November is the month we spend in reflection and gratitude. Photostock image, not real patient. Recently I had a young patient whose asthma was so out of control that she was using her inhaler constantly, being hospitalized twice per month, on 5 medications, and not able to attend school. After getting care at our office, [...]
I have many patients who have been with me for years. This allows me to see the miracle of self-care, from chiropractic adjustments to weight management, yoga, and exercise. Kathy, this patient who feels younger than ever at the age of 58, has been coming to WOW for several years. When she came to us, she was [...]
My husband always get the biggest kick when we are out and run into a patient and I get introduced as "the woman who got her pregnant". Yes, this does happen! When the brain can’t communicate clearly with the body, dysfunction occurs. Sometimes the dysfunction is pain; sometimes that is muscle cramps and sometimes infertility. We had [...]
Here at Worthington Chiropractic, we have 3 full time Chiropractors on staff, and as you may know, each doctor has one day off per week. I saw one of Dr. Shannan’s patients this week while he was off. After the adjustment the patient asked if she could tell me her daughter’s story and why she was a [...]
The worst part of my job is consulting with a new patient and hearing how the headaches, back pain, sciatica, carpal tunnel (put in any symptom) have gone on for years. They have been prescribed numerous drugs that didn’t help but caused stomach, kidney, heart, liver etc. problems and their doctors have told them chiropractic wouldn’t help. [...]
As we are approaching our 30 year anniversary here at WOW, I want to share with you where it really all began. In high school, I worked at a camp for inner city kids. They all had so much potential but had so many roadblocks in their way. That’s the summer I made the commitment to my [...]
I have the best job in the world. Every day in our office we see a miracle. Whether a small miracle of someone being able to golf without pain or having the energy to go on a bucket list trip to a nine year old who was using an inhaler 3 times per day for asthma, missing [...]
