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Friday, 12 September 2008 |
By ANGELA WEAVER
Staff Writer
ST. MARYS — After practicing in St. Marys for 35 years, a local chiropractor says he has seen a lot change within his field.
Dr. Todd Spieles, a Delphos native, graduated from Palmer College of Chiropractic in Davenport, Iowa, before interning at the Kentuckiana Children's Center in Louisville, Ky.
Following that experience, he decided to open an office in St. Marys.
"I wanted to come back to West Central Ohio," Spieles said. "St. Marys seemed to be a good location."
Spieles settled into his office uptown before moving to his current office at 1297 E. Spring St. in 1980. Spieles shares the office with his son Zach, two massage therapists and three other staff members.
Through his years in the chiropractic field, Spieles said he has noticed a few changes in how some things are done.
The clinic, Spieles said, provides nutritional counseling and wellness care in addition to chiropractic care.
"Wellness care is becoming more and more prevalent," he said, adding that the clinic will be adding wellness classes soon.
"Technology has been the biggest change in the field; the vast majority of our services are done with a computer and less of the manual stuff," he said.
Spieles described the clinic's new Meridian Stress Assessment System, which is a non-invasive procedure that measures electrical conductivity at certain points — like acupuncture without the needles.
"We have access to studies now that show people who are under regular chiropractic care have fewer medical expenses, take less medications and aren't as prone to the more prevalent diseases the older they get," Spieles said.
Spieles also said he has recognized the mounting heath care cost problems facing Americans.
Spieles said he hopes his clinic can provide patients with the necessary information to maintain a healthy lifestyle.
"We're facing a crisis in this country with how expensive health care has become," he said.
"People are taking more responsibilities for their own health. If we can steer people in the right direction now, not only can they live and feel better, they'll spend less.
“I'm all for taking care of ourselves first."
Besides Zach, Spieles isn't the only Dr. Spieles in the area.
"I have several cousins in the business," Spieles said, including some chiropractors.
Spieles' interest in chiropractic care also stemmed from his family.
"When I was a small child, my mother was helped through a serious illness through chiropractic care," he said, adding that he has been under chiropractic care since he was five years old.
Spieles has five children — Josh, Zach, Megan, Hannah and Cale — and his wife's name is Sylvia.
Spieles said he was introduced by a patient to Sylvia, who was a nurse at the hospital at the time. Spieles also is a member of the New Knoxville School Board.
"Observing people regain their health without drugs and surgery is the most rewarding aspect," Spieles said of his career. "There's very little the body can do on its own." |
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