Dear Patients,

All too often it's the practitioner who gets all the information about the patient, and the patient gets little information about the practitioner and his/her practice. I would like to change that.

My full name is James "Brian" Van Wagenen, and I was born and raised in Fresno, California where I spent the first 19 years of my life.

At 19, I served a two-year mission for my church in Leeds, England. Then I went to Brigham Young University where I met my wife Valerie; who I have been married to for almost 22 years. I then finished my undergrad studies at Fresno State University, before going to Texas Chiropractic College. My wife and I have seven outrageously lovable children and their names are Jon(20), Lauren(18), Jamie(16), McKenzie(13), Jake(9), Michael(8) and Julia who is (2). We love to spend lots of time together and you can imagine it is very busy at our house. In our free time we find great joy in spending time at the lake, watching movies together, and going on trips together. I have many projects around the house and enjoy fixing things and working with wood.

My first exposure to Chiropractic came early in my life when I had a swimming pool diving accident hitting a shallow spot. From that point I was in extreme pain. My Uncles were medical doctors and prescribed pain pills and this worked for a while. I had to wean myself from the medication. The pain soon returned worse than before and so my dad suggested I visit a chiropractor since chiropractors had helped him. My M.D. Uncles were skeptical of me going to a chiropractor but my dad's love and experience prevailed. The first treatment relieved so much of my pain I just simply couldn't believe it. And with every treatment I felt better and better and a sense of joy increased with every visit. This aroused deep within in me a profound urge to help others.

I chose to devote my life to the natural healing because it's exhilarating to watch the body heal itself, mine or someone else's body! I truly believe the body has great power to heal about anything if the stumbling blocks are properly removed. I am grateful I chose this profession because I have passion doing this work day in and day out working with patients who are committed to the healing process and becoming truly healthy. I love to educate and inspire patients to strive for and achieve optimal health. I believe with all my heart in the principles of alternative healing which are that the power within our bodies has unlimited capacity to improve and heal.

I believe with all my heart in how I practice and always strive to improve it. I love to see people get well and the miracles I see everyday. I hope to be able to help you and your family and friends.

Three years ago I left a fulfilling and successful practice of 13 years in Austin, Texas to live in Sacramento to be close to family and the recreational things the area offers. A practice is a lot like a family. You grow to love the people you work with and the patients you care for. I look forward to getting to know you and gaining your trust.

My desire for this clinic is to help as many people as possible get well and STAY WELL. What seems to make my practice unique is that I use nearly every available cutting edge technique. I attend a lot of postgraduate courses each year (i.e. approximately 70-100 hours per year) in every part of the country learning the latest techniques in healing the body. My personal promise to you is that I will give you my 110% in your process of healing and give you my very best attention in helping you achieve optimum wellness so you can feel great and help those around you feel better too. No problem is too big. If you are willing to participate, I love a challenge.

I look forward to meeting you soon.

Brian Van Wagenen, D.C.