Orchards, WA Drs and Health Practioners

Parkrose goes wonderfully overboard with comforts. Every patient gets a soft pillow and blanket, a bottle of spring water, a warm steam towel for your face, a mint-and-chocolate truffle, and a hand dip in warm paraffin wax; best of all, noise-canceling headphones and futuristic personal movie glasses spare you from trying to engage in the art of conversation when your mouth is full of dental hands.

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Though multiple physical heads would perhaps cause concern in most chiropractors, the pair behind Shephard Clinic of the Chiropractic Arts work to prove that two individual heads are better than one. The two Doctors of Chiropractic here each have a separate focus, leading to a broader and more in-depth base of knowledge and skills. Dr. Tomaino works extensively with the nervous system, using controlled-force adjustment methods to maximize its function, and Dr. Gerhart’s understanding of soft-tissue injuries and exercise mechanics make him particularly well-suited to assisting cyclists and pedestrians injured by out-of-control cars or rogue Segways.

The Chinese mapped a network of channels through which energy, or chi, flows through the body. Tentatively known as The Inter Net, before that name was discarded as silly, these channels revealed that uneven flow of energy may cause disease and pain. Kim Knight is a highly experienced, educated, and licensed acupuncturist well versed in Chinese herbal medicine and the pathways to physical healing. Through a focus on open patient-practitioner communication, Kim tries to gain an understanding of people's health backgrounds, lifestyle habits, and diets in order to see what habits may be leading them down a road of pain.

Post-consultation, the personalized acupuncture treatment will relieve ailments by pinpointing specific bodily points called meridians, where life forces known as qi reside. By balancing the body's energy properly, acupuncture can alleviate back pain, headaches, sports injuries, asthma, and post-space-travel depression. A complimentary bodywork treatment is also included, such as cupping, tui na, or moxibustion. Call ahead to schedule an appointment.

Dr. Clark Pitcairn might have a hard time remembering the first time he ever heard about chiropractic. It was the medicine of choice for his family when he was growing up, and he has been a patient of the drug-free techniques since he was seven. At that time, he suffered from a chronic cough that went away only after completing a series of chiropractic adjustments.

Today, he and his two sisters are all chiropractors, providing the same holistic, hands-on treatments that they received as children. Dr. Pitcairn draws upon the body’s natural ability to heal itself by first examining the spine with x-rays and steady hands, locating the sources of headaches, chronic pain, and poor TV reception. Then, he un-pinches nerves by gently guiding discs and vertebra into their proper spots.