nedd health center, inc. - clearwater, FL

Health Solutions

 

Functional Testing

Our office offers progressive and state-of-the-art functional testing, which 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 diagnose disease and pathology.

Standard chiropractic,  orthopedic, and neurological testing is performed in our office to assess the nervous, muscular, and skeletal systems. X-rays, MRI's, bloodwork, and other hi-tech diagnostics may also be requested from another location if needed.

Body Composition analysis is also available which 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.  This analysis is 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.

CardioVision is a computerized blood pressure and cardiovascular dynamics device that can measure blood pressure, pulse, Arterial Stiffness Index which represents how flexible your arteries are, and it can also tell if you have an irregular heartbeat called an arrythmia.

Dr. Nedd uses muscle testing from Touch for Health and Applied Kinesiology training as an analytical tool to detect imbalances in the body including spinal misalignments (subluxations), acupuncture meridian imbalances, organ and gland weaknesses, nutritional imbalances, and many other stressors whether they may be from structural, chemical, emotional, or electromagnetic sources. 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.

 

Natural Therapies

 In addition to delivering gentle chiropractic manipulative therapy using Activator Methods, the Adjustor, and manual approaches including Diversified technique, Dr. Nedd also offers a diverse array of other natural therapeutic approaches.

We also offer cold laser therapy.  A cold laser, as opposed to a hot or high-powered laser, causes a stimulative healing effect rather than inducing thermal changes in tissue. 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 of 635.8 nanometers, which is basically identical to the vibration rate of DNA replication in the human body. In simple terms, it is postulated that it balances the cellular activity of the human body encouraging cell regeneration and repair. It helps to 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 including the infamous flesh eating bacteria.  Dr. Nedd also incorporates the use of the cold laser into his allergy desensitization, heavy metal detoxification, and smoking cessation protocols.

 Nutrition is another vital part of our wholistic health approach.  Dr. Nedd recommends clinically-designed nutritional supplements, along with homeopathic remedies, and specific dietary approaches to restore balance and support optimal body function.

Acupuncture has something to offer for everyone since it can literally help thousands of different health disorders. Dr. Nedd has had excellent success helping people with pulled muscles, broken bones, torn tendons, and even paralysis with the aid of acupuncture. Other conditions that we have successfully 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. Many of Dr. Nedd's patients, as well as himself, have benefited from using acupuncture as a natural analgesic during and after dental surgery. 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!

PercussorAnother very effective approach that we offer includes myofascial and cranial therapy using the Percussor instrument.

 

We also offer on-site massage therapy. 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, or yoga, pilates, and tai chi. We also recommend aerobic training and lymphatic drainage 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 scoliosis, 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.  We offer pilates full-time by a certified Stott pilates instructor, and have a yoga instructor that teaches stretch classes on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Dr. Nedd is also a Certified Veterinary Chiropractitioner since he has been trained and certified in Veterinary Orthopedic Manipulation (V.O.M.) allowing him to treat cats, dogs, and horses for various ailments! He also incorporates acupuncture, cold laser therapy, and nutrition when helping animals! Dr. Nedd  must be in direct veterinary affiliation when working on animals; therefore, services are performed off-site at a veterinary clinic. Dr. Nedd is available on most Saturdays and the Day & Evening Pet Clinic, the office of Al Paredes, DVM, located at 3206 Alt. 19 Hwy. in Palm Harbor, Florida (727)785-7200.  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.    

 

Health Conditions Addressed

Because of our tremendous diversity of functional testing procedures and natural therapies, we are able to help a vast array of health conditions. We actually do not treat diseases, but rather the patient instead. Putting a disease label on someone is very convenient, but does not always address the underlying cause(s). Our goal and purpose is to find and correct the causes of health problems whether they are due to nerve interference, nutritional deficiencies or imbalances, chemical or heavy metal toxicity, stress, or countless other potential factors.

Some of the difficult health conditions that we treat include (but not limited to):