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In the United States, the health and nutrition market is massive. Obesity, rising environmental toxicity, and increased access to alternative health information have prompted many people to recognize the importance of being more proactive about their own health. Many of them are looking for non-invasive, natural remedies.  The “pop a pill” approach to pain management is giving way to multidisciplinary, non-invasive, natural pain management practices that prioritize health and wellness. This is a great alternative

Dr. Denise Gabaldon-Thronas, born and raised at Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo in Northern New Mexico, approaches her practice of medicine as though she’s an archeologist, digging to find the root cause of an ailment.

Join us on Saturday, March 5th at 10am MT to learn about SUNM’s Doctor of Naprapathy program! We will be hearing from SUNM founder and president, Dr. Patrick Nuzzo, along with esteemed SUNM graduate and Doctor of Naprapathy, Dr. Beau Hightower.

The goal of Naprapatic treatment is to enhance the body’s ability to heal. Currently, it is often used to treat pain associated with sporting injuries, migraines, sciatica, and bulging discs. Naprapathy may be used to treat neck and back pain but it can also help with other types of sporting injuries such as tennis elbow or sprains.  Now, we’re sure you have more questions about this. To help you out, here’s a brief breakdown of

Last December, SUNM’s Founders and President, Dr. Nuzzo and Dr. LaVista, along with SUNM Advisory Board members and SUNM graduate Naprapaths, hosted elected leaders from the Illinois General Assembly, the state’s legislative body.

Students seeking to enter the naprapathy field just got a leg up as the Southwest University of Naprapathic Medicine in Santa Fe received national accreditation under the Distance Education Accrediting Commission in June.

In Davenport, Iowa, in the early part of the 20th century, a man named D.D. Palmer was piecing together an understanding of human anatomy and physiology to develop a new type of manual therapy: