At 16 years of age, I was involved in an All-Terrain-Vehicle (ATV) accident while out in the woods with some friends. I was lucky that a neighbor was able to bring me to a hospital, because I couldn’t move my right arm at the shoulder, at all. I was pretty scared. After an examination by the emergency room doctor, I was told that I needed surgery to repair the growth plate in my right arm. My mother was managing a chiropractic office at the time and fortunately, there was a sports chiropractor working there. When my mother told him about what had happened, he advised her to bring me in for an examination before they performed the surgery. Luckily, my growth plate was fine. With several months of chiropractic care and rehabilitation, my shoulder became absolutely perfect. My decision was made…I knew I would become a chiropractor to help save people from having unnecessary procedures.

Years later, after graduating from chiropractic college, I watched my father as he suffered from a severe case of rheumatoid arthritis. I decided to learn as much as I could about alternative therapies for the treatment of chronic diseases that weren’t managed or slowed by traditional medicine. Functional medicine was the missing key to practice for me. There are many ways to help the body heal. My goal is to educate everyone and anyone who wishes to live the healthiest life possible.