What You Can Expect From Our Office

Welcome! We appreciate that you have chosen our office to help you with your health care. If at any time you have questions, or if something the doctor has said is unclear, please let us know ASAP. Again, thank you for your trust in us and for referrals you may send us in the future.

Chiropractic care in its purest form does not treat anything. Chiropractic care is about removing the interference in your Nervous System and allowing your body to heal itself. How long does it take? For each person this is a time factor that varies depending on your stress levels. What is stress? There are many types of stress, however for simplicity we have broken it down into four areas:

• Physical (injuries, falls, auto accidents, etc.)
• Emotional (we all go through emotions, however when we internalize our emotions they can effect us physically)
• Chemical (this can be things that you put on your body, breathe in, eat, wash your clothes with, etc.)
• Thermal (hot weather can lead to dehydration, cold can lead to hypothermia)

Upon your initial visit you can expect to have a chiropractic examination and consultation. This will vary depending on each person’s situation; anywhere from 20 minutes to one hour. There is an orientation that is highly encouraged for all new patients to attend; this is when you can ask questions and when the doctor explains his chiropractic philosophy. After your initial visit, depending again on your situation, you will always receive an adjustment and any of the following can occur:

• Adjustments only
• Kinesiology (muscle testing)
• Emotional release: in Chinese medicine they found that different emotions affect different organs/glands: different muscles correlate to these organs/glands
• Detoxification
• Nutritional support

Note: it is the doctor’s belief that whenever the body has a symptom, ache, pain, etc. there is always a reason. Dr Sherwin's talent is to help your body function better by removing whatever the interference may be that is causing your symptoms.

The Objective of Chiropractic
Using safe, hands on, contacts to the spine, we assist individuals by removing interference in the nervous system. This allows your body to function at a much higher level. Every visit helps to facilitate your body’s own innate healing abilities. Your body was made to heal itself; it just needs a little assistance in remembering how. Dr. Sherwin is using the most advanced form of neurological work available today.

My background in the Healing Arts started in 1978 when I began training to become a certified massage practitioner; I have been trained in the following techniques:

• Jin Shin Do; Certified Instructor for Touch For Health (TFH); Shiatsu, Swedish massage
• Los Angeles College of Chiropractic, Graduated 1985
• Post-Graduate Training & Certification in:
• Contact Reflex Analysis (CRA)
• Activator Methods
• Total Body Modification (TBM)
• Neural Organization Technique (NOT)
• Neuro Emotional Technique (NET)
• Fellow Applied Spinal BioMechanical Engineering (ASBE)
• Fellow International Academy of Clinical Acupuncture (FIACA)

What Separates Me From Other DCs
I am concerned with my patients’ symptoms, however my intention is to determine the cause of the problem and that may or may not be in another location, with or without symptoms.

When I work with a patient I have no set technique that is done to each patient. Through muscle testing (kinesiology) I am constantly asking different questions before each adjustment (this is done silently). An example would be: Do I start with this person face up, face down, seated or standing? Should I adjust this person manually or with an instrument? What is the most important issue for helping this patient? I believe that each person’s body knows exactly what it needs in order to feel better. Through kinesiology I am able to detect and start the healing process.

Many people are not aware of the benefits that chiropractic care offers, therefore they have no idea what separates me from a physical therapist, massage practitioner, or an osteopath. The master control system for the entire body is the Nervous System, comprising the brain, the spinal cord and all of the nerves coming off the cord. Through chiropractic adjustments I am able to remove any interference or stress in your Nervous System which then allows your body to function at a higher level. When the flow of communication between your brain and body is unimpeded and working optimally the body’s innate wisdom for self-healing is allowed to happen. Eventually your symptoms will go away and you will feel better. Hence, chiropractic care is not about treating your aches and pains.

In addition to facilitating my patients’ health through kinesiology and chiropractic adjustments, I employ the Insight 7000, a computerized technology scanning monitor. The first scan uses infra-red probes to sense the level of heat intensity in the nerves that control our organs and glands. The second scan utilizes surface electrodes to indicate tension in the muscles.

I continue to be trained and stay up to date in a variety of techniques that allow me to see what may be needed for each individual person.

 

Doctor Steve was there to help the emergency workers at the devastating Gap Fire in 2007, in the Santa Barbara Hills and Santa Ynez Valley.

Our office is located on the west side of State Street between Valerio & Islay. We are just two doors down from U Salon, between the Acupuncture Clinic and the Business Center. For your parking convenience, we have two marked spaces in the parking lot just behind us. Use the alleyway between the Salon and Acupuncture clinic; the spaces are to your right once you are in back. One of these spaces will be available for your use during the initial visit. There is also ample parking on State St. (75-90 minutes) and on Valerio to the west (90 minutes). On Islay to the east, there is no time limit. Please use the front entrance on State St. to enter the building.

Directions
From Montecito (and points South): 101 North, Exit right onto ramp to W. Mission St., Turn right onto W. Mission St., Turn right onto State St.

From Goleta (and points North): 101 South, Exit right onto ramp to W. Mission St., Turn left onto W. Mission St., Turn right onto State St.

From the San Roque area (Upper State St.): South towards downtown on State St.

From Milpas and Downtown Santa Barbara: Take Santa Barbara St. away from the beach, turn left onto Islay St., turn left onto State St.

From all points: We will be on your right hand side (past Valerio St.) If you pass the IHOP restaurant you just missed us.