Board Of Directors

Norm Shealy

Board member Norm Shealy, M.D., is one of the world's leading experts in pain management. He founded The Shealy Institute, respected world-wide for its innovative and successful rehabilitation approaches to pain management. Dr. Shealy is founder of the American Holistic Medical Association, and his spirit and passion for opening up new options in health care and medicine is well known. As a former surgeon and now as a leading medical doctor in the field of energy medicine, Dr. Shealy brings an invaluable history and perspective to the NHFC's Board. He currently is director of Shealy Wellness Center in Springfield, Missouri, and is president of the Holos Institute of Health and Holos University Graduate Seminary.

The noted English physician Dr. Francis Peabody said "The secret of the care of the patient is in caring for the patient." Dr. Shealy has long adhered to this philosophy. While still in medical school, he once commented to a friend, "The most common symptom among humans is pain, but nobody seems to specialize in treatment of this symptom." From there, he went on to establish the Shealy Institute, a center for the treatment and research of chronic pain. This medical center has become world renown for its foresighted therapies and treatments. Dr. Shealy, now returned from clinical services, continues his research and and teaching, and shares his concerns for patients and the medical profession alike with anyone who would enjoy his insight. Like Francis Peabody a century ago, Norm Shealy says today that "while the science of medicine is indispensable to the physician, it is the art of practicing medicine that heals the human body and soul."

His contributions include:

• Dorsal Column Stimulation - The control of pain by electrically stimulating the dorsal column of the spinal cord.
• Facet Rhizotomy - The permanent, safe numbing of an irritating spinal joint nerve.
• Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation, TENS - Pain control through gentle electrical stimulation.
• Biogenics® - The revolutionary self-regulation technique which helps one achieve physical, mental, and emotional well-being.

email: norm@shealyhealthnet.com