Health Solutions

We offer progressive and state-of-the-art functional testing

The testing involves procedures that look for specific reasons why the body is not functioning at its optimum, as opposed to conventional testing approaches that are designed to attach a disease
name to your symptoms.

We begin with the standard Chiropractic, orthopedic, and neurological testing to check out your nervous, muscular, and skeletal systems. X-rays, MRI’s, bloodwork, and other high-tech diagnostics may also be requested from another location if needed.

Then, to even more accurately discover what is causing your symptoms or health condition, we use an advanced system of muscle testing known as Applied Kinesiology.  This is used to detect any imbalances in the body so that an individualized program for you can be developed to correct these
imbalances and bring you closer to optimum body function and health.

Muscle testing also allows the doctor to recommend individualized nutritional supplement programs as opposed to traditional programs that are based on guess work or cookbook approaches.

Once the initial testing is done, we can then determine which of the following methods will be included in your treatment program to get the most effective results.

Natural Therapies

One thing that is very important for you to know and understand is that your body has a tremendous ability to heal itself as long as it:

1. Has the raw materials it needs to function properly or repair and rebuild itself, and

2. Is not being interfered with in its functions.

The therapies described below either address numbers 1 or 2 above or assist your body in accelerating its healing processes.

The primary method to be used in your program is gentle Chiropractic manipulative therapy using Activator Methods®, the Adjustor, and/or manual approaches including Diversified technique.

Chiropractic manipulative therapy (or a Chiropractic adjustment) is used to reduce or remove the misalignments
or improper movement of any joint in the body, but primarily in the spine.  Spinal misalignments interfere with the body’s functioning (see #2 above) by altering the proper communication your nervous system is supposed to carry back and forth between the brain and the rest of the body.

Have you ever experienced problems with your Internet connection because of something not working right on the network?  Then you know that until full communication (proper connection) is
established, you will not be able to browse the Internet well if at all.  This may not be the best example to use but it at least shows how an interference in a communication system can lead to problems which are resolved when the interference is removed.

The Activator Methods technique, as shown in the picture above, is one of the most advanced and highly researched Chiropractic adjusting techniques and is very popular because it is a painless yet
very effective method for adjusting the spine or extremities.  The Activator instrument (in use above) uses a very light force but it is delivered so quickly that the muscles do not have time to tense
up.  Since the adjustment is faster than the muscles can react, there isn’t the need for the stronger force used in some other adjusting methods and so this technique can be used on anyone – from infants to seniors – without any hesitation.

A cold laser, as opposed to a hot or high-powered laser, causes a stimulative healing effect rather than creating thermal (heat) changes in tissue. It helps the body in its healing process by accelerating the healing.

Over 1,700 publications have shown that there have been no
recorded side effects for cold lasers. The specific laser that we use is made by Erchonia® and it emits a beam at the wavelength which is basically identical to the vibration rate of DNA replication in the human body.

In simple terms, it appears to encourage cell regeneration and repair; reduce pain, inflammation and swelling; and promote healing of damaged tissue.

Specific conditions that it is useful for include acute, chronic, or post-operative pain; arthritis; tendon/ligament/muscle disorders including sprains and strains; fractures; carpal tunnel syndrome; tennis elbow; scar tissue; nerve root irritations; back and neck problems; burns; intestinal disorders including ulcers, intestinal pain, and tumors; herpes lesions; and a variety of other skin conditions.

Here are two examples of observable positive effects of using Cold Laser therapy from Dr. Nedd:
My mother had a chronic condition that caused the opening of her esophagus (the tube leading from the mouth to the stomach) to constrict where it went into the stomach. This would cause food to occasionally ‘stick’ at that point which was a very, very uncomfortable and frightening situation for her. She use to have to go to her M.D. twice a year for a procedure where they would stick glass tubes down her throat to “stretch” the opening so that she could swallow food normally. After I learned about Cold Laser Therapy I started to use it on my mother’s esophagus and after a period of treatment she was able to skip one of her ‘stretching’ procedures. In fact, rather than being able to only go for 6 months before having that procedure, she actually went for 2 years!  And when the doctor did the procedure that time he said that the tissues they stretched were not as hard as they were previously and showed a lot of healing!		A good friend of mine broke his heel and had to have surgery on it due to the location and type of  break. The day after the surgery, even though he was on heavy pain  medication, he said that on a scale of 1-10 his pain was still an 8.5. I used the Cold Laser on his foot and by the end of the next day he was off the pain medication and even without the medication his pain level was at a 1.5!

Health Approach

As described above, for your body to function well and be able to rebuild and repair itself it needs the proper raw materials.  These come
from the air you breathe, the water you drink and the foods you eat.

Just as you need to have adequate levels and proper types of oil, gas or diesel and water for your car or truck to run properly, your body needs adequate amounts and proper types of water and nutrients to
function as it should.

But since the nutrient levels in many foods have been decreasing over the years due to changes in farming methods and how our sources of meat and dairy are raised, there is an increasing need to add in nutritional supplements just to provide your body with what it needs.

It was discovered as far back as the 1800s that a nutritional deficiency can cause health conditions.  And in the 1900s it was also discovered that taking the wrong things into your body can cause it
to be toxic, which can also lead to health problems.

A nutritional evaluation is vital to ensuring your body has what it needs to be able to function at its optimum and repair and rebuild itself when trying to correct any health problem.  We
recommend clinically-designed nutritional supplements, along with homeopathic remedies, and specific dietary approaches to restore balance and support optimal body function.

One advanced method of analysis we use is the Body Composition analysis.  This high-tech method can give exact measurements of your body fat percentage, muscle mass, bone mass, water volume, water distribution, body mass index, metabolic rate, and overall cellular health.  Did you know that your cells can be dehydrated even though you drink enough water or actually ‘retain fluid’?  In certain circumstances you can have too much water outside the cells and not enough inside the cells and the Body Composition analysis is one of the only ways to be able to determine this.  When this is discovered, the real reason for this problem can then be addressed.

This analysis is also the foundation for a Therapeutic Lifestyle Program called First Line Therapy which incorporates an individualized diet program, nutritional supplements, and exercise to attain optimum body composition and overall health.

Acupuncture has been around for thousands of years and can literally help with thousands of different health disorders.
Many patients have had excellent results with pulled muscles, broken bones and torn tendons. Other conditions that we have helped include
fatigue, back and neck pain, migraine headaches, tension headaches, TMJ disorders, extremity injuries, post-surgical healing and scar reduction,
sinus problems, bloody noses, facial neuralgia, shingles, ganglion cysts, cataracts, epilepsy, stress, constipation, ileo-cecal valve problems, and hiatle hernia to name a few. In addition, our program for helping people quit smoking which includes needle and laser acupuncture therapy is extremely effective and requires on the average 3 treatments!

We also offer on-site massage therapy.
It has been found that massage therapy can help chiropractic adjustments hold better and so is a very good therapy for accidents ,
injuries and tension. Some of the massage
specialties include deep tissue, Swedish, neuromuscular therapy, myofascial release, trigger point release, and chair massage.

Exercise is also emphasized whether it may be stretching programs, specific exercise programs such as walking or weight-training. We also recommend aerobic training using a rebounder trampoline.

Since correct posture is absolutely essential for good spinal health, the Dr. may recommend an exact heel lift which is necessary for a short leg and certain types of spinal curvature; foot orthotics for flat feet or other lower extremity or spinal posture abnormalities; a stress wedge to sit on which prevents slouching; or other recommendations to improve posture and ensure optimal support while working, exercising, or sleeping.

Finally, Dr. Nedd also assists animals in conjunction with a local Veterinarian!
He incorporates spinal manipulation, acupuncture, cold laser therapy, and nutrition when helping animals! Since these services must be in
direct veterinary affiliation they are performed off-site at a veterinary clinic. Dr. Nedd is not a licensed veterinarian and does not practice veterinary medicine so any animal that presents with a condition that can only be helped with veterinary medicine will be referred for veterinary care.