About
Dr. Steven Hoffman
I remember feeling like I was going to throw up.
The doctor told me I was going to have to be in a full leg splint for 3 months…3 MONTHS! My parents took my doctor’s word for it. After all, he was the DOCTOR, right?
What had I done? Nothing that I knew of. I was told that I had “osgood schlatters disease”. My knee was diseased! No one checked me for muscle imbalances, no manual therapy was suggested, not even a referral to a physical therapist! Immobilizing my leg for 3 months was the answer I got. I was in grade school, 4th or 5th grade, I think.
Knowing what I know now about how the body works and how to detect and eliminate muscle imbalances, joint blockages, and damaging movement patterns, I get upset about it because I know it was not the best thing for me and undoubtedly altered my gait pattern and set me up for my long string of injuries I was to sustain during my grade school, high school, and college athletic career.
I just treated my cousins daughter who was having significant knee pain and she was pain free in just 2 to 3 sessions! And she knows what caused it and what to do about it if it ever returns!
It wasn’t until I started high school baseball when I met Doc Nonte, our team chiropractor, that I finally got some answers to some of my problems. He was able to immediately provide relief for ailing shoulders, necks, backs, and whatever else surfaced as I abused my body with no knowledge of correct body mechanics.
His treatments amazed me and intrigued me and planted the seed for my eventual professional career as a doctor/teacher.
Chiropractic school was clipping along but I was feeling a little uncertain about just adjusting someone’s spine and sending them back out the door. I always knew that there was more and when I was in the 8th trimester at Logan College (out of 10), it all came clear with Dr. Clayton Skaggs who was teaching chiropractic rehabilitation.
He talked about how certain muscle imbalances and weaknesses were the REASON that joint blockages and “subluxations” occurred to begin with! I was hooked! Now I was being given tools to evaluate the human body for disturbances that caused the dysfunctional movement and eventual overloading that led to joint pain, disc herniations, pulled muscles, knee pain, shoulder pain, and multitudes of other issues that destroy your quality of life!
Now I feel so fortunate to have this amazing knowledge that goes far beyond traditional chiropractic care and look forward to teaching as many people as possible how to live the pain free, energetic, and fulfilling that we are all designed for.
Combining this bodywork and posture correction with anti-inflammatory nutrition and the active care mindset can make even the seemingly impossible possible.
Get ready to be amazed!
Dr. Hoffman
