Washington Park Chiropractic

By: Amanda Miller

When I first became interested in practicing massage, I never dreamed that my passion for bodywork, health and healing would take me around the world.  In 2005 I traveled to Asia hoping to deepen my knowledge and understanding of a style of bodywork known as Thai Massage.  I wanted to immerse myself in Thai culture, and try to understand the roots of this Eastern healing art, and what better place to start than Thailand?  I spent my time in Thailand studying yoga, receiving Thai massage, studying Buddhist philosophy and meditation at a wat (Buddhist temple) in the forest, laughing, taking cooking classes at an organic farm, hanging out with baby elephants, traveling around the country, studying Thai massage and taking everything in with open eyes and an open heart.  My time and experiences in Thailand changed how I feel about bodywork, renewed my passion for massage, and really impacted my life in a way I never dreamed while I was sitting in Denver planning my trip.

What is Thai Massage?

Thai massage, also known as Thai-Yoga massage, is an ancient healing art with origins in Ayurvedic medicine, Yoga and Buddhism.  Thai massage uses a combination of deep stretching, gentle rocking and kneading, direct pressure, twisting and energy balancing to open the body, lengthen the muscles and quiet the mind. 

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By Dr. Jake Simpson

The Healing Power of Low Level Laser Therapy

Washington Park Chiropractic is excited to add yet another high quality treatment technique to complement our top notch care.  Theorized by Albert Einstein in 1917 and invented in 1960, lasers have proven their worth from compact disc players, to measuring the distance from the Earth to the Moon and now… healing the human body.  More and more doctors and researchers around the world have realized that therapeutic doses of laser light can have profound results in the treatment of a wide range conditions from slow healing skin ulcers to arthritis and other musculoskeletal conditions.  Dr. Jake Simpson utilizes the impressive Microlight ML830 laser which was the first low-level laser to be FDA approved after researchers conducted a double blind study at General Motors and Baylor college of Medicine in the treatment of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. 

What is Laser Therapy?

LLLT (Low level laser therapy) is a painless, sterile, non-invasive, drug-free treatment which is used for a variety of pain syndromes, injuries, wounds, fractures, neurological conditions and pathologies.  LLLT is the application of low levels of laser light to an area of the body that has been injured.  This is not the same as high powered lasers utilized in other medical procedures that cut tissue, remove hair. 

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By: Amanda Miller

I started working in the wellness industry when I was still a teenager.  I began working as a receptionist in a massage therapy center in Pennsylvania, and that experience sparked my interest in health, healing and the body.  As I got older, I remained passionate about holistic health, and now I’ve been in the industry for well over a decade.  But the one question I keep coming back to year after year is, “Why is it so easy for me to give out great advice or information to my clients, but so hard for me to follow myself?”.  I do massage almost every day, and I spend all day telling my clients how important it is to take time for themselves and treat their bodies well, but have a hard time taking my own advice – it makes me wonder, why is it so easy to take care of everyone and everything else, but so hard to make oneself a priority?

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