About Dr. Cassi
Dr. Cassi grew up in Olympia, Washington then later graduated from the University of Washington in Seattle where she received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Linguistics and a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry in 2007. Dr. Cassi then took four years off to raise her two small children before attending the University of Western States in Portland where she graduated with her Doctorate of Chiropractic in 2014.
Dr. Cassi is passionate about chiropractic and helping her patients with a hands-on, holistic approach to health care. She has been under chiropractic care since she was a small child and understands the benefits through all stages of life and activities. The chiropractic care she received during her pregnancies inspired her to further her education in pregnancy and pediatrics through the International Chiropractic Pediatric Association. During her additional 200-hour ICPA series, Dr. Cassi became certified in the Webster Technique along with many other skills and techniques that further set her apart as a pediatric and pregnancy chiropractor.
About Dr. Chris
Dr. Chris grew up in Binghamton, New York then later graduated from the University of Maryland in College Park where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in Neurobiology and Physiology in 2005. Dr. Chris worked for multiple years in various industries before finding his true calling in Chiropractic. He attended the University of Western States where he graduated with degrees in Doctorate of Chiropractic and Masters of Sports Medicine in March 2020. He has been active his entire life, participating in numerous endurance events, including Ironman triathlons and ultramarathons. In addition, he enjoys surfing, snowboarding, cross country skiing, and rock climbing to name a few.
Dr. Chris believes movement and activity is a vital component to a person’s overall health and longevity, although the musculoskeletal system is only one component of the body functioning as optimally as possible. His approach to treatment includes taking into account the body’s other systems, and how those systems work together, and affect each other. Dr. Chris provides treatment for those aiming to improve upon or maintain their current level of health, as well as providing treatment for acute and chronic sports, accident related, or various other injuries, as well as minor aches and pains from everyday life. In addition to the spine, Dr. Chris is proficient in injury prevention and treatment of the extremities, including, but not limited to the shoulders, wrists, hips, knees, and ankles. He takes into account each individual’s current situation, and goals moving forward. As optimal health does not start and stop while in the clinic, Dr. Chris provides at-home/work tools to aid in the prevention and treatment of disorders, including exercise, stretching, and nutritional guidance.
Our Philosophy
Optimal health and overall performance can be attained through the proper balance of exercise, nutrition, and care of the body’s framework (skeleton and muscles). In addition, maintaining a state of good health depends on a normally functioning nervous system. The most important and delicate organs of the nervous system are supported and protected by the skull and spine, and when misaligned these structures can irritate and interfere with the nerve impulses that send messages to and from the brain.
As a doctors of chiropractic, we locate these points of interference and correct the spinal and cranial misalignments so the body can re-establish its balance and heal itself to the best of its ability.
Evidence-Based Resources
As a medical provider and mother, Dr. Cassi believes that it’s part of her mission to help families and parents make the best well-informed decisions on some of the most important family health topics today, starting as early as conception.
Here are some great evidence-based resources to help get you started.
International Chiropractic Pediatric Association, ICPA
The International Chiropractic Pediatric Association (ICPA, Inc) is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization of chiropractic family practitioners dedicated to advancing public awareness and attainment of the chiropractic family wellness lifestyle.
ICPA practitioners provide a holistic approach to your family's wellness. They provide quality chiropractic care that is specific to children, (including infants) and pregnant women.
The ICPA empowers parents with practical solutions, extensive resources, and specific services for family health and wellness.
Pathways Magazine
Pathways is a quarterly print and digital magazine whose non-profit mission is to support you and your family’s quest for wellness. The magazine is content-rich, with minimal advertising. Experience for yourself the variety of stories amid visually striking imagery.
The creators of Pathways to Family Wellness envision a world of thriving, empowered families who easily connect to inner and outer resources, practitioners, and a supportive community needed to create wholeness on all levels of existence. They believe stepping into their personal pathway to wellness is a consciousness-raising act with the power to regenerate and transform themselves, their families, their communities, and our world.
With their holistic and expansive vision as their guide, Pathways to Family Wellness collaborates with consciousness leaders, cutting-edge scientists and researchers, families on their conscious path, holistic practitioners, and dynamic nonprofit organizations to bring the most current insights into wellness to our readers.
Evidence-Based Birth
Their mission is to raise the quality of childbirth care globally, by putting accurate, evidence-based research into the hands of families and communities, so they can make informed, empowered choices.
Spinning Babies
Spinning Babies is an approach to optimize the physical relationship between the bodies of the mother and baby for the easing of childbirth. Spinning Babies is a new paradigm that takes clues from the baby’s position and station for natural, physiological solutions. Try it in any birth setting, childbirth program, or pain management plan.