Dr. Martinez was born and raised in Reedley California in the farm belt of the Central San Joaquin Valley. Working on his family’s vineyard was instrumental in developing a strong and dedicated work ethic. He attended Whittier College in Southern California where he earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Biology. After a year-long hiatus as a research associate for the Cooperative Extension of U.C. Berkeley, he went on to attend Palmer College of Chiropractic-West in San Jose. He earned his Chiropractic Degree in 1993.
He was the Clinic Director of Preferred Chiropractic in Las Vegas from 1993-94. Feeling the familiar tug of family he returned to California and opened a practice close to his family’s vineyard in Selma, California. There he practiced from 1994-1998. Love of the outdoors eventually brought him to Reno, NV in December of 1998.
Dr. Martinez has been a practicing Chiropractor for 17 years. Early on in his career he realized the limitations chiropractic had when dealing with spinal disc injuries. Lacking a better option, he would refer non-responsive patients for spinal surgery. Unfortunately, the long-term outcome of surgery was not much better and, in a few cases, left the patients even worse. Frustrated, he sought another, more effective and certainly less risky option than surgery. Part of the solution came in the form of Spinal Decompression. This is a mechanical non-invasive means of reducing pressure on a bulging disc. Utilizing this technology, treatment outcomes improved but were not great. Applying traditional chiropractic maneuvers along with Spinal Decompression seemed to aggravate the patients’ complaints. It became clear that bulging discs do not respond well to torque or twisting maneuvers, the hallmark of a traditional Chiropractic Adjustment.
After several years of trial and error, he developed a means of manual manipulation that did not utilize torque or shear forces yet still was able to unload the disc. Combining this with Spinal Decompression, outcomes improved dramatically. Over the last several years incorporating nutritional and exercise components has boosted outcomes further. “My focus has always been on finding means that allow the body to heal itself. Most of the time this just requires creating an environment that is conducive to healing.
Our program not only reduces the pressure on the disc which allows for reduction of disc bulges over time but also disrupts adhesions around the damaged segments and restores proper motion to the involved joints which can prevent further degenerative changes. In combination with a nutrition program and an on-going exercise/rehab program, we have been able to help nearly 4 out of 5 patients who seek our help”.
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