What is Network?
Network Spinal Analysis (NSA) or Network Care was originally developed as a subluxation based analysis as well as a low force adjustment application. This has evolved into a system of enhancing the integrity of the spine and nervous system through the development of biologically entrained responses. Evidence supports the benefits of NSA care with respect to enhanced health, quality of life, healthier lifestyles and life choices.
Network Spinal Analysis involves both a clinical assessment of individuals as well as a patient centred education process. Using gentle, specific contacts to the tissues overlying the spine, it utilizes a low force protocol “networking” concepts derived from a variety of health professions and theoretical sciences.
The objectives of NSA are to:
(a) Promote patient self-awareness of the spine, including gross and subtle movement, tension patterns, associated participation with the breath and responses to stress.
(b) Initiate spontaneous, self-generated Somatopsychic (body-mind) responses which dissipate tension, or stored energy from the muscles, bones and ligaments, nerves, meningeal and emotional subsystems, and to re-establish, or maintain when appropriate, spinal integrity which increases neural effectiveness and enhances the body’s ability to self-organize and correct;
(c) Detect adverse spinal cord tension, and altered states of spinal and neural integrity;
(d) Administer safe and effective applications of low force that affect the nervous system’s capacity to enhance self-awareness. To promote self-regulation of adverse spinal cord tension through natural oscillatory patterns;
(e) To evaluate the application of NSA using patient self-ratings regarding their wellness and quality of life.
Benefits of Network Care
A retrospective study of 2,818 patients receiving Network care around the world, demonstrated that Network care is associated with profound and statistically significant improvements in self-reported wellness. Patients report changes in the following areas.
Physical well-being
reduced pain
improved spinal flexibility
more energy
less fatigue
fewer cold and flu symptoms
fewer headaches
Emotional and Psychological well-being
Patients report improvement in their:
overall health and general well-being
ability to cope with daily problems
family relationships
significant relationships
work
ability to handle stress
Life Enjoyment
Patients experience:
less distress about physical pain
more positive feelings about self
decreased moodiness
improved temper
fewer angry outbursts
less depression and more interest in life
fewer concerns about “small” things
improved ability to concentrate
less anxiety
improved ability to stay on task
openness to guidance by inner feelings
increased relaxation and well-being
interest in maintaining a healthy life-style
feeling of openness when relating to others
compassion for others
Quality of Life
Patients report increases in:
regular exercise
practice of Tai Chi/Yoga
meditation and prayer
relaxation and self-hypnosis
consuming health food and vitamins
eating partial or total vegetarian diet
decreased need for prescription medications
Patients experience improvement in:
personal life
self-awareness
ability to adapt to change
handling problems in life
accomplishments in life
life as a whole
overall contentment with life
relationship with significant other
job satisfaction
romantic life
actual work done
relationship with co-workers
physical appearance
References: Blanks, RH; Boone, WR; Schmidt, S; Dobson, M; Network Care: A retrospective outcomes assessment. 1996
Dobson, M; Boone WR; Blanks, RH; Women and Alternative Health Care: A retrospective study of recipients of Network Care. 1996
The Spinal Gateway
Rather than correction of a subluxation, an adaptive patho-mechanical distortion causing a loss of health and attempting to correct it restoring a person to their previous state, Network Spinal Analysis seeks to evaluate for and apply forces to the Spinal Gateway-a highly sensitive and receptive area.
The result is the development of new strategies for living and for spinal and neural integrity that does not involve blaming a single reductionistic, linear cause for a person’s loss of health. As a consequence no attempt is made to restore an individual to a previous state relative to their physical disease or biomedical distortion. Instead the approach seeks development of new strategies for a new life which applies to the person’s internal state of wellness. It seeks to establish something not otherwise available.