Live Oak, CA Health and Fitness

Emory-trained dentist Dr. David J. Montgomery keeps chompers in smiling shape with nearly 30 years of dental experience. He stays up to date with the latest in pain-free dental practices through continual training, with the hope of fostering enjoyable visits for patients of all ages. The former president of the Monterey Bay Dental Society also keeps convenient early morning hours, allowing patients to keep smiles healthy without having to miss work, Price Is Right reruns, or valuable time with their families. Eclectic music and a bright, open interior greet visitors at his modern office, manned by a team of friendly, experienced hygienists and assistants.

Gymnastics Learning Center's experienced instructors engage energized tots with an array of challenging athletic activities that aid children in motor- and social-skill development. KinderGym, JuniorGym, and parent-assisted MiniGym courses teach tots younger than age 6 the fundamentals of muscular movement and how to finally earn their cat's respect. Sixty-minute beginning gymnastics or trampoline classes imbue older pupils with stretching and bouncing basics, and 90-minute intermediate gymnastics or trampoline courses explore more advanced balancing and bounding techniques. Small class sizes ensure that enthusiastic staff can safely escort whippersnappers as they navigate beams, spring from vaults, dangle from rings, or employ the silent treatment on disobedient pommel horses. Customers should check Gymnastics Learning Center's schedule to determine the most appropriate class time and fit.

The compassionate practitioners at People's Integrative Medicine & Acupuncture perform holistic wellness services with integrity and humility, frequently collaborating with one another in the open clinic setting. Inside a sunlit studio, they help sooth sore muscles and straightened misaligned qi through massage, craniosacral therapy, naturopathy, and acupuncture treatments, which place all patients in the same quiet space rather than in private treatment rooms. They also outline plans to achieve long-term health goals and prescribe ethically harvested herbs and supplements to accompany these plans. All of these efforts chase a company-wide mission to help patients navigate the path to personal wellness, since it has yet to be added to the databases of most GPS systems.

Though the phrase "bone harvesting" may sound more at home in a science-fiction movie than a dental office, Creek View Dental Group’s experienced technicians are quick to set their patients’ minds at ease. In dentistry, they explain, bone harvesting is merely a procedure that can give a thin jaw the thickness it needs to support dental implants.

The office’s trio of dentists specializes in bone harvesting and other general, cosmetic, and restorative procedures. A friendly staff assists the dentists, diffusing any anxieties with warm smiles and gentle touch. If that’s not enough, the office offers a range of oral and IV sedation treatments that can help patients overcome their fears of pain and of their mouths being invaded by buzzing, insectoid tooth fairies.

1976 was the United States' 200th birthday. It was the year the $2 bill was issued and the VHS was introduced. It was also the year that licensed acupuncturist and body mender Phil Caylor founded and instructed at one of the first massage schools in Santa Cruz. Now with more than 40 years of experience, Phil expertly slackens musculature with an ample repertoire of techniques.

Initial assessments of the body's overall health may segue into acupuncture to unblock energy flow or into the long, flowing strokes of Swedish massage to ease full-body tension. Whether releasing knots with firm deep-tissue techniques or investigating organ function with nutritional response testing, Phil complements his sessions with relaxation training to ensure wellness at home and pinky-lift training to prevent embarrassment at tea parties.