Lakeside, FL Health and Fitness

A member of the Florida Chiropractic Association, Life Mission Chiropractic's licensed and holistic healer, Dr. Peter Adams, employs his more than 25 years of spine-adjusting experience to help alleviate a wide range of ailments in patients of all ages without the use of prescription drugs. After pinpointing the cause of deep-rooted aches, nebulous pains, and recurring jazz-hand spasms, Dr. Adams combines the principles of biomechanics with his chiropractor skills to help correct postures and promote healing. His integrative treatment methods, which include spinal adjustment and postural screening, corrective exercise, and lifestyle advice, not only divest patients of unwanted corporeal tension, but also help them keep stress at bay by lending his guidance on the day-to-day choices and activities that affect their overall health. With a strong belief in community service, Dr. Adams delivers free wellness talks on a host of topics at many churches, schools, and organizations.

Dr. Randall Haas, a member of the American Chiropractic Association, has been healing whole bodies with spinal adjustments and physiotherapy since 1978. In addition to observing traditional methods of alignment correction, he also practices Manipulation Under Anesthesia (MUA), a non-surgical therapy that treats ailments while the patient is in a twilight sleep. Dr. Haas also dispenses advice on nutrition and exercise, advising clients to bench press more fruit as they take a preventive approach to their health.

Dr. Steven Read’s patient feels fine, but he could die within minutes. After taking x-rays of his new patient’s lower back, the chiropractor spots an aortic aneurysm, a thinning along the aorta’s walls that can lead to rupture. The patient, taken aback, agrees to go to the hospital, but stops to see his primary physician first. The doctor disputes Read’s diagnosis, claiming there’s no way an x-ray could spot an aortic aneurysm. Still, the patient checks into the hospital, where surgeons confirm the aortic aneurysm and immediately prep the patient for surgery. After the successful treatment, the patient sends Dr. Read a thank-you card, saying his surgeons confirmed that had the aortic aneurysm ruptured, he would have bled to death in three to four minutes.

Such episodes, though dramatic, don’t surprise Dr. Read, who discovered the power of chiropractic medicine as a college wrestler in need of help overcoming his injuries. Now, with a degree from Palmer College of Chiropractic—among the oldest chiropractic colleges in the United States—Dr. Read helms a team of physicians that integrates therapies such as chiropractic adjustments, hormone replacement, and anti-aging treatments. Through relieving spinal subluxations and bringing the brain and nervous system into harmony, the doctors treat conditions that range from back pain and muscle spasms to numbness and the inability to laugh at slapstick comedies.

A Parker College of Chiropractic graduate, Doctor of Chiropractic Alan Smith was unsure where to begin his chiropractic practice, so he let fate decide for him by throwing a dart at a map. He settled in Fort Collins, Colorado in 2001, opening a practice based on the five axioms of heath: chiropractic, exercise, positive mental attitude, nutrition, and sleep. After a decade, Dr. Alan relocated to Florida, where he continues his mission to restore bodies to their optimal states of wellness with noninvasive techniques such as massage, acupuncture, yoga, and nutritional counseling.

Dr. Alan thoroughly explains chiropractic science to all who enter his practice and discusses expectations and results before each patient undergoes any treatment. This complimentary consultation helps Dr. Alan and his patients work together to develop a customized-treatment plan based on the patients’ individual needs, from extinguishing lower back pain to brainstorming uses for their prehensile tail.

Doctor of Chiropractic Joe Burnham and a team of massage therapists help keep spines in line with custom chiropractic services tailored to treat a variety of ailments. The staff also softens creaky joints, increases mobility, and boosts circulation with deep-tissue massages doled out in 60-, 90-, and 120-minute sessions. Dr. Burnham is available for appointments on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. as well as Saturdays from 8 a.m. to noon.

As he stood before the towering mirrors of the Jax Pure Fitness studio, Matt felt like a new man. It had taken six months of constant training and nutritious eating, but it was worth it. He had lost 100 pounds and, with the help of his trainer, he was ready to lose more. With 10 years of industry experience and degrees in muscle mechanics, the Jax Pure Fitness trainers are uniquely suited to help people like Matt, welcoming clients from a wide range of fitness abilities and backgrounds. Amidst the advanced exercise equipment that speckles their private facility, trainers guide clients through customized routines and routinely track progress.

After workouts, clients can take advantage of gym amenities such as onsite showers and massage-therapy sessions. The fitness instructors even offer mobile training, conducting lessons in a home, residential gym, or frozen-yogurt line.