meet the team
Chiropractor
Jeff Engel D.C.
After graduating with a Doctorate of Chiropractic (D.C.) from Northwestern Health Sciences College of Chiropractic, Dr. Jeff Engel brought his passion for health and helping others to Missoula in 2011. Dr. Jeff began his journey at the University of Wisconsin-Madison where he received a degree in Athletic Training. During this time Dr. Jeff had the opportunity to work with numerous Division 1 Athletes in Football, Basketball, Tennis, Rowing, Wrestling, and Soccer.
After graduation, Dr. Jeff didn’t stop his education. He continues to attend classes and seminars to maintain the latest knowledge on chiropractic, nutrition, weight loss, and optimum performance of the human body. Best of all, he passes this knowledge on to you and utilizes it with patients everyday.
Dr. Jeff takes pride in practicing what he teaches his patients. There is a good chance that you might just run into him at The Good Food Store, Fishing the Clark Fork, or participating in a CrossFit or Yoga Class.
Chiropractor
David Hardin D.C.
During his 14 years of practice, Dr. Hardin has treated many conditions. He firmly believes that patients come into treatment believing they will have success. His goal is to assess each one in-depth and customize a care plan that treats their unique situation. Part of the plan includes communicating with and educating his patients before starting treatment. Working together as a team, superior results can be achieved.
In his free time, you will find Dr. Hardin outside. He loves all outdoor sports including golf, camping, hiking, skiing, and whitewater rafting. Living in Montana has provided him with the opportunity to share all the area has to offer with his family.
Office Manager/Billing Specialist
Kay Sibson
Kay is excited to be a part of the OHW team and brings years of customer service and wearing various hats in a medical setting to the office. Although she is originally from California, she has lived in Missoula most of her life. Kay has a degree in Technical Theatre and is a wedding planner in her free time.
Her and her husband love what Missoula and Montana have to offer. You can typically find them outside, hiking year-round, and paddleboarding whenever they can. Kay looks forward to serving the patients of OHW and helping support their wellness journey.
Patient Care Coordinator
Hailey Lemler
Hailey is excited to be a part of the OHW team and looks forward to supporting patients in any way she can. She was born and raised in Washington state and moved to California right out of high school. After spending some time there for schooling, she eventually moved out to MT to be with family and found her forever home here in Missoula.
Patient Care Coordinator
Connie May
Connie is passionate about health, especially mental health, and holistic medicine. Outside of work, she enjoys being a mom, spending time outdoors, and dancing! Connie enjoys being a part of the clinic because she has personally experienced receiving many years of chiropractic care for pain relief. Because she knows how difficult that journey can be, she now looks forward to being a welcoming face and support to our patients!
Our Philosophy: Remove. Repair. Restore.
When it comes to health and disease, it is important to understand cause and effect relationships. The majority of healthcare today focuses on the effect or symptoms that a person is facing. This idea is also know as downstream thinking. How does this concept work? Well its quite simple. For example high blood pressure is a symptom many of us are familiar with. A common downstream approach is to use blood pressure medication to treat the symptom. However, what happens if you stop taking the medication? Chances are your blood pressure goes back up. This is the result of treating an effect and not the cause. If the cause of high blood pressure is addressed properly through changing lifestyle factors, you can see a decrease in blood pressure. What I have just described is known as an upstream approach. In other words, if inflammation of the blood vessels is the cause then the downstream effect is high blood pressure. By effectively treating the cause, the effect should resolve.
Remove. Repair. Restore.
Remove- The first step in fixing a problem or cause-effect relationship is to remove the cause. In order to remove the cause, it is important to determine the cause. Using the first three parts of a method known as the STEPs method we can determine the cause of a particular symptom and then apply the specific protocol or treatment approach to remove the cause. Here are just a few causes of common ailments:
Back Pain and Headaches: Spinal Misalignment, Muscle Spasm, Nerve Irritation, and Postural Imbalance.
Weight Gain: Hormone Imbalance, Toxicity, Stress, Inflammation
Fatigue: Stress, Excess Caffeine Intake, Poor Diet, Poor Sleep
Repair- Once the cause of the symptom is removed, the body will begin a repair process. The amount of time required to repair is unique to what the body is attempting to repair. For example, a minor ligament sprain could take 6-8 weeks to heal while a major sprain could take 6 months to over a year. For other conditions such as weight loss, diabetes, and heavy metal detoxification this repair process could take several years. To ensure the best results, requires the best lifestyle practices.
Restore- Restoration of proper function is the goal of any treatment protocol. Once the cause is effectively removed, the body has ample time to repair, then the body will function properly. The result? Improved health, increased energy, ideal body composition, dramatically reduced symptoms.
OFFICE HOURS
Monday
8:00am - 5:00pm
Tuesday
8:00am - 5:00pm
Wednesday
8:00am - 5:00pm
Thursday
8:00am - 5:00pm
Friday
8:00am - 12:00pm
Saturday
Closed
Sunday
Closed
Optimum Health and Wellness
1001 SW Higgins #102
Missoula, MT 59803