Friday, March 14, 2008

We'll be out of the office March 21...

Easter is early this year. It's been our tradition, at The Center for Spine Pain, to take the day off in observance of Good Friday ~ we've done so for years. We are, of course, available for emergencies. In addition, I have added clinic hours Thursday morning. Our remaining providers and staff will be in full force to serve you well!

Abraham Heschl, a great Hebrew theologian, said that we Americans have lost the capacity for awe. By taking time out of the office Friday, March 21 there is opportunity to exercise that capacity afresh over these holidays. "Awe" is not lost -- just dormant and/or atrophying a little. This may be a good time to break away. To pause and wonder. To be amazed.

On behalf of the entire staff at The Center for Spine Pain I wish you time for high quality renewal and reflection this Easter season.

~Joel Carmichael, DC, DACBSP
President, The Center for Spine Pain

March ... in like a lion

March at The Center for Spine Pain's Greenwood Village office will see some changes. Our very own Dr. Craig Kozak, DC, DABCO will begin practicing full time in Fraser, Colorado the first week in April. You'll find him at Arapaho Chiropractic Center. Dr. Kozak leaves very large shoes to fill in our rehabilitation department. We have exciting plans to maintain high quality, personalized spine and sports rehabilitation right here under our roof at our Greenwood Village office. Many of our patients will miss his kindness, his creative use of his vast knowledge base, and his very personalized rehabilitative instruction. I'll miss him too. He's been here for several years, and I've seen the results (FASTER results, I might add) that come from GREAT rehabilitation combined with GREAT chiropractic care. We're committed to maintaining this.

Our clinical focus for March-April is chronic pain. Many of our patients who have pain they thought they'd have to live with continue to marvel at the effects of the MRS 2000 on their bodies. Others are, like Todd (name changed), can't believe he's got his life back. He had his upper cervical spine fused and he's been in pain pretty much ever since. We're doing some specialized techniques and he's back to riding bikes with his son, planning trips and activities -- he's a CHANGED man! This is what it's all about.

Please check out our 6 PAGE NEWSLETTER on Chronic Pain. You'll find in-depth articles on chronic osteoarthritis pain, chronic daily headache, and chronic Achilles / ankle / foot pain. (Did you know we design state-of-the-art orthotics?)

Our Clinic website is always changing, so make sure you check out our HOME PAGE. There you'll meet Dr. Jason Barker, our naturopath, who is already creating quite a buzz among our patients!

To Dr. Kozak: You are gifted and a highly valued colleague. Thanks for your years of service, my friend. I'll miss you! ~JPC