Special Care can range from nutritional needs to functional needs. If you are tied of always getting sick or find that you have trouble focusing on a daily basis we can assess and help meet your needs.
Children today are easily and quick labeled. ADD, ADHD, Autism are just a few of the labels issued too quickly when each "label" describes a huge variety from severely affected not functional to barely affected highly functional. Dr. Donald Gerken has 3 years of additional training in helping with childhood development.
Children that score on the abnormalities are often taken off the chart after working with Dr. Gerken because he's able to more accurately assess their needs and can evaluate them for nutritional, developmental and alignment deficiencies. Diet and nutrition can play a huge role in a child's ability to sit still, learn and listen.
Immunizations such as Rubella, Measeals and Mumps can sometimes lie dormant in the intestines and interfere with the absorption of vital nutrients for the brain to function optimally. This brain-gut correlation is leading the world in diagnosis, treatment and care for many children that are having trouble functioning optimally.
Testing for dominiant side

Testing for dominate side is just one of the multitude of tests that we do to evaluate how the brain is processing information. These test give us the information we need to provide exercises or motions that will help the brain re-integrate the pathways so that the brain and body are working together.
Cranial Sacral Technique and Cranial Neuropathy Technique are changing the world's perception of what can be changed and the amount of improvement children can attain. The most exciting part of this field is the number of children we've found improperly labeled due to improper testing, treatment and care. It's exciting how small changes can make huge differences.
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