ARTICLES BY DR. AMY SPOELSTRA

Focus on ADD/ADHD

You have been seeing the terms ADD and ADHD very often in our recent articles. This is due to the fact that our Focus program is now in full swing and we have begun helping children and adults in managing their sensory integration issues such as ADD/ADHD or patterns of …
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 12 YEARS AGO

Immunity now!

I bet everyone has taken a moment to think about their immune system in the last few months, or at least crossed their fingers in hopes they could make it through another flu season unscathed. Many people do not realize that they have a lot of control over their health …
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Chiropractic goes beyond pain

Our bodies are amazing. Think about that statement. As you do, also think about the fact that you probably took a breath, blinked your eyes, moved a limb, moved your head, focused your eyes, digested food, healed a cut, wiggled a toe, salivated and a million other internal operations. Although …
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Behavioral/learning challenges affecting your family?

Spoelstra Family Chiropractic has been serving Coeur d'Alene and the surrounding communities for more than four years and our office has now expanded to serve this area with one of the only sensory integration programs of its type in the country. The program is called Focus and our goal is …
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

New option for ADD/ADHD

The Focus program at Spoelstra Chiropractic is off and running. We have been receiving a lot of feedback from the community and great support in offering one of the only drugless sensory integration programs of its type in the country. We realize that the choices seem limited when dealing with …
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Why bring a child to a chiropractor?

Many people do not understand the purpose of chiropractic and how it can benefit even the youngest of patients. That's right; kids derive great benefit from chiropractic for the same reasons that adults see such amazing changes in their health!
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

The true story of Winifred Gardella

Awhile back we shared the story of Doug Harkey, an Iowa resident who had his vision restored in his eye through chiropractic care after 12 years of blindness. This week I would like to check in with a younger patient.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Focus on ADD/ADHD

You have been seeing the terms ADD and ADHD very often in our recent articles. This is due to the fact that our Focus program is now in full swing and we have begun helping children and adults in managing their sensory integration issues such as ADD/ADHD or patterns of …
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

ADD/ADHD and Focus

I have been writing on this topic extensively here in The Press because the questions just keep rolling in about the Spoelstra Family Chiropractic program called Focus.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Neural efficiency and chiropractic

We experience the world through our nervous system.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Sensory integrations disorders and chiropractic

Spoelstra Family Chiropractic is happy to announce that our extension program dealing with sensory integration disorders is now called Focus. The Focus program is an integrated, drug-less approach for people exhibiting traits of sensory integration/neurodevelopmental challenges that often carry the diagnosis of ADD, ADHD, or have patterns of being impulsive, …
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Pediatric health care

There are few things more difficult in life than watching a child suffer, especially if it is your own. No one wants to see a child in pain or falling ill to any form of sickness or disease. It is simply a heartbreaking thing to observe.
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Children and chiropractic

Chiropractic has a simple philosophy that can enhance your life and make you a happier, healthier person. Many people do not understand the purpose of chiropractic and how it can benefit even the youngest of patients. That's right; kids (and babies) can derive great benefit from chiropractic care for the …
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

ADD/ADHD and sensory integration disorders

In the time that I was making my way through middle school and high school, I heard very little about ADD/ADHD or any other sensory integration disorder. Now that I am older and in touch with many teachers, it seems that these diagnoses have become common place among our nation's …
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Chiropractic goes beyond pain

Our bodies are amazing. Think about that statement. As you do, also think about the fact that you probably took a breath, blinked your eyes, moved a limb, moved your head, focused your eyes, digested food, healed a cut, wiggled a toe, salivated and a million other internal operations. Although …
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

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