Hello from Bedford!
I’m Dr. Brooke, I’m the woman sitting in the photo, and the little cutie next to me is our patient Everly. I’ll tell you her story in a moment, but first, the scoop on the man behind me, my husband.
John grew up in a home full of mental health challenges, which created more mental health challenges and a constant state of anxiousness for him. He joined the Boy Scouts as an escape, and became an Eagle Scout at age 15, which is quite remarkable. After a career in the Air Force, John was living a healthy life, with lots of exercise and good nutrition, but he still suffered from anxiety and GERD. A friend told him to try chiropractic, and with nothing to lose, he gave it a try. He got an “adjustment.” It didn’t hurt, it actually felt good. That’s when his life changed. The cloud of anxiety he had known since childhood lift-ed, and his acid reflux disappeared. It sounds like a small thing, but having his spine aligned was so profound that John decided to become a chiropractor himself.
So, what about me? Unlike Dr. John, I grew up getting adjusted. My mom is Dr. Stephanie, so of course I was checked at birth for misalignments. Getting adjusted on the regular was no big deal. But now that I’m a chiropractor myself, I realize just how miraculous it can be for families. Just take 2-year-old Everly for example. At 3 months old she was put on MiraLAX out of necessity. Even with that intervention, she only had one bowel movement per week at best. Her mom Sam brought Everly to us for a check-up after seeing kids with constipation on social media having positive results with chiropractic. With two months of gentle spinal adjustments from us, Everly now moves her bowels, 4-6 times per week WITHOUT MiraLAX! She’s sleeping for a longer period of time and the rash on her belly is even starting to go away. If you’re a parent, you know what a big deal this is. And what’s more… Everly’s mom Sam is expecting another baby! Mom-to-be Sam just started getting adjusted with us two weeks ago. She already has less back pain and her sciatica is gone! Sam says she is sleeping better too. And now dad, Tyler, had his first adjustment with Dr. John recently. He’s hoping for relief from upper back and mid-back pain. Maybe we’ll share his story next.
It’s strange how things turn out. Dr. John and I met at college. We fell in love with chiropractic, and each other! We moved back to my home state and together we opened a new Crossroads location in Bedford to elevate the health of our community through corrective chiropractic care. What’s even more fun, now I adjust my mom!
