Positive Motion

Welcome to your new health.

At Positive Motion, our passion is helping people get healthy and feel better. We accomplish this everyday using the latest tools and techniques in natural medicine. We believe that you too can have great health through utilizing various techniques in chiropractic care, nutrition counseling, and functional lab work. Dr. Pedersen, DC is a skilled diagnostician and his focus on your whole body health makes him an ideal primary care physician and health coach to help you live your most optimal life through patient-centered, education-rich healthcare.

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Jennifer, 29 years old

Running is what keeps me sane and fit. But my right knee hurt me so badly I could barely walk. After two visits with Dr. Pedersen I’m back to my daily runs on the Los Gatos Creek Trail.

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Lisa, 48 years old

My MD told me to expect weight gain as I entered menopause. Dr. Pedersen taught me about cleansing my body and healing my metabolism. I lost 12 lbs and have kept it off for two years now!

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Michael, 56 years old

My shoulder pain was keeping me off the golf course. My MD wanted rotator cuff surgery. I wanted another option. Positive Motion was the solution.

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Bob, 72 years old

I wanted to be able to play with my grandson, but my low back hurt even to bend over. I knew I didn’t want surgery, but what were my options? My daughter told me about Dr. Pedersen and I feel like I have a new back.

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Susan, 41 years old

I thought I was going to have to deal with migraine headaches for the rest of my life. I wish I would have discovered Dr. Pedersen and Positive Motion years ago!

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Kaleb, 8 years old

Kaleb rarely complains about his body. He started complaining about his right foot after every soccer practice. After a couple visits with Dr. Pedersen, Kaleb was able to enjoy his love of soccer pain-free.

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Notes from Dr. Pedersen

Wednesday, April 25th, 2012

Who Me? Gluten Free?

Nicole, our amazing office manager at Positive Motion has recently had a life changing experience that she wanted to share with our community. She is rapidly becoming an expert on the subject and it seems everyday she is teaching us something new from her ongoing research. Here is her story in her own words: For the past ten months I have been plagued with extremely itchy skin and a painful, ugly rash. The rash would come and go, but my skin was always itchy! It drove me crazy, made me unable t... more
Friday, April 13th, 2012

Happiness

This evening my family and I watched the movie Happy. It explores what we can learn about bringing happiness into our lives through science and studying cultures around the world. It was fabulous! Afterwards we discussed what we each took away from the film. Here is what I learned. 1. I Don’t Want To End Up On The “Hedonic Treadmill” The so-called Hedonic Treadmill is more
Tuesday, April 10th, 2012

Why Can't I Lose Weight?

There are a number of reasons why people can’t lose weight. Typically, we are told it is because we eat more calories than we use. That “diet” model has its place, but in many ways is outdated. Let’s look at another common cause of inability to lose weight fast. This month we are focusing on a common culprit for stubborn weight loss: Metabolic Syndrome. Metabolic Syndrome, also know as pre-diabetes, affects up to 30% of of the U.S. population and the symptoms range from ... more