Dr. Derik Anderson treats patients individually, with the care and attention that is expected from a healthcare provider. In determining the cause of a condition, he assesses the root cause, then treats the what is truly causing the problem, not merely the symptoms. This provides long term relief and helps restore the body to a healthy, fully-functioning state of well-being.

Conditions Treated

 Disease does not occur overnight. Most often, the body has been in imbalance for months, if not years. In order to truly cure a disease, the body's balance must be restored. Holistic health, including chiropractic and nutrition, help the body to return to a balanced state. Technically, this is called homeostasis. Homeostasis is a balance, a dynamic, fluid state of the body's processes working in harmony with each other. When an intruder, such as an infection, microbe, or allergen, enters the body, a balanced body fights it off, then returns to its balanced state, resting and ready to pounce on any undesired object that enters it again. When the body is unbalanced, it stays in a hyper alert state, taxing the body's resources. Over time, this will wear the body down, making it less able to fight off the intruder. This is why disease actually occurs over a period of time; the disease is really a symptom that the body has been worn down and is not ready to ward off what it does not want.

By testing and measuring the body's different systems (musculoskeletal, immune, and digestive, for example), Dr. Anderson is able to determine the cause of the imbalance. A disease such as arthritis, for instance, is often the result of prolonged inflammation and irritation. Determining and treating the causes of the inflammation (e.g. eating dairy when lactose intolerant or untreated hypoglycemia) and irritation (a misaligned joint, often know as a subluxation) can slow, or even stop, the arthritis. Many diseases are similar in this regard: chronic inflammation and irritation which the body has had to fight for months or years. The disease (be it arthritis, diabetes, or even cancer) is often the outcome of such an imbalanced state. Restoring the body's balance gives the body a much better chance of fighting the disease, or better yet, preventing the disease from ever occurring.

Dr. Derik Anderson uses natural therapies to help restore the body's balance. While working with medical providers to treat the disease, when needed, he identifies why the body is imbalanced, the truest form of holistic care.