Dr. Leah Remeika Dugan and her husband and office manager, Mr. Edward Dugan
wish you all the best in health and blessings.
Gilead is a "place of healing". This is based upon a rigourous understanding of the human body, sound clinical investigation, and appropriate treatment as needed.
We realise that no one human being can know all that there is to know or possesses all of the knowledge or skills needed to birth a person from cradle to grave and beyond, but we stand ready to help each of you, your family, and friends in any way possible. And if needed, we will refer you to other medical specialities and we'll work with your practitioner.
About the Doctor
Dr. Leah Remeika Dugan, BSc, DC, MCC, IDE
Doctor of Chiropractic, Registered Chiropractor
Certified Industrial Disability Evaluator
GCC Registered in the UK ; Licensed in USA
Member of the College of Chiropractors United Kingdom
Scottish Chiropractic Association Member
Christian Chiropractors Association Member
American College of Chiropractic Orthopaedists Member
Member of the College of Chiropractors Neurology Society - United Kingdom
Western States Chiropractic College - Awarded Merit Scholarship 1993
Who's Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities 1982
Get Back to Chiropractic!
If you've let your treatment slide,
or have been disillusioned in the past,
don't be afraid to come back to chiropractic care.
We'll do our very, very best to provide you with genuine care.
Patients express on a regular basis that Dr Remeika Dugan does her utmost for each individual patient. The only promise she can make is that she will do her very best to help you. Patients give this testimonial frequently, as well as expressing their pleasure that the care has been very effective.
About the Company Manager
Mr. Edward Watson Dugan, Esq.
Eddie completed a basic Certificate in Radiography in 2005, broadening his knowledge base and providing him another tool to add to the resources of our practice.
Additionally, he has taken over 250+ hours of Chiropractic Continuing Education as an adjunct to his already well developed customer service skills, after owning his own successful business for 28 years in Rathfriland, Co. Down, in Ireland, which was well renowned for it's friendly service oriented attitude and high quality selection.
An excellent carer of people, Eddie was awarded the William Keown Trust Outstanding Carers Award for his excellent caring skills and service to another member of humanity. His smile will greet you over and over again, and he will strive to make you feel welcome!
Chiropractic, A Brief Introduction
Chiropractic is a healing art concerned with the restoration of the spinal column and its other related skeletal structures. Because of the vast distribution of the nervous system, the Doctor of Chiropractic, via manipulation (the chiropractic adjustment), treats disturbances of the spine and frame in order to facilitate the body's basic healing ability.
The Chiropractic Examination And Treatment
On your first visit to the chiropractor, after informed consent is gained, your full health history will be taken and you will be given a physical examination, to include a spinal examination, which studies spinal motion and integrity, orthopaedic testing and a complete neurological exam, when warranted, and possibly x-rays only if needed. You will then be given the opportunity to retain what you have learnt at your consultation exam before treatment begins.
The chiropractor's main treatment method is the adjustment (spinal manipulation). Using the hands, the chiropractor will adjust specific segments of the spinal column and/or extremities with a quick and usually painless thrust that mobilises the vertebrae and can be accompanied by an audible release (sound). Ancillary treatment modes are used only if to enhance the restorative benefits of the adjustment.
Such adjustments may have to be repeated regularly over a period of time to achieve the desired correction, much like orthodontic braces on teeth. The relief of these spinal misalignments and nerve irritations will help facilitate the body in its natural effort to return to normal health.
Along with the adjustment, nutrition, exercise, general health and well being, work and recreational habits are all considered.
Chiropractic has long and short term goals. The short-term goal is to get the presenting complaint under control and the patient in a pain free state. Long term goals are to correct overall imbalances in the spine that led to the problem originally and to prevent recurrence, optimising health and wellness. Again, the concept of prevention through enhanced well being must be stressed.
Through chiropractic care the body will be better able to deal with the many difficulties that it confronts daily. One does not have to be ill to benefit from chiropractic care. Many athletes utilise chiropractic to help improve performance. Chiropractic has helped so many people of all ages.
Chiropractic has also been reported to give ancillary benefit with a wide range of ailments - by facilitating the body's basic healing ability and by removing interference in the nervous system (which is mechanical-electrical and biochemical). More research is being done, just as in all medical displines.
More technical reading into the primary and ancillary benefits of chiropractic care is available for those interested. We suggest the Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics (JMPT) and The Chiropractic Journal for a start. Or ask your Doctor of Chiropractic who is fully registered and/or licensed with their overseeing body, which regulates and supports the profession.
