[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WuSeq0CfXGw[/embed] Chiropractor tells about private practice and community leadership His Facebook page says "Life is short. Live well, live full." Joe O’Tool, D.C., is living his Facebook motto as he partners with his brother Sam O'Tool, D.C.; his wife Angie, who helps with marketing and bookkeeping; a nutritionist; and massage therapist. Together they strive to be "The Trusted Leader in Health, Prevention, and Performance" in Des Moines, Iowa. He's achieved early success in his private practice by improving his patients' health and providing leadership within his community. Dr. O'Tool graduated from Palmer College of Chiropractic in 2013 and has already expanded his private practice...
[caption id="attachment_5377" align="alignright" width="300"] Photo courtesy of Palmer Archives.[/caption] If you visit Palmer College as a prospective student one of the first people you meet is a Campus Guide. Known for their blue blazers emblazoned with the Palmer crest, they do more than just give campus tours and welcome new students to campus. The Guides were started in 1959 as a volunteer organization by Palmer students John C. Lawyer, D.C. and John Markey, D.C. Both B.J. Palmer, D.C. and David D. Palmer, D.C. endorsed the idea. Hazel Pharaoh, D.C. coined the name. We recently sat down with Campus Guide President...
It is always sunny in California, so ditching the snow from her hometown of Canton, Ohio for the sun of San Jose, California was a factor for 13th quarter student Emelia Bracken's decision to attend Palmer West. Her chiropractor graduated from Palmer's main campus and encouraged her to look into chiropractic school while she was attending John Carroll University (JCU). During her time at JCU she earned a Bachelor's in Exercise Science and felt that chiropractic was calling her name. “I wanted to become a chiropractor because I enjoy helping people continue to participate in the activities they love and...
Coming to Palmer West was a no brainer for 2nd quarter student, Rami Shnoudi. "I chose Palmer because Palmer’s mission statement aligned perfectly with me. I hope to continue to work in my community and continue to research alternative ways to ultimately give patients a better quality of life." Rami decided he wanted to become a chiropractor when he learned that his younger cousin was diagnosed with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. Alongside his cousin he was "able to experience firsthand that integrating a more chiropractic approach helped slow down the degenerative process." Now on his journey to becoming a doctor of...
A passion for fitness and health steered 3rd quarter student Blake Ackerman to Palmer College and sunny California weather brought him to Palmer West. “I've always heard good things about Palmer. My personal chiropractor attended Palmer West, but it was Palmer's evidence-based program that really caught my eye, and I had to have the best education possible.” When Blake was younger, he was engrossed in sports. He enjoyed playing hockey and basketball and eventually started performing dance. Luckily, he never had any injuries but as he progressed to the men’s league, he suffered some injuries that affected his performance. “Seeing...
