. Rooted Family Chiropractic?

Our Mission:

At our family-friendly chiropractic practice, our mission is to empower individuals and families to achieve optimal health and wellness. We believe that the body has the innate ability to heal itself, and we strive to provide our patients with the tools necessary to facilitate that healing process. We focus on a holistic approach to care, addressing the root cause of our patients’ health concerns rather than just treating symptoms. Our goal is to help families create a healthy lifestyle that extends beyond our office walls. By providing personalized care plans and educating our patients on preventative measures, we hope to inspire and guide our patients towards a more vibrant and fulfilling life. We are committed to fostering a warm and welcoming environment where people of all ages can receive gentle, effective, and evidence-based chiropractic care.

Our Values:

We strongly believe in delivering personalized care to every patient that walks through our doors. We value creating a warm and welcoming environment where everyone feels comfortable and heard. Our mission is to help our patients achieve optimal health and wellness by using a natural approach that focuses on the body’s innate ability to heal itself. We place a great emphasis on patient education and communication, believing that informed patients make better decisions about their health. As a team, we strive for excellence in both our clinical skills and customer service, always putting our patients’ needs first. Above all, we value integrity, empathy, and respect, and we are committed to providing compassionate care to our community.

Our Home Away From Home

Welcome to the family. When you become a practice member at RFC- you become part of our family and will be treated as such. We believe that community & connection are crucial to health and wellness and we have created this space with that in mind.

You’ll always be greeted with a smile at RFC, because we are truly excited and honored to be a part of your family’s health journey. While most of healthcare in America feels cold and impersonal, that will never be the case here!

Your littles will absolutely love “Kid’s Corner”– our designated playroom, just for them! For momma’s who may want some privacy to breastfeed or a quiet moment to rock the baby, we’ve got you covered with our Momma Bear Room! (It also comes fully stocked with diapers and wipes for when you forget the diaper bag… we’ve been there!!!) Lastly, we’ve designed our Community Area for just that – COMMUNITY. We hope you meet other patients you can connect with, heal with, and “hang out” with. Feel free to sit down, kick your feet up, and stay a while.

Meet your RFC Family:

I took longer to come around to the idea of a neurologically-focused chiropractic practice than Dr. Kassidy. I had learned the model of chiropractic that is so common today: pain and symptom focused chiropractic. I came from a background of strength and conditioning for several universities and Games-level Crossfit athletes, so this was my main focus. How do I restore movement and decrease injuries?

Fortunately, it was not long into my career that I met a patient that changed my view of chiropractic forever. Chiropractic is and should be, much more than pain management and injury prevention. Enter Cody. He came to me in my first 6 months into practice having paresis in his legs for 9 years from a prior humvee accident in the military. He was able to walk using forearm crutches but would fatigue very quickly. After about 6 months of care, he had feeling in his legs, and a year into care, he and his wife found out they were pregnant! (Worth mentioning, they are expecting again!) I thought this was an absolute miracle, because there is no specific adjustment for paresis or fertility. Focusing on his neurology was the answer. After diving into research done by Dr. Heidi Haavik, I realized these types of results were possible for everyone.

Jump ahead to October of 2021 when our beautiful daughter was born. She was born with a tongue and lip tie that made breastfeeding extremely painful and miserable for my wife, and always ended in a ton of reflux from my daughter. After a few adjustments from Dr. Kassidy’s boss at the time, the painful latch and reflux disappeared. These results led me down another research rabbithole. It should have been very obvious, but my previous training prevented me from seeing that the best time to make neurological changes is EARLY in life; especially the first 2 years earthside. This is the time when the nervous system is most plastic (or willing to make permanent changes).

These 2 experiences have fueled my fire to research and learn everything I can to help struggling kiddos and families through neurologically-focused chiropractic care. I have trained through the Pediatric Experience, Kairos Training Culture and am currently working on my SOT Pediatric Certification with Dr. Martin Rosen in order to best serve the families of Western Michigan.

Just because pediatric chiropractic is my focus, don’t worry! My love of chiropractic care doesn’t end with kiddos. Moms and dads, I’ve got your back too! I fully understand the stress of trying to work full time, be the best dad possible, and still make time to workout and take care of your own health. It’s not easy. My mission is to empower kiddos and parents to take control of their health, avoid harsh chemicals (medicine), reduce stress, and “Expect Miracles” every day of their lives.

I have had the honor of seeing, hearing about, and first-hand experiencing the incredible life-changing results of pediatric chiropractic for over 3 years. Fresh out of school, I had the absolute honor of working under an ICPA Pediatric Certified doctor (CACCP) and learning under this pediatric expert inspired me to further pursue my pediatric training. In that first year, I also became pregnant with my daughter, which further fueled my passion in chiropractic for kids.

My daughter was born with a tongue and lip tie and an EXTREMELY painful latch. I cried for days while she breastfed, until I called up my boss (the pediatric expert) to come adjust her. Within minutes of her adjustment, she latched with ease and there was no pain for me. Through continued chiropractic care, we have had a beautiful breastfeeding journey. But after that first week, I wondered… how many momma’s struggle like this and don’t know where to take their babies? How many momma’s give up on their breastfeeding journey because of pain like I felt? What would my daughter’s life look like now, if I hadn’t had the help I needed? Would she have a robust immune system if she hadn’t had the chance to breastfeed? Would she have had colic or constipation if our breastfeeding journey was cut short? The “what-ifs” are endless. I also wondered- how can I become an expert so that I can ensure I am providing this incredible care to every baby and mom I come in contact with>

I don’t know what my daughter’s life would look like without chiropractic care, because she has had it since the day she was born. I do know my daughter is robust, healthy, smart, active… and I wouldn’t want her any other way. This has become my why. Seeing how chiropractic care helped my daughter and my family was the fuel to know I needed the expertise to be able to help other families.

Since then I have spent hundreds of hours studying pediatric neurology and learning why so many kids are growing up so sick and stressed out. I earned my Certificate of Proficiency in Pediatric and Family Chiropractic Care through Life University and the Pediatric Experience. I have also taken additional pediatric training through the ICPA and spent many hours learning cranial work and earning a certificate of completion in Infant Cranial Sacral Therapy (CST).

While I have an immense passion for serving babies and kiddos, I know that health begins before they ever make it earthside. Serving women, pregnant mommas, and postpartum mommas is another great joy for me. I am Webster Certified and a BIRTHFIT LEADER so that I can empower women in their reproductive years and provide them with the best care possible.

With all of this training and thousands of pediatric and pregnancy adjustments under my belt, I feel an incredible responsibility to each and every family I come into contact with. The health of generations depends on the health of our children today. My mission is to serve as many children & moms as possible with personalized, neurologically-focused chiropractic care to help them thrive and live their most abundant life.

Want to be more healthy?Want to be more rooted?

Looking for chiropractors who can handle any spine, even the tiniest? Look no further! Our team is skilled in Pediatric, Prenatal and Family Chiropractic. We’ve got you and your entire family covered.

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Location

100 S. Waverly Rd.
Suite 101
Holland, MI 49423

Phone: + 1 616-886-5883
Email: contact@therootedfamilychiro.com

Our Hours

Monday 9-12 | 3-6

Tuesday 3-6

Wednesday 9-12 | 3-6

Thursday 3-6

Friday 9-12:30

About RFC