| "How do you thank someone who basically hands | | | | rehabilitation; we find (oftentimes creative) ways to |
| you back your life?" This is the question asked by | | | | fix what's not working in your brain, and we do it |
| Andres, who at a mere 20 years of age, suffered | | | | without the use of drugs or surgery, unless of |
| with ongoing vertigo which no one could diagnose | | | | course the use of those things is warranted". |
| much less effectively treat, and who "saw more | | | | A lot of people think this is the wave of the future, |
| specialists than there should exist, and was | | | | "The general public is tired of taking medication, and |
| prescribed more medications than you could shake a | | | | we want people to know there are other options |
| stick at". These are the words of Andres, who's | | | | out there." With now over two thousand hours in |
| world finally stood still for the first time in over two | | | | specialized postdoctoral studies in neurology, much of |
| years after only a relatively short course of | | | | it specific to dizziness and balance disorders, it is |
| treatment. Andres used the internet to find my | | | | immediately apparent that this doctor is passionate |
| website, and shortly thereafter became a patient. "It | | | | about treating patients. Upon entering his office, one |
| took me too long to find you, but only a fraction of | | | | finds a wall of similar letters written by prior patients, |
| it to get 100% better". | | | | thanking him for giving them their lives back. It is |
| One of about 800 board certified chiropractic | | | | almost overwhelming. "We actually have many more |
| neurologists worldwide, and one of only six serving | | | | letters on file than we could ever post. We tend to |
| NJ, the field is gaining momentum. According to the | | | | boast those given to us by the more difficult cases. |
| American Chiropractic Neurology Board the number | | | | We have enjoyed many successes, from patients |
| of chiropractic neurologists has doubled in the last ten | | | | with headaches, dystonia, vertigo and dizziness to |
| years. "We're like the last resort-type thing for | | | | others with odd conglomerations of neurologic |
| mystery illnesses,". "We tend to see all the patients | | | | symptoms of seemingly unknown origin. We are |
| who have either already given up hope, or are on the | | | | happy to state that our success is quite high. As |
| verge of giving up hope. They are frustrated from | | | | such, we have enjoyed referral arrangements with |
| going from specialist to specialist with only more drug | | | | many area physicians, however, there still remain |
| offerings as treatment. Many have been told to | | | | those who are either unaware of our existence, or, |
| simply live with their illness. "Chiropractic neurology is | | | | unaware of the appropriateness of our treatments". |
| really just functional neurology or neurologic | | | | |