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COASTAL CAROLINA'S
National Chiropractic Health Month
The American Chiropractic Association (ACA) has designated October as National Chiropractic Health Month to raise public awareness of the importance of musculoskeletal health and the benefits of chiropractic care and its natural, whole-person, patientcentered and drug-free approach to health and wellness.
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This year’s theme is Active and Adaptive, focusing on helping people adapt to the new normal of the COVID-19 pandemic. The ACA states, “Many people are moving less, and some are experiencing pain as a result.” This year’s focus encourages people to adjust to the challenges of staying fit and pain-free with a smaller lifestyle footprint by becoming more mindful of movement and posture, and by highlighting tips and strategies to help them adapt in healthy ways.
Galligan Family Chiropractic
“Our main focus at Galligan Family Chiropractic is working with each patient to understand their overall health concerns, identifying those that are related to spinal health and creating a plan that can restore function, health and vibrancy, whether just with chiropractic or nutrition or emotional work,” comments Dr. Gail Galligan, DC, owner and founder. A graduate of the University of North Carolina Wilmington and Palmer College of Chiropractic, she’s a certified chiropractor through the American Veterinarian Chiropractic Association (AVCA) and a 2015 AVCA Hall of Fame award recipient.
Galligan’s expertise and specialization of her overall chiropractic care includes nutritional response testing, neuro-emotional technique, cold laser and also dry needling via the Balanced Method taught by the Academy of Acupuncture. She has assisted all kinds of fourlegged friends including dogs, cats, horses, cows and goats.
Galligan puts together a whole wellness picture of health using her skilled kinesiology along with years of whole-food nutritional education from varied and accomplished sources. Dr. Gail Galligan, DC “Our office space is a welcoming, healing environment with therapeutic essential oils, live singing from our plants via Musics of the Plants and an Air Oasis purifier removing 99.99% of viruses, bacteria, mold and mildew from our space.”
Location: 1221 Floral Pkwy., Ste. 103, Wilmington. For more information or to schedule an appointment, call 910-790-4575 or visit GalliganChiropractic.com. See Guide listing, page 21.
Innate Health Family Chiropractic and Wellness
“Our top priority is to give patients the most effective chiropractic corrective care and the most cutting-edge information on health and wellness. We are passionate about empowering patients with the knowledge that healing comes from within and teaching our methods through the 5 Essentials,” explains Dr. Ada Suter, Max Living Doctor at Innate Health Family Chiropractic and Wellness.
These essentials are a healthy mind, chiropractic, nutrition, lean muscles and minimizing toxins. Being a Max Living Doctor is more than just helping people feel healthy. “We want people to be healthy from the inside out,” adds Suter. Her passion for chiropractic and health is shared through her daily enthusiasm. She is passionate about bringing the chiropractic principles of life to the masses with her focus on pediatrics, women’s and men’s health, families and athletes.
Suter earned her Bachelors of Science degree in Health and Exercise Science with an emphasis on Nutrition and Wellness and a minor in Business Marketing from California State University Hayward and her doctoral degree from Life Chiropractic College West, in the San Francisco Bay Area. She is currently working on her Certification in Chiropractic Pediatrics Dr. Ada Suter from the ICPA. Her countless hours of study and experience have led her to be selected to train with some of the top doctors in the health profession through Max Living, in California, Colorado, Florida and North Carolina. She has received advanced certifications in spinal correction and nutrition.
Location: 14886 U.S. Hwy. 17N, Hampstead. For more information or to schedule an appointment, call 910-406-1200 or visit DrAdaAniniba.com. See Guide listing, page 21 and ad, page 10.
Falk Family Chiropractic & Wellness
For more than 21 years, Falk Family Chiropractic & Wellness has been providing natural health care for the entire family through chiropractic care, regenerative medicine and holistic primary care with Dr. Daniel Falk, DC, and Dr. Robert Stinson, DC. The practice has been awarded the Horry Independent Readers’ Choice Award for the past five years.
“We are a family chiropractic center,” explains Falk. “This means that our doors and treatments are open to entire families; providing pain relief and wellness care for all ages. Our patients range from newborns, only a few days old, to elders in their 90s. We would be happy to provide our services to any or all members of your family. As you participate in your treatment, a special bond is established as you become part of our chiropractic family. We extend our hearts to you as you achieve and maintain your optimal health and wellness.”
Stinson adds, “We are dedicated to the best possible health care for you and our community. We believe the power of healing lies within each individual. We believe in providing an environment that supports the individual’s choice.” Location: 1501 9th Ave., Conway. For more information or to schedule an appointment, call 843-248-0104 or visit FalkFamilyChiropractic.com. See Guide listing, page 21.
Dr. Daniel Falk, DC
Dr. Robert Stinson, DC
Island Healing Chiropractic
Dr. Karen Fairfield, DC, graduated from Life West Chiropractic College in 2000 and has, since then, specialized in applied kinesiology and clinical nutrition. After relocating her family from San Francisco, her first office opened on Oak Island in 2001.
Fairfield has always sought to solve her and her patient’s health challenges in the most natural, conservative way possible. Most recently, her approach is more geared toward combining chiropractic and functional medicine. Using a blend of chiropractic techniques, lab testing and muscle testing, she works on supporting the most important systems of the body, looking for the underlying cause of symptoms.
Her current practice location was built on Oak Island Drive in 2006 affording the opportunity to expand her professional services as well as including massage therapy, plus fitness, and wellness programs. Married with a teenage son and her three fur babies, she loves the beach, fitness, healthy food and music. Location: 8809 E. Oak Island Dr., Oak Island. For more information or to schedule an appointment, call 910-278-5877 or visit IslandHealingChiropractic.com. See Guide listing, page 21. Dr. Karen Fairfield, DC
Elite Chiropractic
Dr. Sonya Young, DC, owner and founder of Elite Chiropractic, in Wilmington, is passionate about empowering patients with the knowledge that healing comes from within. She is a graduate of the University of North Carolina and Life University for Chiropractic. As an official Maximized Living Health Center, Elite Chiropractic is transforming the health of hundreds of families in the Wilmington community by teaching them how to achieve true health and healing through maintaining a healthy nervous system and living a healthy lifestyle.
Following their principle of empowering patients, the practice is helping change the way health care is viewed and applied in America. Young reports seeing tremendous results with her patients because she makes it her top priority to give patients the most effective chiropractic corrective care and the most cutting-edge information on health and wellness.
At Elite Chiropractic, clients can expect a highly trained doctor and staff that have one goal in mind: to help the individual and family reach and maintain their maximum health potential. While some other doctors choose to limit their scope of practice to pain relief only, their goal is to detect Dr. Sonya Young, DC and eliminate root causes of health problems that one may be suffering from now and in the future. Location: 1319 Military Cutoff Rd., Ste. LL. For more information or to schedule an appointment, call 910-256-9115 or visit EliteChiropracticWilmington.com. Mention this Natural Awakenings article and receive a new patient exam for only $49; including exam, nerve analysis and any X-rays. See Guide listing, page 21.
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Chiropractic Guide CONWAY, SC
Falk Family Chiropractic and Wellness
WILMINGTON, NC
Elite Chiropractic
1319 Military Cutoff Road Suite LL (910) 256-9115 EliteChiropractic Wilmington.com
Galligan Chiropractic
Atlantic Coast Chiropractic
6841 D Market Street 910-408-2718 AtlanticCoastChiro.com
HAMPSTEAD, NC
Innate Health Family Chiropractic & Wellness
14886 US-17 (910) 406-1200 DrAdaAniniba.com
OAK ISLAND, NC
Island Healing Chiropractic
Center
8809 E Oak Island Drive (910) 278-5877 IslandHealing Chiropractic.com
JACKSONVILLE, NC
Hadley Family Chiropractic
1905 Gum Branch Road (910) 938-2332 HadleyChiropractic.com
CAPE CARTERET, NC
Carteret Chiropractic and Family Wellness
211 WB McLean Drive (252) 764-0574 CarteretChiro.com
