Dr. John Heilman ...

Hi!  I would like to introduce myself.  I am Dr. John Heilman.  I graduated from Palmer College of Chiropractic in Davenport, Iowa, in 1973.  I interned for a couple of years at the Valleybrook Chiropractic Clinic in Toledo, Ohio, with Drs. James and Dorothy Thompson.  From Toledo, I moved to Sandusky and practiced for 30+ years at essentially the same location at Columbus Avenue and Strub Road. 

At the beginning of my career, I became acquainted with Dr. Robert Boyd from Northern Ireland.  He is the osteopath who developed the biocranial work that I introduced into my own practice.  After attending his second seminar in Charlotte, I became an instructor and helped Dr. Boyd train many doctors in Columbus, Charlotte, Syracuse, and Minneapolis. 

As my career continued, I became more and more interested in alternative medicine.  At one time, I actually had a medical doctor working in the office with me who would rarely prescribe medications but would prescribe nutrition and chelation therapy.  Chelation therapy is a way of ridding the body of heavy metals which can be very detrimental to one’s health, mostly in the area of cardiovascular disease. 

After over 30 years of practice, my wife, Patty, who is an Optometrist, and I welcomed a set of twins, John and Gretchen, into our home.  Their presence made us realize it was time to take a break from the rigors of our busy, demanding practices.  We both sold our practices to devote quality time to our children. 

We were devastated when, at age 2, our son, John, was diagnosed with autism.  We became fixated with learning as much as we could about autism and how to treat it.  After innumerable searches on the internet and reading extensively, I was of the opinion that the team approach would produce the best results for patients with autism.  I didn’t really think that one practitioner could attain the same success.  I realized that I, together with medical doctors who specialize in autism and homeopathic physicians, could make a contribution in the treatment of autism.  I currently use a medical doctor in the Cleveland area and a homeopath in Montreal, Canada. 

In light of my son’s condition and the fact that I was missing the hands on treatment of patients, I chose to re-enter practice in November of 2007.  Although I was retired from active practice for nearly four and a half years, I had continued to attend many seminars.  The most interesting work with which I have been associated has to be the CranioBiotic Technique, the Biokinetic Technique, and the Neuro-Emotional Technique, as well as the cranial work taught by Dr. Boyd.

I am glad that you visited our website.  I hope that you have enjoyed it.  I trust that you learned something new.  If you sense that the work we do here may be beneficial to your health, please give us a call.

Yours truly,

John P. Heilman, D.C.