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Most people do not know that Naturopathic Medical Doctors (NMD) are licensed to do everything (as taught) that Chiropractors are licensed to do.
Dr. Weyrich studied the art of spinal manipulation as part of his Naturopathic Medical Doctor NMD degree. His teachers included both Naturopathic Medical Doctors (NMD) as well as Chiropractors (DC), including: Dr. "Nick" Buratovitch, NMD; Dr. "Q" Makeeta, DC; Michael Jacobson, DC; and Dr. Robert Gear Jr, NMD, DC. Since he graduated from a Naturopathic Medical School rather than a Chiropractic school, Dr. Weyrich cannot call himself a chiropractor. However, Dr. Weyrich notes that the textbooks used by Naturopathic schools, Chiropractic schools, and Osteopathic schools are often the same or similar in content.
After graduation, Dr. Weyrich has furthered his skills with continuing education offered by Dr. "Nick," Dr. Arlan Fuhr, DC [inventor of the Activator Method] and associates , Dr. Sean Flannagan, DPT [Doctor of Physical Therapy], and worked as Dr. Gear's understudy/assistant from 2007 to 2021. Dr. Weyrich is grateful for all the learning passed on from all of his teachers.
Dr. Weyrich's treatment philosophy for spinal pain includes:
- Use minimum force required; not too much and not too little.
- Test, don't guess: check the patient's body's response to proposed force using gentle action before applying full force.
- Check after applying force to see if the patient has responded positively, and re-evaluate if not.
- If it ain't broke, don't fix it. Once the patient's complaint's have been addressed to the maximum possible in a treatment session, STOP.
- Massage, ultrasound therapy, diathermy, IR-sauna, cold application, acupuncture, or other adjunctive therapies may be helpful in relaxing the spinal muscles and reducing swelling prior to spinal manipulation, because the more relaxed the spinal muscles are before spinal manipulation, the easier it is for Dr. Weyrich to achieve the desired spinal adjustment with the least discomfort to the patient.
- While Dr. Weyrich is trained in a variety of methods, his preference is to use Activator Method techniques when treating the neck, and Thompson Drop Table techniques when treating the back and pelvis.