“Tomorrow’s health is BUILT on what you do TODAY,” said Dr. Richard Schulze, N.D. A great way to start laying the foundation for your building blocks to health is with a visit to a skilled chiropractor.
WebMD reports that “the estimated cost of neck and back pain in the United States is $86 billion a year.” According to the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, “Low back and neck pain are among the most common physical conditions requiring medical care. They also greatly affect the ability to work and manage daily activities of life. Each year one in two people will experience back pain severe enough to make him or her aware of it. One in five will experience back pain severe enough to limit the amount or type of work he or she can do, with one in 20 unable to work at all. One in seven people will spend at least one half day in bed due to back pain. For many, the pain will last only a few days or weeks. However, people are often saddled with chronic back pain lasting months or even years.”
Locally the Tumwater Chiropractic Center, P.S. covers a wide array of treatments for neck and back pain including chiropractic, acupuncture, massage therapy, traction, weight loss, and physical rehabilitation. Dr. Lonnie Lowe, D.C., opened the clinic in 2005 and said, “From the start our mission has been to provide high-quality affordable health care in a comfortable and caring environment. Over that time, we have gradually expanded our services to help us better fulfill that mission.”
This expansion recently included the addition of Dr. Wendy Schauer, D.C. Dr. Lowe explains, “Growing a small business can be challenging, but any time we have the opportunity to add someone to our team who can make us better, it is always worth that challenge. To us, adding Dr. Schauer is like the Seahawks adding Jimmy Graham to their team this year; we already feel like we have a strong team in our office but now we have the chance to add Dr. Schauer who is one of the best around at what she does. Her cutting edge expertise with functional movements, kettlebells, and TRX training really adds even more ways our office can help our community.”
Dr. Schauer has almost 25 years of chiropractic experience and is active both in her profession and our region. She is the former President of the South Puget Sound Chiropractic Association and the 2005 recipient of the YWCA of Olympia’s Woman of Influence award. In 2009, she published “The 7 Steps To Amazing Health!” which received high praise ranging from former Navy SEALs to Hollywood actresses.
Dr. Schauer explains, “I am honored to be partnering with Dr. Lowe and his incredible staff. One of my favorite quotes is from Steve Martin who said, ‘Be So Good They Can’t Ignore You.’ I really appreciate the fact that Tumwater Chiropractic is the epitome of that quote. That is also one of the reasons that I devoted a great portion of my career to the study of kettlebells and functional movement. As amazing as chiropractic is, I always like to add tools to my skill set. Kettlebells, TRX, and functional assessments are the tools that allow me to help patients in ways that weren’t possible just ten years ago,” explains Schauer.
For a myriad of reasons, it’s no surprise that “back and neck pain has reached epidemic levels in the United States, with over 80% of adults reporting neck and/or back pain at some point in their lives. When compared with other common treatments, chiropractic adjustments provide equal or better improvement in pain and function. In spite of the demonstrated clinical benefits and value it provides, chiropractic care remains underutilized.”
Dr. Schauer has witnessed the increased cases of neck and back pain. “Over the last five years I have seen a huge change in the bodies of patients that are coming in to see me. The average person today is more stressed than ever, they are working longer hours, and they are sitting (hunched over) in front of a computer for extremely prolonged periods of time,” states Schauer.
“Because of this, I have taken hours and hours of continuing education to see what techniques I can use to help reduce my patient’s pain, upgrade function of the spine, and improve posture,” says Dr. Schauer. “I give every patient I see exercises and stretches to help improve their condition. I specialize in instrument adjusting, as well, which works best for patients who don’t want to be manually adjusted. My goal is to get people out of pain as quickly as possible and give them tools they need to continue improving their spinal health.”
With a proven history of dedication and success Dr. Schauer is sure to continue to improve the lives of people across the region.
For a complete list of services offered by Tumwater Chiropractic Center, P.S., visit their website. You can also call their offices at 360-570-9580.
