Do you suffer from allergies, headaches, depression, insomnia, backache or other physical and emotional ailments that keep you from functioning at full capacity? Do you feel generally stressed out and find your body, mind and spirit disconnected? If so, you might be interested in a therapy that’s created waves across five continents.

Network spinal analysis (NSA), also called network care, claims to promote one’s ability to attain higher states of wellness even if one is already healthy. Researchers at the University of California School of Medicine have referred to NSA as a “stress buffer” since recipients develop lifelong strategies to diminish ailments caused by uncontrolled stress.

Q: What is NSA, and who developed it?

A: It’s a “networking” of various chiropractic and energy techniques developed by New York chiropractor Dr. Donald Epstein in 1982. Through meticulous observations of the body, during times of disease and health, Epstein noticed how accumulated storage of stress and trauma in the body affected spinal alignment, posture and the person’s overall well-being. By using gentle, specific touches in a consistent sequence along the neck and spine, he engaged the frontal lobes of the cerebral cortex (sometimes called the “higher brain”) and saw two “healing waves” develop. The breathing wave changed breath patterns and caused deep relaxation. The somatopsychic wave (opposite of psychosomatic) caused undulating spinal movements and released deep-seated spinal and body tensions. According to Epstein, these two waves stimulate the body’s own innate healing powers, enable it to “self-organize” and develop new strategies leading to physical, emotional and spiritual wellness. As the spine recovers mobility and releases tension via these waves, overall health and well-being continues to improve and produces what many patients call life-changing results.

Q: Where can I find an NSA practitioner or more information?

A: Lawrence’s sole practitioner, Glenn Robertson, offers free demonstrations monthly on the second Tuesdays at his office, 3320 Peterson Road. Robertson graduated from Cleveland Chiropractic College in 1993 and used traditional chiropractic techniques in his practice. In 1999, while attending a chiropractic conference in Colorado, he observed some practitioners using NSA without much explanation.

“I’m fairly skeptical by nature and had a pretty reductionist approach to medicine,” he admits.

“What I saw at that conference was outside my rational understanding and comfort level. I couldn’t believe what I was seeing and couldn’t understand how just giving the body the right amount of information and such a light touch at the right time started it working to find its own healing solutions.”

After mulling for six months, he decided to step outside his comfort zone and attended his first NSA training in Colorado.

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