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about its future. “Although more than 50 percent of our patients see us because of
“In the middle of the journey of our
low back or neck pain, subluxation has become the smallest percentage of what
life I found myself in a dark wood, we do,” remarks Holman. Meanwhile, “Spinal manipulation has kept us a hands-
for the straight way was lost.” on profession that relies heavily on patient interaction and feedback.”
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Holman senses that the future of chiropractic is moving towards the integra-
tion of energy work, such as the BodyTalk technique she uses, as well as expand-
• individual
ed collaboration with other alternative health care practitioners, who often want to
• family
work together under one roof. A long history of working in concert with the body’s
• multimodal holistic
approach
innate intelligence has allowed Holman and many of her colleagues in the Ameri-
• addictive behaviors can Chiropractic Association to develop sensitivity to the body’s energy system.
• codependency
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• trauma/abuse
• grief/loss
Applied Kinesiology, Touch for Health and other forms of energy work. Holman
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Local National
Chiropractic Complementary
Resources Resources
To locate a nearby doctor of chiropractic,
dr. JAmes goldmAn
visit the American Chiropractic Associa-
Pine Ridge Chiropractic
tion,
AcaToday.org.
3467 Pine Ridge Road
Naples
For more on the history
239-592-5367
of chiropractic medicine, see
WorldChiropracticAlliance.org.
dr. mike lAmpe
Lampe Family Chiropractic
Learn about the National Center for
601 Del Prado Boulevard N., Suite 5
Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Cape Coral
at
Nccam.nih.gov.
239-573-7988
dr. micHele pelletiere
Here are the respective sites for
AppliedKinesiology.com;
Network Chiropractor
BodyTalkSystem.com; and
9138 Bonita Beach Road
Touch4Health.com.
Bonita Springs
239-949-1222
Find information on Network Spinal
dr. melAnie HolmAn
Analysis at
DonaldEpstein.com.
The Center for Health & Healing
8359 Beacon Boulevard, Suite 306
Discover St. John’s Neuromuscular
Fort Myers
Therapy at
NmtCenter.com.
239-278-5355
Research Upledger CranioSacral Therapy
at
Upledger.com.
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