Acupuncture

Acupuncture is a healing art which has been proven for over 2,000 years to be an effective treatment for many common ailments and more serious health conditions.

Dr. Spacke practices both traditional Chinese acupuncture and a 'needle-less' acupuncture (auricular therapy) for those with a needle-phobia.

At the TWC we use acupuncture for the aiding and treatment of various health issues: injuries, smoking cessation, allergies, weight-loss, infertility and chronic health problems like fibromyalgia, arthritis, diabetes, trigeminal neuralgia, Morton’s neuroma, Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Lupus and Parkinson's.

• Acupuncture...is it for me?
• How is Acupuncture beneficial?

Acupuncture is an ancient Chinese system of natural healing which stresses restoring proper energy flow to various organs and glands. Acupuncture is not a single serving treatment, rather a complete healing art within itself. It is concerned with the overall system of the body (circulatory, digestive, respiratory, eliminatory, reproductive, and hormonal) and seeks to correct health problems within those systems. Acupuncture also treats malfunction due to disrupted energies.

The Chinese definition of 'health' is the concept that all of the numerous body parts are functioning properly and harmoniously. If there is an interruption in the flow of the energy life force (referred to as Chi in Chinese) then organ malfunction, disease, pain and suffering are inevitable.

• Where does the interruption of energy flow or 'chi' occur?
The interruption occurs in one of two areas. The first is within the channels of energy flow, which are located throughout the body just beneath the skin surface. The other interruption can occur in areas of the spinal column where vertebrae may become misaligned, thereby compressing vital nerve endings.
• Are there other causes of disease besides those associated with interference of the transmission of energy flow?
Yes. Although the interruption of Chi leads to many health issues and the prevention of overall vitality, other factors include hereditary aspects, poisons, adverse environmental conditions, injury, malnutrition and others.
• How do you detect the disturbances in energy flow within a patient?
Acupuncturists use an array of methods in order to specifically target the disturbances. These can include detecting precursor signs, symptom assessment, discovering pain spots, organ reflex points and using pulse or instrumental findings.
• How are treatments performed for acupuncture?
The related skin points are determined, and then they are treated by one of over thirty methods of stimulation which include: long needle insertions, short needle penetration, non-piercing needles, fingering pressure, metallic balls taped to the points and electrical stimulation.
• What are some of the conditions that respond to acupuncture?
Neuralgia, weight loss, smoking cessation, headaches, trigeminal neuralgias, tics, spasms, muscular rheumatism, neuralgia (shoulder and arm), tennis elbow, osteoarthritis, ulcers, hepatitis, coughs, abnormal blood, pressure, hemorrhoids, bladder irritations, bed wetting, some kidney problems, female disorders, impotence, weak eyesight, hay fever, loss of smell, tonsillitis, skin conditions, nervous and psychiatric conditions and loss of hearing.
• How many patients respond favorably to acupuncture?
On average, 8 out of 10 patients respond favorably. Failure to respond are due to a variety of deterrents: advanced age, severity of the condition and irreversible tissue damage.
• Does acupuncture have another name?
Acupuncture, oddly enough, incorrectly implies needles only. The proper wording is "meridian therapy" or ching lo chi liao in Chinese. It was renamed acupuncture in the 16th century by Portuguese sailors who knew no better, and the name stuck.
• What kind of doctor should one go to for this type of health care?
Any doctor (chiropractor, osteopath or medical) who has the proper training, which means that she/he has received qualified training and passed exams to certify competence to protect the public.
• Are there any other significant factors in healing besides skin point stimulation and vertebral adjustments?
Yes, there are four laws to obey for those who desire health and longevity.
• Proper nutrition
• Adequate rest
• Moderate exercise
• Positive mental attitude

Anti-Aging Therapies

We test hormone levels via saliva testing and create bio-identical therapies to keep your hormone values in line with that of a 30 year-old.

BioMat Therapy

This is a FDA licensed medical device which combines FAR Infrared light with negative ion technology. This revolutionary healing tool relieves pain and restores balance and energy to the human body. Benefits include relieving joint pain, improving immune function, strengthening the cardiovascular system and burning calories.

Bio-identical Hormone Balancing

Andropause and menopause are often accompanied with weight gain, fatigue, hair loss, loss of stamina and energy and more. With a simple test, we can determine which hormones (estrogen, progesterone, testosterone, cortisol and DHEA) are out of balance, and provide you with supplementation in order to raise your values to their optimal levels of that of a 20-30 year-old.

Cellular Cleansing

Our detoxification baths remove unwanted toxins and eliminate harmful free-radicals by creating an ionic energy field within the body. Cellular cleansing was proven in clinical trials to balance and restore the body's pH level and electromagnetic energy. It is also known to increase range of motion as well as improve overall muscle strength.

Chiropractic Care

We employ instrument adjusting with an activator, adjustor and percussor in addition to the traditional ‘hands-on’ adjusting in order to create a healing protocol custom-tailored for your needs.

Chiropractic care is an art, science and philosophy which stress the relationship between the musculoskeletal structures and the nervous system. Spinal adjustment fosters this relationship and uses the inherent recuperative powers of the body in the restoration and maintenance of health.

• Activator
• The activator is a gentle, low-force program of chiropractic care. It has been safely used for over 35 years to benefit people with a wide range of health problems. In the late 1960's, this revolutionary chiropractic technique was developed to improve safety and comfort for chiropractic patients. Since then, the technique has grown to be the most widely-used "low-force" chiropractic technique in the world.
• How does it work?

• The activator instrument delivers a controlled, light and fast thrust without causing undue strain to patients. The adjustments are so quick that your body’s muscles are less likely to resist, allowing for a more precise, safe and extract adjustment.

  The activator incorporates the latest advances in orthopedic, neurological and chiropractic examinations along with a unique system of administering spinal adjustments. Using the activator analysis and the instrument, your chiropractor can help restore spinal balance safely and comfortably.


• The "EB" product line works on some basic and universally accepted scientific principles. These same principles work within the body on a cellular level, creating electrochemical impulses and actions that are the basis for life.
• Electrical therapy has been long used for the treatment of many pain conditions both acute and chronic. These conditions include neck pain, back pain, joint pain, arthritis, bursitis, tendentious, headaches and fibromyalgia.
• Electrical therapy is a pain treatment technique that incorporates the use of currents to stimulate muscles, nerves, and the vascular systems with little or no discomfort.
• The Erchonia Adjustor
• The adjustor is a hand-held instrument which delivers specific adjustments based on area of spinal subluxation, as well as size and age of the patient. The instrument can be dialed up or down in order to meet the specific needs of the patient. This type of adjustment is much more specific than the 'traditional' adjusting and is virtually painless.

• The Erchonia Percussor
• The percussor is used to smooth out muscle spasms and perform neuromuscular re-education. The unique ‘galvanic wave action provides comfort to the patient by releasing tension in tight muscles. Any pain a patient may be having is greatly diminished when muscles are educated to contract properly.

Classes

Dr. Spacke teaches twelve classes, all of which are available free of charge for any business or civic function. They include: Advanced Health Care, Biblical Nutrition, Stress, Fibromyalgia, Back Attacks, Keep Fit While You Sit, Power Nutrition, Headaches, Peak Performance, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Arthritis, and Osteoporosis.

Clinical Nutrition

The most important thing you can do for you health is to take in the right nutrition for your body. Your nutritional needs are not necessarily the same as others' needs; some people need more protein, some respond better to carbohydrates, and some need a little bit of everything to function effectively.

Dr. Spacke's clinic employs technology in order to determine your exact nutritional needs. In addition to a questionnaire, she also uses a bio-impedance analysis machine to determine your specific muscle mass, fat mass, basal metabolic rate, amount of calories burned daily and intracellular and extracellular hydration status.

This equipment was initially used in hospital settings to determine the nutritional and cellular status of patients who had just undergone transplant operations, and for assessing if nutritional protocols were working for AIDS and cancer patients. The machine's findings will give insight to whether or not there are nutritional deficiencies in your body, and if so, what those deficiencies are. Dr. Spacke will then recommend whole foods based on your metabolism, which will help your body to function more effectively.

Cranial Massage

Sacro Occipital Therapy, or cranial message, gently repositions and realigns some of the formational bones in young children. There are multiple bones in the skull, but sometimes birth trauma or physical trauma can cause misalignment. In addition, babies born via cesarean section have not traveled through the birth canal and have not been subjected to the helpful constricting forces necessary for the proper adjustment of these bones which, when misaligned, inhibit proper functioning.

• More on Massage
• Cranial massage is a gentle, hands-on re-alignment of the cranial bones to ensure they are structurally sound to take pressure off of the different points in the brain. The procedure is completely painless and varies between 3-10 minutes per visit.
• Dr. Spacke also uses neurological scanning to check improvement before, during and after the treatment to eliminate guesswork. Using this technology, she is able to ascertain exactly what percentage of improvement has been made during the treatment and is able to assess when a stable point has been reached with no neurologic interference.
• For more information on Children and Chiropractic Care, see the International Chiropractic Pediatric Association

Essential Oil Therapy

Our wide variety of essential oils contain properties which are antibacterial, antifungal, antiviral and more. Essential Oil Therapy is very beneficial for peace and calming. Depending on your health condition, oils can be beneficial in speeding up the healing process. Essential Oil Therapy has also been successfully implemented for patients with Staph infections, dental infections, nicotine addiction and many others.

Facials

Our skin is the largest organ in the body. In order to make sure your skin is always healthy and radiant, our esthetician uses skin care therapy to create a protocol which helps the maintenance our often mistakenly overlooked organ. This may include reducing lines and wrinkles, improving complexion, improving tone and elasticity and much more. Facial therapy reinforces the importance of taking care your skin and keeping it as healthy as possible.

Children

Our center prides itself on being able to provide a wide array of services to our community. While we enjoy caring for anyone who looks to better their wellness, our interest lies with children, women and senior health.

• The most common reason parents bring their babies in for chiropractic care is for colic or stomach concerns. In nearly all cases, very slow peristalsis (bowel motility) is the key factor. There are gentle adjusting techniques which help to improve peristalsis and help alleviate stomach pain and discomfort. Chronic ear infections, asthma and allergies also often respond positively to chiropractic care.
• Children ages five to eighteen years old are brought in most commonly for Attention Deficit Disorder, which responds very well to treatment. Common responses to treatment include improved attention span, lower activity level and overall improvement of general well-being.
• Other childhood ailments which respond to chiropractic care include bedwetting and childhood injuries which occur from sports or casual playing.

Women

Our center prides itself on being able to provide a wide array of services to our community. While we enjoy caring for anyone who looks to better their wellness, our interest lies with children, women and senior health.

• Menopause
• The medical community recommended synthetic Hormone Replacement Therapy for menopausal changes for a number of years. Then, of course, this treatment was found to be harmful; not only did it not prevent against osteoporosis, but the therapy also increased the risk of heart disease and virulent breast cancers.
• Dr. Spacke focuses on methods which will help ease a woman through the menopausal phase of her life, as opposed to unnaturally eradicating all of the natural symptoms. With our hormone testing we will work to find bio-identical hormones to balance the body naturally which will soften the symptoms, such as hot flashes and a loss of libido.
• Infertility and Pregnancy
• Recent studies have indicated that acupuncture is quite useful in the treatment of fertility. In one such study, 14 out of 15 women were able to conceive and bear a child after received chiropractic care after suffering at least 5 years of infertility.
• Another study shows that chiropractic adjustment is extremely effective in promoting pregnancy in women who suffer from infertility caused by neurological interference. Dr. Spacke uses scanning technology* which can determine whether or not a woman is good candidate for acupuncture treatment for infertility. In addition, women who carry to term and beyond can trigger natural labor by received acupuncture protocol. Many OBGYN clinics refer their overdue patients to Dr. Spacke so she can help induce labor in a non-chemical and less painful way.

• Chiropractic care can help keep everything as stable and as aligned as possible. Also, Dr. Spacke can ensure the pelvic bowl is spreading evenly to help make the birthing process comfortable.

  In addition, women who carry to term and beyond can benefit from acupuncture to stimulate the labor process. Many OBGYN clinics refer their overdue patients to Dr. Spacke so she can help induce labor in a non-chemical and less painful way.

• Geriatric Care
• Osteoarthritis, osteoporosis and decreased mobility are some of the concerns of women in their later years. With gentle chiropractic adjustments and nutritional counseling, Dr. Spacke works with older women to keep their mobility as full as possible to increase vitality and maintain a vigorous and healthy lifestyle.

Laser Therapy

Our clinic utilizes an FDA licensed Erchonia Laser which produces tremendous results by blending accuracy and healing power with medical technology. This medical device has been proven to be effective in the treatment of scarring, adhesions, MRSA, chronic pain, Lyme’s disease, fibromyalgia and more.

Massage Therapy

We make use of several different types of massage to help our patients with acute and chronic injuries. Massage not only aids in the healing process but is also is very useful for relaxation therapies.

Neurological Scanning

The process which addresses the problem of subluxation, which is an abnormal spinal position/movement of the vertebrae to disturb communication within the central nervous system causing a disturbance in the body. This scanning provides the information necessary to correct the abnormality.

Many people believe chiropractic care focuses only on the spine, but the truth of the matter is neurologic interference in the spine causes a myriad of ailments. Many common problems can be naturally treated with vertebral adjustments.

• How does neurological scanning work?
• Dr. Spacke uses a surface Electromyogram machine which helps detect areas of nerve disturbance, document and monitor treatment possibilities and delivers the results to recommend the appropriate chiropractic care. Modern neurological scanning equipment tests three very vital components to your central nervous system: the first part of the scan determines the function of your spinal cord, the second aspect determines the function of the muscles of your back, and the third determines the function of specific nerve roots.
• The scanning procedure has three functions, takes less than 10 minutes and is completely pain-free.
1. It emits infrared beams into the spinal column and bounces back the image to determine the integrity of the spinal cord.
2. The roller has heat sensors which read the tone of the muscle to find out if the muscles are experiencing spasms or if they're flaccid and not contracting at the right frequency.
3. Starting at the base of the skill and continuing down to the base of the tailbone, surface electrodes read the electrical frequencies at each and every vertebrae level to find out if your nerves are sending the right frequency.
• Dr. Spacke will analyze the scan to determine the amount of neurological dysfunction and will then discuss with you the treatment which is necessary to make sure your system is working properly.

Neuromuscular Therapy

Deep tissue muscle work is used to rehab or 'prehab' a joint injury. This type of therapy is incredibly beneficial for those with long standing joint dysfunction and for individuals about to undergo joint-replacement surgery. It is critical to strengthen muscles around the joint before it is replaced in order to substantially speed up the healing process.

Nutritional Counseling

The importance of nutrition in overall health cannot be over-stressed. Nutrition can be compared to the gas that fuels the body; if the car does not receive the proper gas, it cannot function appropriately and sometimes cannot function at all. Dr. Spacke can provide a full nutritional analysis in order to help you find out what foods are important for the proper functioning of your body.

Other Resources

Believe it or not, we cannot provide all the steps necessary to live a completely healthy lifestyle. Check out some of our favorite sources of wisdom which help improve your wellbeing.

• Healthy Child Healthy World: Creating a Cleaner, Greener, Safer Home by Christopher Gavigan. We always strive to keep our children as safe as possible. This must read addresses this issue in our ever-changing society.
• Organic foods are affordable, and even more accessible if you use a co-op. We happily use Annie Malka of Annie’s Organic Buying Club who delivers organic foods to the Keys. Follow this link to visit her web site. Her phone number is (305) 852-5797. http://www.anniesbuyingclub.com/
• It is critical to remove as many toxins from your home as possible. A helpful website is the Environmental Working Group, who is a non-profit organization whose sole purpose is to inform the consumer of environmental toxins: ways to avoid them, substitute, and ways to get healthy and stay that way. Click on the link below to visit their site. http://www.ewg.org/

Rain Drop Therapy

The therapeutic application of essential oils dropped like raindrops along the spine with a soothing massage like application. These carefully selected therapeutic grade essential oils work at the cellular level boosting the immune system and bringing balance and harmony to the body physically, mentally and emotionally.

Smoke Cessation Program

We provide several natural services to help you find a healthy and beneficial route which helps you become smoke-free in 30 days or less.

Strength Training

Work 1-on-1 with a doctor to create a fitness routine to strengthen and sculpt your body.

Weight Loss

We have many ways to help you achieve your weight loss goals. They include nutritional counseling with a doctor, nutritional cleansing and detoxification, thyroid testing and balancing and acupuncture which helps jump start your metabolism.

Yoga

Yoga, Core Strengthening Classes, Stretching Classes