Spine Whisperer: Recent Episodes
Kimberly Douglas
You asked, we answered. A podcast featuring the doctors of Midwest Family Wellness answering questions that patients want to ask, but don't want to wait around to hear. All questions and topics taken directly from patients.
In this episode of Spine Whisperer we discuss the impact of video games, posture, and scientific posturing. Enjoy!
In today's episode, we discuss and map out the year's events for the office. Tune in to find out what is happening in the office!
Here are some outtakes, mess ups, and the Drs. just losing their cool. Enjoy and stay tuned for the next episode!
Thank you all for a wonderful year and here are some thoughts from some of the wonderful staff, patients and potential holiday cheermeisters.
It's an invitation to be a part of correcting forward head posture, maintaining a healthy balance in your spine and exercises (rehab protocols) that will get you there!
In this podcast, we get to experience a person who has been a patient for more than a decade. She goes into detail for her love of They Might Be Giants, as well as how she came to be a patient at MFW. Tune in!
In this podcast we discuss the success of open adjusting, sweater weather, what we love about fall and S.A.D. Enjoy our voices as we beckon you to embrace the fall season.
One of our wonderful patients spends time talking with the doctors about her experience with the office and why she loves it here. Be sure to turn on and tune in this weeks podcast!
The docs discuss the different ways people learn and why most of us are a mixture of learning aptitudes.
Tune in and listen to Dr. Joshua Fink discuss chiropractic principles and the latest research.
This episode addresses the chiropractic evaluation and adjustments for Dr. Brads' dog, as well as stories from the rest of the crew.
In the latest episode, lets delve into new ways to spend our summer! Listen to the Drs. discuss their very own ideas for summer.
Our latest bone stories sit-down features one of our very best friends. We have been honored to provide health care to her for this past decade or so.
Sit down and listen to Brianna's tale. You don't want to miss this!
Ok so yeah, we lost the log in, but now we are back on track!!!
Friends those were some dark times for sure. But now, now we have Dr. Danielle! Come sit and listen as she answers questions about her specialty, bringing you back to your best self! Or, killing you in the process!
We got her! Dr. Amanda talks about the wonderful work she is doing in the office for babies with tongue ties. This is a must listen! Tell your friends!
Come, have a seat and listen to Wendy, one of our favorite people to care for here at the practice. We think you will agree, she is pretty great!
Stewardship beckons! We interview Bonnie Harper, the executive director for the Open Space Council.
She will walk us through all of the incredible opportunities there are to get outside and do some good!
On this podcast Kim and the doctors discuss what it means to have a healthy heart. Its time for some plaint talk about what it takes to have a healthy ticker!
Enjoy!
Season 4 kicks off at MidWest Family Wellness with a syllabus handout, staff affirmations, and a catch up on the goings on at your favorite place!
Its the Season 3 blowout! Listen to the staff talk about 2021 and their first year in the new office! Its a perfect way to ease into 2022.
This year we have had more disc cases than in the past 3 years combined. Join us as we discuss what the heck is going on and what you can do to avoid being a statistic.
They are building something super cool out in Wentzville. A state-of-the-art facility for you and your friends to do any manner of physical mischief.
Listen here to find out more with Mike Lueck, the Parks and Recreation Director for Wentzville.
We love bones. We love our patients. Sit down and hear some bone stories from Cassie, one of our favorite patients of all time.
FINALLY! Our very own Yoga instructor. We are proud to present the instructor we searched endlessly to find. Come and listen to her, then take a class with her. You will see why we are so pumped.
Ryan Graham - director of Saint Charles County Parks and Rec sits down with the doctors and Kim to talk about all the awesome out doors activities in the greatest County on earth.
Also, some focus on Kinetic Park right here in beautiful downtown Dardenne Prairie.
Its the end of season bloopers in the middle of the season! Why? 1) we make a lot of bloopers so there will be a part 2. 2) See part 1.
Enjoy!
Forward Head Posture doesn't just look terrible, it has very real health consequences.
Let's talk about how to keep our kids' heads on straight!!
Being active and being outside are the keys to staying healthy.
Tune in to the doctors and Missouri's very own bear man as we explore best practices for being active outside as we once again share it with the American Black Bear.
'I dont want to think about lunch, tell me what to make for my kids and how to feed them healthy food during the school year!'
As promised, the school lunch episode. Prepare to be empowered.
Teaching infants and children to swim safely! Is there a better podcast for the summer?! You know there isn't. Enjoy!
Our special guest Christie Cloutman sat down with us and explained what she does as a infant swim coach and why these lessons are vital for families that like to be around water.
The doctors and Kim getting loose on vertigo. Listen in to find out what it is and how to fix it, plus the witty banter you know and love.
It's a cruel summer friends.
Someone asked why we have so many moms in our practice. We take the time to answer, in spades.
Its finally here!! The update to the much loved 'Tick Talk' episode from season 1.
The doctors are joined by Deborah Hudman, a senior tick researcher at ATSU, to talk about her latest tick tracking experiment and how we can help send her data.
Let's bag up some ticks!
This episode doctors Amanda, Joshua, Matthew and Brad work through your triumphant return to your fitness activities! We cover the how-to for getting back up to speed quick and avoiding injury! Let's go!
Also, we love seeing all of your beautiful faces!
More of your questions answered!
This episode the doctors and Kim talk the intricacies of having excellent posture in 2021. They outline the methods and contraptions used at MF Wellness to stand you up straight and have you looking your best.
The return of Dr. Mawer from his rehab assignment in the distant mountains. Like Rocky he returns to us tightened up and ready for his match against Ivan Drago!
Also we discuss his painful accident and rehab process.
This episode features our super-duper massage therapist Kristin. She's pretty great.
Listen in as she answers your questions about massage and puts up with pestering from Kim and the doctors.
Pollen cannot enter your home unless you invite it in. Vampires, that's vampires isnt it?
This episode Kim and the doctors deliver the goods on dealing with the spring menace!
Well great, now we are short a doctor, again.
Maybe he should have listened to this podcast about springtime injury prevention! Hopefully you will pay attention dear listener!
The doctors and Kim talk lasers, as a therapy and a method of controlling the rebellion on Hoth.
We have been threatening to do this episode for 2 years.
It seems like a great way to start off in our new building, by talking about poop.
Its the episode you do not want to hear but need to know. Enjoy!!
From the parking lot of the new MFW building we present a podcast on protecting your spine and neck while in the car all dang day. Welcome to Season 3 of the Spine Whisperer Podcast.
Of course the building is not done so we cant get in to record :(
As promised, next week we record from the parking lot! Until then enjoy more silliness from season 1.
The very last podcast of season 2 and of MF Wellness Cottleville/Wentzville! Next time you hear from us we will be in the new building or be practicing from a QuikTrip parking lot!
Exit interviews, future predictions, and much more with the entire staff!
We hate it too, but we need to talk about staying Covid safe as the weather turns bad and the sunlight falters.
Your friends at Midwest Family Wellness can make anything sound good.
Have a listen!
The first ever podcast to feature the female doctors and staff of Midwest Family Wellness!!! Join us as the new physicians answer questions about school, the gender gap, and how much fun they are having working at the best spine shack in the world.
Don't let this long night bring you down! The doctors and Kim discuss SAD and the strategies for surviving this cycle of decreased sunlight. Its a must listen if you have been feeling down and out.
It's finally here, the episode we have all been anticipating! Dr. Terry Surtin, the jewel of chiropractic veterinary care sits down with the crew to talk bones, pygmy goats, and everything in between.
We will save Halloween. A step-by-step guide to staying safe and getting the most out of this "most special" of holidays.
The doctors discuss being parents and the challenges of raising healthy kids. Tune in to find out what our kids know that others don't.
Our very first guest on the podcast! Dr. Kirsten Leapley answers all of your write in questions. Then, some mild stabbing. Enjoy!
More things you have to know! Commit this podcast to memory and then distribute it to your friends and neighbors with extreme prejudice!
Kids. School. Covid-19.
This is the episode you have been waiting for. Specific instructions on safeguarding your children and yourself as they head back to school.
We answer more patient questions as well as update covid stats and mask parameters. Its so professional you will probably barf.
Bursitis, weekend plans and so much more! The doctors and Kim plow through your questions like a something something something.
Scoliosis, cholesterol, and the best summertime activities for the doctors. And Kim. Don't forget Kim.
It's the outside episode! Andrea and drs Matt and Joshua break down the how-to on enjoying your time outdoors. Have a listen while you slather on the zinc.
Your body is screaming for D! Vitamin D! Its a must-have and studies show most of us are dangerously low! Tune in and let us show you the way.
The WHOLE staff at MF Wellness came together for this very special pandemic podcast.
Real time advice on what to do, what to listen to, and watch to watch.
Hang in there best friends!
The doctors will not quit! We will find a way to get together and get you the best information possible. Hang in thefre superfriends!
The doctors wont be defeated by social distancing. We found some tin cans and string.
Come get 'ya some healthcare.
A chiropractor without bones to rattle is a sad sight indeed.
Still, its only half of what we do best!
If you could redesign the human spine, what would you change?
That just one of the awesome questions submitted from our patients and read by the talented Marisa.
Here it is, the battle royale of food preparation.
Once you listen to this you will never be the same. Prepare yourself.
It is time for your guts to shine, the doctors want to talk to you about immune function and the all-star of the immune hang-out. That's right. They want to talk about your guts.
You have never heard a podcast like this one. Its an all-star cast pushing out an incredible show at the height of a winter storm. Action, drama, special guests.
Also we talk about the healing rates of various tissues.
Workouts do not have to suck. The doctors and Kim go over the basics of simple equipment and solid methods for producing great results at home. Enjoy!
Season 2! Join Kim and the drs as they help you keep your New Years Resolutions! You won't find this kind of content anywhere in the lower 48.
Its the finale of Season 1 of the Spine Whisperer!! We answer anything and everything in a no holds barred journey into health. Probably.
Kim and the Docs breaking down fasting, intermittent fasting and answering your questions. This episode kicks down the door of confusion on this topic and brings justice to the land probably.
The doctors are here for you! Strategies for surviving the holidays without weight gain or felony convictions!!
We at very Thankful to have such an intelligent and attractive listening audience. Thank you!!
One of our patients writes in 'whats the deal with you guys and ears/sinuses.' Well, you gonna learn today. Also a kick #@$ research study on chiropractic care and special forces members.
Backstories! Kim gets the doctrors to spill the beans on how they got to where they are now. The intrigue!
The drs and Kim rappin' about x-ray usage and why 'you guys are right and the last 5 doctors weren't.' Its the Plush Rush son!
The question bag is again overflowing. Andrea steps in to help the doctors tear through some questions. Purses, nuts, and all manner of queries submitted by our favorite people, the patients!
Its the hand washing episode! If you want to keep your family healthy during cold/flu season you MUST listen to this! If you don't like them then do not worry about it.
Kim and the doctors are slinging knowledge and saving lives, and looking great while they do it. Honestly how do we not have a live stream for these?
Forget that decoy episode, this is the one you want! Backpack info to keep your children and hiking trips ergonomically awesome!!
Kim assaults the doctors with common questions from practice members. It's the lightning round!!
Just tired, or in heat exhaustion? The doctors and Kim break it down so you know whats going on with your body while you work it!
Phone and tablet use causing horns to grow on kids! Ya right. The doctors and Kim handle this irresponsible journalism and clarify the situation regarding electronics and posture.
The doctors and Kim talk about how to get picky eaters to eat. Its a round table of strategies for turning mealtime into something other than a battle! Plus Dr. Josh talks about how avocado made an attempt on his life.
The doctors of Midwest Family Wellness talk pregnancy and chiropractic care. Carefully, very carefully.
This episode, we debunk one of the craziest myths out there...all while keeping the rage contained inside us the best way we can. Let's face it, some people have the wrong idea about chiropractic and it saddens us. Don't miss it!
On this episode, we talk all about posture and how it can affect our bodies. So yeah it's a doozy... but oh so good! Also, we're not sure how long it's been since you've dealt with vocabulary words, but we're throwing some at you that will blow your mind! Do you know what they mean?
Welcome to Spine Whisperer. On today's podcast... the doctors discuss stretching, arguing, and even typing. How do they all fit together? Listen and find out.