The Life in Business: Upper Cervical Health Center of America
“I have always been told that you should open your own practice where you want to live the rest of your life,” says Joe Breuwet, DC, owner of Kona’s Upper Cervical Health Center of America. “From the first moment I set foot on the Big Island eight years ago, I knew that this is where my practice would have to be.”
Breuwet, a Doctor of Chiropractic, has attained additional certification as an Upper Cervical practitioner, the specialty of the clinic, through extensive training in addition to the standard Chiropractic education including class work, seminars, one-on-one training and ongoing education to stay current with the latest developments in Upper Cervical technology.
Upper Cervical Health Center of America is located directly above Costco at 73-5618 Maiau Street, Suite A203.
“I could not be more thrilled with the location,” he says. “I think I have one of the best spots on the Island.”
His biggest challenge is in explaining the specialty to people. “Because I am the only Upper Cervical specific doctor in the entire state, my biggest challenge has been educating the community about Upper Cervical care. Upper Cervical care is a unique and very different form of Chiropractic. It is a very gentle and precise technique that does not involve any twisting, cracking or popping. Through a very specific correction to the top vertebra in the spine (the atlas), proper posture and balance is restored to the entire body. Once balance is restored, range of motion and body performance tend to improve while muscle tension, joint pain, neck and back pain tend to dissipate.”
Conditions that have responded to Upper Cervical care include (but not limited to): migraines, acid reflux, disc bulges/herniations, neck pain, allergies, fibromyalgia, arthritis, vertigo, asthma, neurological disorders, ADD, and low back pain, he says.
“Every function the body performs, from the beat of your heart to the regulation of hormones to the distribution of oxygen, is controlled by a message sent from your brain through the atlas to its destination in the body. If the atlas is not in exactly the correct position, some of these messages will get corrupted or blocked entirely. Because this area of the body is so vital to the proper overall function of the body, we take extreme care and precision to restore its proper positioning. This is what makes Upper Cervical specific care different than what anyone else does in Hawaii.”
For more information about Upper Cervical Health Center of America, email the office, or call 808.327.1188. Visit their website. ❖
