WHERE TO BEGIN?
Congratulations! If you have made it this far it means that you have not given up in your pursuit of health. Most patients who find me have been to many other health professionals, undergone various forms of traditional and alternative treatment, and paid large sums of money only to still be left with their original problem (and perhaps a few more). This website is designed to provide hope for the discouraged and to answer their persistent health questions: What is wrong with me? Can you help me? Will I have a normal life again? Thankfully, the natural techniques I use are powerful and have helped many people just like you with back pain, chronic fatigue, migraine headaches, candida, food allergies, depression, digestive ailments and many more.

Start by reading some case studies (upper right) and then by clicking on the H.O.P.E. links (upper left). If you still have questions, feel free to email me or consider purchasing a copy of my book (lower right). If you live outside of the Denver area and are interested in a consultation, begin by clicking on the Health Assessment (upper right). Finally, for ongoing support and encouragement, I suggest you sign up for my eLetter (left). Besides its practical content, I regularly offer discounts on various items and supplements in my store.

I pray for your health success.

Dr. Monk
Cranial Therapy
One of the most powerful techniques for correcting a myriad of health problems is also one of the most subtle. Cranial Sacral Therapy is a gentle, low-force adjustive technique that works primarily on the bones of the skull.

The Skull
It has long been believed that the sole purpose of the skull was to protect the brain. While this role is obviously paramount, research has shown that the skull has other important functions. The skull bones actually move as with breathing. There are eight major joints within the skull called sutures. Sutures act like hinges on which the cranial bones move as you inhale and exhale. The movement is minute and is not seen with the naked eye. The synchronous movement of the cranial bones is necessary for proper function of the spine, nervous and energy systems. It is believed that the primary reason for the movement of the cranial bones is for distribution of cerebral spinal fluid, which flows outside of the brain and the spinal cord. The body can make up to several liters of this fluid per day. Misalignments of the cranial bones are called cranial faults. Some of the more common symptoms of cranial faults are:

•Headaches
•Migraines
•Sinus problems
•Neck problems
•Visual disturbances

There are other symptoms as well. Since cranial bone movement effects nerve and energy patterns throughout the body, it is possible for almost any symptom to be the result of a cranial fault.

Cranial faults may develop for a variety of reasons. Many professionals believe that primary cranial faults are the result of birth trauma or trauma sometime in the development of the child before the skull bones were fully formed. In my experience, I commonly see cranial faults as a result of chemical (nutritional) or even emotional trauma as well. This means that a poor diet or a stressful event can produce cranial faults as much as a car accident or a fall. That is why I always attempt to evaluate the whole person.

Finding Cranial Faults
A simple way that I test for cranial faults is by looking for changes in leg length while the patient breaths deeply. Breathing is a good way to look for cranial faults because the cranial bones move with each phase of respiration. If they are subluxated (not moving properly) there will be other recognizable changes throughout the body.

Before beginning, I examine the patient while they are lying on their back, looking to see if their feet are even at the heels or if there is a discrepancy from one side to the other. It is common for people to have uneven leg lengths when evaluated in this way. I then have the patient breath in and out deeply. If there is a change in the measurement of the feet, then I know that cranial faults are present. The cranial bones may also be evaluated through muscle testing as part of an applied kinesiological examination. If there are cranial faults, gentle pressure to the bones of the head, applied in a specific direction, will cause a strong muscle to temporarily weaken. Correction is made with gentle pressure as the patient breaths. Patients are generally surprised at the effectiveness of this technique and often describe immediate relief following cranial therapy. They are also surprised to discover that the body behaves so dynamically with even small amounts of stimulus. It is because of these dynamic changes that we are able to correct many conditions with low or non-forceful techniques.