"The Doctor of the future will give no medicine, but will interest his patients in the care of the human frame, in diet and in the cause and prevention of disease."
Thomas Edison

Chiropractic is a science, a philosophy and an art. The science of chiropractic deals with the vital relationship of the spinal column to the nervous system and the dynamic role of this relationship in acquiring and maintaining "health."

Although chiropractic only celebrated its 100th birthday in 1995, the philosophy on which it is based can be traced back to the ancient Greeks and to the teachings of Hippocrates.

The art of chiropractic is the specific spinal manipulation that allows the flow of nerve impulses from the brain and spinal cord (via the spinal column/vertebrae) to every cell in the body, thereby achieving and maintaining proper function of these cells and ultimately resulting in muscle balance, physiologic harmony, and improved vitality.

Gerckens Chiropractic serves Ventura, Oxnard, Ojai, Santa Paula and surrounding areas of Ventura County, California.