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Brian Lemesh, DC has been helping patients for over 27 years. He is a graduate of Palmer College of Chiropractic-West in San Jose, CA and comes from a family of Chiropractors and healthcare providers. As a California Board Certified Chiropractor he receives ongoing training in Chiropractic and has trained in other healing modalities such as Craniosacral, Manual Therapy and Energy Medicine. Dr. Brian's soulful approach to patient care is based on a solid foundation of Chiropractic science, art (technique) and philosophy, while also integrating manual therapy/soft tissue/fascia work, posture correction and Craniosacral work (a very gentle form of body work with an energy work component birthed from the field of Osteopathy). His work embodies excellent technical skills, heartfelt patient connection and the art of creating an environment for deeper levels of healing to occur. In addition, Dr. Brian aims to inspire patients to adopt a healthy lifestyle while also becoming more aware of their body. Dr. Lemesh has developed a unique combination of techniques that adds additional healing benefits to the wonderful foundations of Chiropractic. His approach is to work on three different levels. Firstly, his Chiropractic care is customized with techniques and a care program that best fits the patient vs. a one size fits all approach. The primary goal of the Chiropractic adjustment is to restore function to abnormal/stuck spinal joint movements. The Chiropractic term for this is called Subluxation Complex which produces many negative effects to spinal joints, discs, ligaments, tendons, muscles, and aspects of the nervous system. Secondly, he has found that patients integrate or "hold" their adjustments much better and have the best chance to break out of chronic pain cycles when muscle adhesions are broken down during each visit. One way to imagine what a muscle adhesion is would be to think of healthy muscle tissue and being soft, supple and pain-free. Conversely, unhealthy muscle tissue has a fibrous, thickened, corrugated quality that is painful when stroked across the muscle grain. As a patient begins to break out of old patterns, and pain and symptoms begin to improve, it is then time to prescribe therapeutic exercises and/or stretching (often specific Yoga poses) in order to increase flexibility and strengthen specific muscle groups. Strengthening muscle groups creates stability in previously weak/vulnerable spinal regions. Thirdly, Dr. Lemesh has observed that integrating Craniosacral work can take healing to a deeper level by helping to release subtle, blocked movement patterns in the body through a series of very gentle holds to the head, sacrum and other body parts. It is not uncommon for patients receiving this type of extremely gentle work to experience both physical and emotional shifts. In fact, working with patients in this way naturally lends itself to addressing what D.D. Palmer, the founder of Chiropractic in 1895, called "auto-suggestion" as being the biggest cause of why spinal dysfunction (Subluxation Complex) may need to be adjusted in the first place. In modern terms this can be referred to as a component of the mind-body connection to health. For the last 34 years Dr. Brian has been on a path of self-healing, personal growth and spiritual development. In addition, his backgrounds in Vipassana meditation, Yoga, Lakota Inipi (sweat lodge) ceremonies, shamanic studies, healing rituals, Aikido, psychology and Mythopoetic Men's Work all have broadened his view of health, healing and working with patients. Dr. Lemesh is also passionate about carpentry, gardening, creating sacred spaces, spending time in nature (hiking, natural hot springs, backpacking and camping) and cycling. He is also a semi-professional musician. |