Valerie Girard, Santa Barbara Chiropractor
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Santa Barbara, CA 93101
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Patients seek treatments from Dr. Girard for the following conditions:
Musculo-skeletal Injuries
- All spinal injuries: low back, pelvis, sacrum, neck, mid back and ribs.
- Sciatica and all nerve radiating syndromes.
- Injuries of the hips, shoulders, elbows, knees, ankles, fingers and toes.
- Disc injuries and degenerative joint disease.
- Muscle strains, pulls, weakness and spasms.
- Complex sports injuries.
Functional Medicine / Nutritional Counseling
Dr. Girard has utilized nutrition for over twenty years to assist her patients in their healing process. In addition to utilizing blood work and symptoms analysis, she employs a strong intuitive process to assess patients exact nutritional needs. She has studied with some of chiropractics finest and has developed nutritional protocols and treatments for the following:
- Hypoglycemia
- Allergies
- Acute and chronic infection (non emergency)
- Adrenal insufficiency
- Menopause
- Bowel Imbalances
- Immune enhancement
- Stress
- Fatigue
- Recovery from surgery
- Sports injuries
A Typical Appointment
During your appointment, you can expect to be thoroughly listened to as you share your complaints as well as your thoughts and feelings. Patients remain fully clothed while Dr. Girard tests the strength of all the muscles around the area of complaint. Each adjustment is delivered with precision and low force and all weak muscles are retested to show an immediate improvement. Valerie also uses cranial adjustments to treat headaches, TMJ dysfunction and other related problems.
Some of the various chiropractic techniques that she uses are:
- Diversified Adjusting
- Activator
- Applied Kinesiology
- SOT
- Total Body Modification
- Panharmonic Energetic Healing
- Educational KInesiology
Dr Girard is adept at reading blood tests to assess nutritional needs and to diagnose physiological imbalances. Although she generally treats without the need for X-ray films, Valerie will order and read X-ray films as needed to diagnose complicated cases.
Dr. Girard may use various forms of energetic healing and physical medicine to diagnose and treat various complaints and imbalances. These include:
- Nutritional counseling
- Hot and cold therapy
- Trigger point therapy
- Neuromuscular re-education
- Ultrasound
- Gait training
- Customized exercises, stretches and yoga
Valerie also may assist you in tuning into any emotional or mental stresses that may be contributing to your condition as well treating those conditions with body-centric techniques. Over the last twenty years, she has developed numerous techniques for clearing shock, trauma and other stressors that may inhibit her patients full recovery.
Body Centric Energetic Healing
Dr. Girard has devoted many years to researching techniques for emotional, mental and spiritual healing through the body. She has developed a unique and expansive system of healing (PanHarmonic Healing) that allows the determined patient to get to the core of their issues. Her technique uses the patients own body to not only discover underlying issues but also to re-pattern them. Patients have been helped in discovering:
- All forms of emotional issues, current and chronic.
- Belief systems and thought patterns
- Spiritual issues
- Energy body imbalances.
She will also work with other health care providers to insure that you receive the care you deserve. If she determines that she cannot treat your problem, she will make appropriate recommendations to other practitioners. Her office also contains an acupuncturist and a masseuse.
Valerie Girard, Santa Barbara Chiropractor
As a Santa Barbara Chiropractor treating thousands of patients over the last 25 years, Dr. Girard has found that when a spine is well aligned, a powerful feeling of well being is experienced within the patient. When the bodys pure energy is flowing without impedance, there is an innate force that heals from within. Valerie primary intent in her work with the spine and extremities is to not only relieve pain and symptoms but to restore this flow of energy to each patient. She trusts the power of the body to heal itself.Patients seek treatments from Dr. Girard for the following conditions:
Musculo-skeletal Injuries
- All spinal injuries: low back, pelvis, sacrum, neck, mid back and ribs.
- Sciatica and all nerve radiating syndromes.
- Injuries of the hips, shoulders, elbows, knees, ankles, fingers and toes.
- Disc injuries and degenerative joint disease.
- Muscle strains, pulls, weakness and spasms.
- Complex sports injuries.
Functional Medicine / Nutritional Counseling
Dr. Girard has utilized nutrition for over twenty years to assist her patients in their healing process. In addition to utilizing blood work and symptoms analysis, she employs a strong intuitive process to assess patients exact nutritional needs. She has studied with some of chiropractics finest and has developed nutritional protocols and treatments for the following:
- Hypoglycemia
- Allergies
- Acute and chronic infection (non emergency)
- Adrenal insufficiency
- Menopause
- Bowel Imbalances
- Immune enhancement
- Stress
- Fatigue
- Recovery from surgery
- Sports injuries
A Typical Appointment
During your appointment, you can expect to be thoroughly listened to as you share your complaints as well as your thoughts and feelings. Patients remain fully clothed while Dr. Girard tests the strength of all the muscles around the area of complaint. Each adjustment is delivered with precision and low force and all weak muscles are retested to show an immediate improvement. Valerie also uses cranial adjustments to treat headaches, TMJ dysfunction and other related problems.
Some of the various chiropractic techniques that she uses are:
- Diversified Adjusting
- Activator
- Applied Kinesiology
- SOT
- Total Body Modification
- Panharmonic Energetic Healing
- Educational KInesiology
Dr Girard is adept at reading blood tests to assess nutritional needs and to diagnose physiological imbalances. Although she generally treats without the need for X-ray films, Valerie will order and read X-ray films as needed to diagnose complicated cases.
Dr. Girard may use various forms of energetic healing and physical medicine to diagnose and treat various complaints and imbalances. These include:
- Nutritional counseling
- Hot and cold therapy
- Trigger point therapy
- Neuromuscular re-education
- Ultrasound
- Gait training
- Customized exercises, stretches and yoga
Valerie also may assist you in tuning into any emotional or mental stresses that may be contributing to your condition as well treating those conditions with body-centric techniques. Over the last twenty years, she has developed numerous techniques for clearing shock, trauma and other stressors that may inhibit her patients full recovery.
Body Centric Energetic Healing
Dr. Girard has devoted many years to researching techniques for emotional, mental and spiritual healing through the body. She has developed a unique and expansive system of healing (PanHarmonic Healing) that allows the determined patient to get to the core of their issues. Her technique uses the patients own body to not only discover underlying issues but also to re-pattern them. Patients have been helped in discovering:
- All forms of emotional issues, current and chronic.
- Belief systems and thought patterns
- Spiritual issues
- Energy body imbalances.
She will also work with other health care providers to insure that you receive the care you deserve. If she determines that she cannot treat your problem, she will make appropriate recommendations to other practitioners. Her office also contains an acupuncturist and a masseuse.
Years In Practice
29
Primary Specialty
Chiropractor
Gender
Female
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Dr. Valerie Girard founded one of Santa Barbara's oldest family chiropractic clinics. She has treated thousands of patients for pain relief and specializes in holistic chiropractic non invasive treatments for:
Headaches, Neck Pain and Shoulder Pain
Back Pain, Back Injuries and Sciatica
Auto Accidents and Personal Injuries
Sports Injuries and Sports Medicine
Laser Therapy for Pain Relief
Allergy Clearing
Deep Tissue Muscle Release
Nutritional Counseling
Clearing of Trauma and Stress
Headaches, Neck Pain and Shoulder Pain
Back Pain, Back Injuries and Sciatica
Auto Accidents and Personal Injuries
Sports Injuries and Sports Medicine
Laser Therapy for Pain Relief
Allergy Clearing
Deep Tissue Muscle Release
Nutritional Counseling
Clearing of Trauma and Stress
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Dr. Girard is a miracle worker chiropractor. She has been successfully treating my back for many years. She not only keeps me out of pain but I can play sports, hike and have a normal life, with my ba
by PH
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October 21, 2014
I will absolutely return. I had an amazing experience, and they were by far the best I've ever seen. They really go above and beyond to make me feel special. I've never been anywhere that seems to car
by Karen
December 09, 2011
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