained from food or from natural intestinal secretions, inhibit unhealthful bacterial and contribute to maintaining bacterial balance and optimal intestinal health.

When healthful bacteria and other protective factors are missing, unhealthful bacteria, yeast, parasites and toxins may accumulate, damaging the intestinal wall, producing poor intestinal health.

Suggested supplements which are natural compounds that promote healthy liver function.

A trigger point is a tight and tender spot in a muscle that refers pain (or "triggers" pain) to other areas of the body. If trigger points are not treated, they cause lingering pain even after an injury has healed, and can be the reason why headache, neck pain, and back pain keep returning year after year. Some of the causes of trigger points in muscles are stress, excessive chilling, injury, overuse, and strain, as well as chemicals, drugs, alcohol, and environmental pollutants. Active trigger points keep the muscles tight, restricting blood flow and compressing nerves, which perpetuates a vicious pain-spasm-pain cycle in the muscles. The effect of decreased flexibility limits movement, encouraging poor postural patterns which may sustain the cycle for years.

Treatment of trigger points consists of application of sustained pressure for a long enough time to inactivate the muscle spasm. Pressure can be applied with a thumb, finger, knuckle, or elbow depending on the size, depth and thickness of the muscle being compressed. Pressure is sustained for 10 to 20 seconds and gradually increased as the trigger point releases. This simple procedure is one of the most powerful ways to treat pain and dysfunction in the body.