There are three areas of particular focus or interest in my practice though. Our Armed Forces, performance artists and the last is pregnancy care.
My youth has affected the way that I practice in many ways. My father has served the military my entire life. I grew up all over, often overseas. In high school I was a runner, a soccer player, was a state track champion while a sophomore at Dugway High School in Utah, and graduated from Heidelberg High School in Germany. Assisting my fellow team mates with injuries was one of my first experiences of treating multiple patients. This got me into the sports medicine that I do. In high school I also began my search for a career and found chiropractic.
I later found out that chiropractic was not available to our military men and women. I began my quest to make chiropractic available to our service personnel. That led me to my position at Mayport Naval Station.
I have always had a special place in my clinic for pregnant patients. In my youth I had an experience in which I was able to watch women work, struggle and suffer through a great trial, but I was not allowed to assist them. I struggled with the feeling of being unable to help. I was reminded of my youth as I watched my wife go through the difficulties of pregnancy. Women facing this noble challenge of bringing a child into the world receive very little in the way of relief. Chiropractic and massage provide me unique tools to help these women in a way that others can’t.
I also was a musician and actor in my teenage years, and have friends who have continued in that path. The rigors of those professions are similar to that of sports with the 8-10 hours a day of practice to fine tune the body to precise performance. A personal goal is to be the chiropractor of the Utah Symphony.
Through all of this my family has supported me. I am married to the most beautiful woman in the world. Together, she and I have 4 beautiful daughters and 2 amazing sons.