Strongsville, OH Health and Fitness

Since 2005, Doctor of Chiropractic Jay-P Fite has been intervening in spinal troubles with his tried-and-true methods of chiropractic correction. When treating headaches, neck pain, and lower-back pain—the predominant source of patient complaints and roller-coaster-technician daydreams—Dr. Fite relies on the diversified technique, which requires manual thrusts of troublesome vertebrae to urge them back into place. His Thompson-method adjustments, meanwhile, involve cradling patients on a specialized table comprised of adjustable spinal supports, which afford greater precision and comfort.

Though his roots (and sports allegiance) are planted in Philly, Dr. Tom Steigerwalt's path to chiropractic medicine took him trekking across the country. His time in Marietta, Georgia found him leaving Life University with magna cum laude status, a degree in chiropractic, and a beautiful wife named Kelly. From there, a one-year internship in St. Cloud, Florida instilled in him a desire to open his own practice and never experience sunburn again, and so he headed north to Avon to found Stags Family Wellness and help Ohioans live lives free of pain. Beyond alleviating back woes through spinal care and massage therapy, and providing peripheral neuropathy pain relief, his practice specializes in helping clients achieve total health through weight loss, and anti-aging treatments.

"Ever since I can remember, I was always a skeptic—of western medicine that is! The idea of a drug or an over-the-counter medication to cover up a symptom didn’t make sense to me," says Dr. Michael Russell on his practice's website. Educated at Logan College of Chiropractic in St. Louis, Dr. Russell strives to keep his patients healthy through balance and nutrition. Rather than masking symptoms of illness with pills, ointments, and masking tape, he seeks out their root causes and tries to address them. He provides spinal adjustments to adults and children alike and recommends Standard Process whole-food supplements.

At Holistic Lakewood, certified natural health professional and master herbalist Rachel Anzalone follows the principles of naturopathy to unlock each body’s innate ability to heal itself. The center’s services focus on nontoxic therapies—including reiki, detoxifying footbaths, and relaxation massages—designed to aid the body in its efforts to self-cleanse and treat problems at their root, instead of merely soothing symptoms. During a one-on-one consultation, Holistic Lakewood’s professionals spend up to 90 minutes tailoring a treatment plan and a natural supplement regimen to each client’s specific needs or deep-seated fear of peas, and they devote time to education, ensuring patients have the knowledge necessary to make lasting lifestyle changes.

Helmed by a licensed doctor and ably staffed with professional nurses and personal weight-loss counselors, Physicians Weight Loss Centers continues a 33-year-long corporate tradition of helping patients achieve and maintain a healthy weight and lifestyle. Six different programs, such as a low-carb VLCD 700 or a low-fat, high-energy 1500, slim bodies with calculated nutrition regimens that may prove to be much more effective than fad celebrity diets of sugar water and shredded movie reviews. Products such as meal-replacement bars and B12 shots give helpful boosts to systems, and one-on-one support and guidance empowers patients to work their way to healthy living.