Upon entering the office, you will be asked a fair amount of questions about your health history. As a reciprocity of information I figured I would tell you all about myself and journey to be here serving the greater Shoreline area.
Throughout my youth I played soccer as a lifestyle- 4-5 days a week and before long I was crippled with horrible bilateral knee pain. I visited my favorite Chiropractor, Dr. Paul Mack! Turns out apples do not fall too far from the tree and my feet were flat (just like his) and stuck in rear foot pronation. Disrupted foot bio-mechanics altered my knee weight bearing and I learned an important song. “The ankle bone is connected to the shin bone which is connected to the thigh bone which is connected to the hip bone..” Dr. Mack got me started wearing orthotics to support the 26 bones in each foot. I have not taken them out of my shoes since! An absolute priority for supporting my movement and allowing my weight bearing to stay true to bio-mechanical intention.
I have had type one diabetes since I was two years old. Blood sugar stress affects structural and chemical equilibrium. Whole food philosophy and getting adjusted continue to be paramount in my life to achieve an ideal balance. Diabetes blood sugar stress and playing soccer like a wild man in my teen years affected my flight or fight response and its ability to adapt. Low blood pressure resulted and in the morning upon rising I would sometimes experience gran mal seizures. Dr. Mack understood that my adrenal glands were tired. With type one diabetes as a complicating factor, my body did not have enough cortisol to pump blood to my brain if I quickly went from lying down to standing due to low blood pressure. Upon taking a Standard Process whole food supplement to feed my adrenal glands I never had a seizure related to orthostatic hypotension again. Super bonus!
There are lots of ways to help the body wherever an individual is at in their state of health. Facilitating chiropractic and how it positively interfaces with each person in a unique way is why I am here. I got into all of this while searching to sustain my own health. Now I get to enable the best in my community by helping them reach their health goals. It is an honor to serve what IS for each patient. We want you to feel comfortable, energized, and excited about taking strides away from pain and faulty bio-mechanics and towards a lifestyle you can enjoy!
Sincerely, Dr. Greg