Desert Diagnostic Health Services

Nurse Practitioner

A registered nurse provider with a graduate degree in nursing prepared for advanced practice involving independent and interdependent decision making and direct accountability for clinical judgment across the health care continuum or in a certified specialty. (2) A registered nurse who has completed additional training beyond basic nursing education and who provides primary health care services in accordance with state nurse practice laws or statutes. Tasks performed by nurse practitioners vary with practice requirements mandated by geographic, political, economic, and social factors. Nurse practitioner specialists include, but are not limited to, family nurse practitioners, gerontological nurse practitioners, pediatric nurse practitioners, obstetric-gynecologic nurse practitioners, and school nurse practitioners.

Chiropractic Neurology

Desert Diagnostic Health Services is a Chiropractic Neurology practice in Scottsdale, AZ with healthcare providers who have special training and skill in diagnosing and treating disorders of the brain, spine, and nervous system. Chiropractic Neurologists at Desert Diagnostic Health Services perform non-surgical procedures such as spinal adjustment, balance and coordination activities, and physical therapy. Chiropractic Neurology is a medical specialty dedicated to diagnosing and treating brain, spine, and nervous system disorders without the use of medication or surgery. Significant diseases and conditions treated at Chiropractic Neurology practices include vertigo, spinal cord injuries, migraine, stroke, multiple sclerosis, radiculopathy, chronic pain, dystonia, neuropathy, restless leg syndrome, Parkinson's disease, and balance disorders. Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Chiropractic Neurology practices include digital imaging diagnostics such as MRI, CT scan, and x-ray, gait analysis, balance adjustment activities, chiropractic adjustments, post-stroke rehabilitation, eye exercises, and physical and cognitive exercises.

Chiropractic Neurology is defined as the field of functional neurology that engages the internal - and external environment of the individual in a structured and targeted approach to affect positive changes in the nervous system and consequently the physiology and behavior of an individual. Chiropractic Neurologists are board-certified specialists in non-drug, non-surgical care for those with neurologically based health problems. There are many conditions people suffer from that are in this broad category: learning and attention disorders, headaches, vertigo, pain syndromes, developmental disorders, nerve injury, spinal cord injury, head injury or stroke, movement disorders, and many other conditions.