Introduction:
"I had been active in the healing arts for many years, and kept seeing structural "back and neck" problems that were causing internal health problems. I was frustrated with my (and those around me) lack of understanding at how to address these problems. I decided to find out"
Becoming a NUCCA chiropractor:
My chronic neck and back condition had been helped, but not fully addressed, by a number of therapies and treatments. While I was in chiropractic school, I continued my search, and found a NUCCA chiropractor in Tulsa, Oklahoma. With time, not only did I feel relief for my symptoms, but I also realized that it was finally correcting the problem. Not only was I feeling better in my body, but my energy, digestion, thinking, and mood were all significantly improved. I came to realize that having the proper brain body connection is essential to human health.
How I practice:
My primary goal is to restore the proper brain body connection. I know that healing comes from within and my goal is to remove blockages so that people can reach their fullest expression of health and vitality.
And while I love helping people with their neck and back pain, and headaches. I truly enjoy watching peoples lives transform. A 40 year old woman going from suffering from debilitating headaches to camping and traveling and enjoying time with her friends an family. A child with chronic pain and learning problems, become more active while increasing his grades. A woman fibromyalgia, actually be able to work more while feeling better. This is what happens regularly when our bodies are given a chance to heal itself.
Education:
I graduated from the New Mexico Academy of Healing Arts with a diploma in Massage Therapy. I continued my studies there and received a certificate in Naturopathy. I continued my education, working in a Homeopathic Pharmacy, and chiropractic clinic while studying herbology, gentle bodywork techniques (orthobionomy) and craniosacral therapy.
I completed my required pre-med coursework at Eastern New Mexico University and earned my bachelors of science in Human Physiology and my doctorate in Chiropractic from Logan College of Chiropractic in St. Louis, Missouri. I received 4,965 hours of education at Logan, with the much of the same curriculum as medical schools. We studied anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, microbiology, embryology, and neuroanatomy. Instead of learning drugs, we spent time learning nutrition, and chiropractic philosophy, practice, and adjustive techniques. During school, I was active in the upper cervical club, delta sigma chi fraternity as well as the student ICA.
After graduation, I studied the NUCCA procedure at Brooks Spinal Care in Tulsa, Oklahoma, before returning home to Cleveland and starting a practice. I am currently active in the NUCCA certification program, and am the first in Ohio to achieve the second level of certification.
Writing:
Introduction to The Palmer Standardized Chiropractic Council-Newsletters.
Primary author Thermal Instrumentation and SEMG in the textbook NUCCA: Protocols and Perspectives.
Personal Life:
I met my wife, Jordan, in massage school. She is an incredible massage therapist and an amazing partner. We have a wonderful daughter who impresses me with her balance of the creative and analytical.
I am dedicated to a healthy planet, and am an active environmentalist and educator around reducing our carbon footprint. I enjoy riding bicycles, both a fixed gear as well as a tandem with my daughter, reading, music, and computing. Occasionally, you can find me trying to play the rift from "Iron Man" on my viola.
Personal Chiropractic Health Care:
I no longer have the chronic neck or back pain, even when I go out of alignment now. However, I’ve realized that if I want to be fully functioning, I must be in "alignment". It’s like eating well and exercising, periodically, I will lose my alignment and need to be corrected back in. I get my spine checked regularly, and when I need to get realigned, I go to Michigan, to see either Dr’s. Teresa Palmer or Keith Denton. They are both teachers in this work, and are a resources with advancing my skills.
What about you?
I would love to know what your challenges are in your life and health. I would also like the opportunity to be a part of your team to optimal health. Please call our office or email me on the link below. Let us see what we can do for you.
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