ABOUT DR. GROOVER
Discovering HEALTH OPPORTUNITies amongst adversity
My own health problems began with I was 2 years old. I remember grasping a patio umbrella while gleefully running in circles atop a neighbor's concrete picnic table. I recall stumbling over my clumsy 2 year old feet and falling over the edge of the table. The back of my head met the concrete bench with a crack. I can still feel the tug of the needle and thread as the ER doctor stitched together the gaping, bloody hole on the back of my skull.
No-one was aware of the long term injury that had just occurred. This trauma was the beginning of a 50 year upper cervical spinal misalignment, a spinal injury that causes a lifetime of abnormal spinal joint motion, nerve and muscular imbalance, leg length inequality, and postural distortions.
At 5 years old, I was showing off my ability to ride an adult English bicycle. Failing to operate the unfamiliar hand brakes, I crashed into the curb. MY pelvis met the sidewalk with a thud, and my sacroiliac joint became chronically misaligned. This injury began 50 years of abnormal low back and hip motion, muscular imbalance, and muscular weakness.
As a young man, I was fascinated with the human body and athletic performance and seriously pursued an athletic career. Unbeknown to me, my upper cervical and pelvis misalignments kept me from finding my competitive edge. His core abdominal muscles and leg muscles were never not quite as strong or coordinated as necessary, even with the most competitive training. My low back was constantly stiff and ached while polishing my motorcycle spokes. As a college student, I discovered how modern dance training helped relieve my low back stiffness and aching, and I was awarded a scholarship to study Dance Theatre at New York University School of the Arts.
While preparing for a summer horse trip on the Pacific Crest Trail, I was a snoozing passenger in the front seat of a microbus, awakened when ride went airborne above Donner Pass highway. My head was bashed into the bus ceiling as the vehicle landed on it's roof. My 21 year old artistic trained brain was severely injured, my neck fractured, and lower body battered and bruised. My theatre career was over. I searched for ways to heal my body and spirit and struggled to retrain myself to read, reason, remember, and manage time. The muscles surrounding my injuries harden. The tension in my neck and lower back was severe and my body ached for longer and longer periods of time after physical activity. I realized my journey back to health would consume the rest of my days and declared my life purpose is the pursuit of health and spirituality.
At age 45, after 43 years of spinal misalignment from cracking my head open on a picnic table, 40 years from the time I injured my pelvis in the bike accident, and 24 years of pain from his motor vehicle accident, I attended chiropractic college. As a chiropractic student, I began an intensive chiropractic treatment program, receiving adjustments up to 6 times per week. After months of discouraging treatment results, I committed to investigating all 250 chiropractic procedures, if necessary, to try and find relief. My persistence and dedication to exploration paid off, guiding me to discover the closely guarded, extraordinarily difficult chiropractic secret for solving my complex health problems.
As a chiropractic extern I devoted myself to learning the scientific diagnosis and correction of the upper cervical spinal misalignment. I began to use these new skills to treat my patients at the Palmer Clinic in Davenport, Iowa. After a few months my patients began reporting miraculous recoveries. I started integrating unique techniques for pelvis and sacroiliac joint diagnostics and treatment with my upper cervical diagnostic and treatment protocols. My clinic supervising doctor confided with me that I was the only practitioner in the clinic with consistent patient recoveries.
After graduating from Palmer College of Chiropractic, I opened Groover Clinic in Boulder, Colorado. Through the use of my upper cervical spinal diagnostic and treatment specialty and holistic healing perspective, I began to see impressive Fibromyalgia recoveries. My Fibromyalgia patients inspired me inspire to research and develop the Groover Clinic Holistic Fibromyalgia Treatment Program. Groover Clinic finds tremendous success applying these same holistic diagnostic and treatment perspectives to diverse conditions such as: migraine headaches, hypertension, dizziness, vertigo, athletic performance, injury prevention and treatment, unresolved neck, back, and hip pain, automobile accidents, and other personal injuries.
In 2004, I became a consultant to the University of Wyoming Department of Sports Medicine and a referral source for unresolved athletic injuries. I experience great success treating injured athletes who are unable to practice and compete, and are facing surgery for potentially career ending injuries. The Groover Clinic Holistic Chiropractic Treatment Program returns these athletes to full competition almost immediately.
I enjoy volunteering at local high school athletic programs, offering athletic massage therapy clinics, therapeutic yoga, strengthening and stretching instruction.
Educational Background
Palmer College of Chiropractic, Davenport, Iowa - Doctor of Chiropractic, Honors, Family Practice Internship, 1999.
Palmer College of Chiropractic, Davenport, Iowa - Bachelor of Science, 1999.
Maharishi International University, Fairfield, Iowa - Master of Higher Education Administration, 1980.
Maharishi European Research University - Bachelor of Science, 1999.
Advanced Education and Training
Certification Candidate, Level One Completed, National Upper Cervical Chiropractic Association.
National Upper Cervical Chiropractic Association yearly conference attendance.
Neuromuscular Acupuncture Certification, Institute for Biomedical Acupuncture.
Functional Blood Chemistry Analysis Certificate, University of Bridgeport College of Chiropractic.
Functional Endocrinology Certificate, University of Bridgeport College of Chiropractic.
Neurotransmitters and Brain Certificate, University of Bridgeport College of Chiropractic.
Previous Education and Training
Massage Therapy Certification, Maggie Geiger
CrainioSacral Therapy, Upledger Institute.
SomatoEmotional Release, Upledger Institute.
Yoga Instruction and Therapy Training, Patricia Miller
Balancing Body Chemistry Through Applied Nutrition, Fordham - Page Clinic
Teacher: Transcendental Meditation Program and Science of Creative Intelligence, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi.
Ayurveda Training: 2 Week Maharishi Ayurveda Conference, Hague, Netherlands, Maharishi Ayurveda Pundit Lectures, Dr. Vasant Lad Seminars, Dr. Mishra consultation - mentoring, personal research.
Current CPR Certification, American Red Cross
Previous Health Care Experience
Massage Therapist, Manual Therapist, Yoga Therapist, Nutrition Counselor, Ayurveda Practitioner.
Professional Affiliations
National Upper Cervical Chiropractic Association.
Colorado Chiropractic Association.
University of Wyoming Sports Medicine.
Licenses
State Chiropractic Licenses: Colorado, Wyoming, Iowa.
State acupuncture License, Colorado.
Awards and Recognition
Boulder Weekly, Best Boulder Chiropractor, 2004
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