A Needle of Hope

By Bob Cox

Ever since his near death motorcycle accident three years ago, our Grandson Zack has suffered daily under a dark cloud of extreme chronic pain. Despite numerous surgeries, doctor’s visits, and a cornucopia of treatments and medications, nothing seemed to give Zack a break from a relentless cycle of pain and misery.

Then a ray of sunshine broke through the gloom when our daughter Shauna mentioned that Zack had finally responded to the ancient health practice of acupuncture. Unfortunately, they couldn’t afford the much needed follow-up treatments. When she got off the phone, my wife Diana turned to me and asked if I knew anyone who could help Zack. I thought for about two seconds and exclaimed, “Yes, Dr. Roc!”

Later that day, I reached out to Dr. Roc Gantt, the owner of the Natural Health Clinic in Carmichael and we put together a comprehensive treatment plan to help get Zack back on his feet. Immediately after the first consultation and treatment, Zack phoned me with unbridled excitement and optimism, “That was amazing. Dr. Roc took the time to really listen to me and he totally understands what I’ve been dealing with. I feel so much better and I can finally think clearly again, so thank you so much for putting this all together!”

While Dr. Roc Gantt is a skilled, experienced and Board Certified Acupuncturist, he also has a number of other natural based treatments to help people that suffer from a wide variety illnesses, diseases and chronic pain. Dr. Roc’s philosophy is simple; he doesn’t treat symptoms or diseases, he treats people.

Aside from being an acupuncturist, Dr. Roc is a Naturalpathic Doctor, a Doctor of Oriental Medicine, a teacher and trainer for N.A.E.T. (Nambudripad Allergy Elimination Technique), a trainer for the Upledger Foundation and cranial-sacral specialist.

I asked Dr. Roc to define N.A.E.T. and cranial sacral treatments and how he uses these options to help his patients. “N.A.E.T. was developed by Dr. Nambudripad and it deals mainly with allergies. She is under the belief that a lot of maladies originate from allergies. Conditions like arthritis, fibromyalgia and asthma are oftentimes caused by allergies to foods and/or the environment. Her technique includes acupuncture for adults and acupressure or laser for children. Basically, we eliminate food and environmental allergens so that the person is no longer sensitive to those things”.

“Cranial-sacral works with the cerebral spinal fluid and the central nervous system, which includes the spinal cord and the brain. Western medicine says that the cranial bones are ossified and don’t move, but Dr. Upledger has concluded that the cranial bones do move and those movements can cause a number of serious health challenges. An accident like a slip and fall may cause cranial bones to slip on top of one another and cause a myriad of problems. The cranial-sacral work is able to put these bones back in their proper position and help a myriad of health issues and especially neurological problems”, explained Dr. Roc.

Dr. Roc believes that the key to helping his patients get better begins by gathering as much information as possible about their health history. He asks each patient to fill out a comprehensive health history questionnaire so that he can create a customized treatment plan that will maximize results.

While Dr. Roc has an extensive knowledge with natural health treatments, the majority of his patients require the use of acupuncture for chronic pain, sinus congestion, headaches and an assortment of other nagging conditions. “A patient came in the other day and she was trembling uncontrollably. She’s was in her 60’s and I did cranial work on her and after one treatment, she didn’t have any more trembling”.

Although each patient is very different, Dr. Roc believes that each person can accelerate their own healing by being proactive and following through with the advice he gives them after each treatment. “Getting an acupuncture treatment is just like working out. If you experience achiness from working out or getting an acupuncture treatment, that’s because of a release of lactic acid. If you take an Epsom salt bath a few hours after that workout or treatment, it helps release the lactic acid buildup in the body and reduces that achiness”. 

For more information see www.DrGantt.com