D.C. Student, Former Clinic Unit Leader, PEAK Intern at Addasu Family Chiropractic

“Everyday Miracles”

 

Taylor Alexander grew up on a sprawling horse farm in upstate New York, about 30 minutes south of Montreal. It wasn’t all horsing around, however, as Alexander kept pretty busy between multiple sports, her studies and farm chores. Perhaps that early introduction to effective time management and personal responsibility has prepared her well for her future chiropractic career.

Technically, Alexander’s journey to Chiropractic began before she was born. Her mother received adjustments while she was pregnant, and Alexander received intermittent adjustments as a teenager. Yet, the lightbulb moment occurred at age 15 when she received a “miracle adjustment” that changed her whole perception on the power of Chiropractic.

The concept of a miracle adjustment is a common phrase that chiropractors and sometimes chiropractic patients use to describe an adjustment that provided immediate, profound relief of severe symptoms and permanently altered their view of the chiropractic profession. Now, of course, here at Life University (Life U), we don’t claim to be miracle workers, but in fact, it is the self-healing abilities of the body that appear miraculous while skilled chiropractors simply remove interferences to allow the body to function at its best.

In Alexander’s case, she had arrived at a sports tournament, and for whatever reason, as soon as she stepped off the bus, she realized her ability to walk and move had been diminished significantly. Her pain was so intense that her chiropractor invited her to come to his house for an adjustment since his office was closed on a Saturday. The adjustment he performed relieved the pain exponentially. From then on, Alexander felt a strong call to do the same for others.

Once she enrolled in chiropractic school at Life U, Alexander decided to specialize in Pediatric Chiropractic and has already received a pediatric certification. She was the vice president of the Thompson Technique Club for a time, an important part of her “journey just to be able to not only own a technique, but also be able to teach others because it connects you as you grow up in the quarter.” Alexander also grew in her spiritual well-being while at Life U, becoming a Christian and regularly attending women’s bible study.

“My time at Life U has definitely been a whirlwind. I entered the program a completely different person than I am now,” Alexander said.

Alexander just started her PEAK internship in Franklin, Tennessee at Addasu Family Chiropractic. It’s a Pediatric Experience (PX) affiliated office that focuses on pediatric and prenatal care.

“The foundation of your PEAK is definitely building those strong relationships with the patients and then learning how to communicate with them because it’s much different than being in the clinic,” Alexander said.

Alexander clocked many clinic hours as a Clinic Unit Leader for Life Chiropractic Centers during her clinic rotation. The clinic was a safer learning environment to get and give instruction from peers, as well as encouragement and guidance from faculty clinicians to build those adjusting skills. In PEAK, it is a higher level, and more is expected from you in a real-world environment.

In reference to advice for new or prospective chiropractic students, Alexander advised to join leadership in a club, as it “cracks you out of your comfort zone’ and helps you “grow as a person to be able to own the technique and also to be able to get up in front of people you don’t really know well and teach them.”

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