June
2008 Intern of the Month
Aron Stumvoll, T8 chiropractic student
"If
you don't have a current chiropractor, keep searching, because
everybody with a spine needs chiropractic care!"
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Where
did you do your internship, and what about that practice interested
you the most?
I did
my T-8 internship at ProAdjuster Chiropractic in Maplewood with
Dr. Bruce Peterson. I requested a practice with pediatrics because
I think getting checked early in life is the most important part
of a kid's health. I want to focus on the spine and correcting
it as early as possible and changing the outlook of chiropractic
to the public. I think people have a misconception of what chiropractic
is all about. Where most people think it's about back pain and
neck pain it's actually about the spinal cord and how the brain
communicates with the rest of the body.
What did you learn from this experience
that you will take into your future practice? One
of the most successful experiences was with a patient whose baby
was breech. The baby was not turning with the Webster's technique
so I did further research on the technique. After we applied what
I shared with my supervisor, the baby turned! Only two days after
the baby was born we checked the baby for subluxations and it's
a good thing we did, because there was a minor dislocation at
the top vertebra that could have led to severe problems in the
future.
In what ways have you gone above and beyond
your educational training? As
a future doctor of chiropractic, I will need to keep up on the
latest research. This involves a lot of reading, so I'm taking
a speed reading course. I've given a demonstration on speed reading
to the Speech and Philosophy Club, a student organization that
I helped start. This club emphasizes the importance of effective
public speaking skills in order to do outreach and educate the
public about the importance of chiropractic care.
Why is it important for you to be involved
in your profession? I'm
interested in changing the public's perspective from a focus on
back pain to a focus on living a wellness lifestyle. I want my
clinic to gather data that I can publish and present so that more
people know the benefits of chiropractic.
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