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Our Mission
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Our mission at Karp Chiropractic is to deliver the highest quality healthcare to our community in a comfortable, caring and professional manner by using the most advanced technology and treatment methods available. Our goal is to not only alleviate pain, but more importantly, inspire and educate our patients to become active participants in their own well being. We treat the entire person, not just their symptoms so that they reach optimal levels of health and wellness. |
Dr. Karp
Dr. Steven Karp, founder of Karp Chiropractic and Joint Rehabilitation Centers, is a graduate of Logan College of Chiropractic with a Bachelor of Science in Human Biology and a Doctorate of Chiropractic.
Dr. Karp attributes his success to his passion for helping people heal and overcome injuries. At the age of 13, Dr. Karp was treated by a chiropractor following a football injury. This inspired his dream of becoming a Chiropractor, which led to the opening of his practice in West Chester in 1999. Karp Chiropractic and Joint Rehabilitation Center is a comprehensive wellness, and rehabilitation center located in West Chester. This allows patients to receive Chiropractic care, as well as have access to state-of-the-art exercise equipment for joint rehabilitation under the supervision of Dr. Karp and his staff of assistants and massage therapists.
Dr. Karp is certified by the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners and is a member of the Pennsylvania Chiropractic Association. In addition to caring for his patients, Dr. Karp is a true philanthropist. As an active member of the Rotary Club of West Chester, he has gained great satisfaction in helping his community. Dr. Karp’s efforts have been recognized through receiving a Rotary Paul Harris Fellowship. At the present time, Dr. Karp is the Vice-Chairperson of Operation Warm for West Chester Rotary. Operation Warm is an organization dedicated to providing brand new coats to youth and families within schools and the surrounding community. This year, 32,000 new coats will be distributed to families of need throughout the tri-county area.
Paul Roscioli
With a Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science from West Chester University Paul has a solid background in health education. In addition,Paul has recently earned his Health Fitness Instructor certification from the American College of Sports Medicine. This certification illustrates the highest standard in the fitness industry, and Paul’s dedication to learning.
Spending more than 3 years in the U.S. Army as a mechanic has been valuable to Paul’s life. Work ethic and patience are two residual attributes that came from his experiences during service. The connection between mechanical processes, problem solving, and interest in helping others merged when his interest in exercise physiology was discovered.
Paul Roscioli has a strong passion for helping others. In a field where so much is at stake regarding people’s health and wellness, he is able to relate the principles of exercise and physiological processes to the lives of others. Application of the notion that “exercise is medicine,” creates an opportunity for one to become active in the healing process. This philosophy guides Paul through his professional life.
Meryl Sangmeister
Meryl Sangmeister, our office manager has been working with Dr. Karp for three years. As our office manager, Meryl schedules all patient appointments, handles all insurance issues, performs most therapies for patients, and makes sure that each visit is accomplished in a timely and efficient manner. Meryl loves and respects the chiropractic profession and is very interested in health care and nutrition. She is native to this area and hopes to continue her education at West Chester University in the future. Meryl is very dedicated to Karp Chiropractic and thoroughly enjoys helping patients recover from injuries and benefit from all the great services that Dr. Karp and our team has to offer. She truly gets satisfaction helping our patients improve their daily lives.
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¨We all believe in the idea that health and fitness are fun, that it makes you happy, it makes you feel good, your whole outlook in life is totally different when you feel strong, when you feel healthy, when you feel secure with your health and fitness. Whenever I have a problem and I go to a chiropractor, my problems are gone for a long time.¨ - Arnold Schwarzenegger |
About Chiropractic - What is it?
According to The Association of Chiropractic Colleges, ‘chiropractic is a health care discipline which emphasizes the inherent recuperative power of the body to heal itself without the use of drugs or surgery. The practice of chiropractic focuses on the relationship between structure (primarily the spine) and function (as coordinated by the nervous system) and how that relationship affects the preservation and restoration of health.’
Origins
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D.D. Palmer - Father of Chiropractic |
The ‘founding father’ of chiropractic, Dr. D.D. Palmer, developed a theory that spinal misalignment caused nerve pressure or irritation which in turn caused various ailments. He realized that the structure and condition of the body influenced how the body functioned and its ability to heal itself, without the use of drugs or surgery.
This simple philosophy has healed people and has prevented unwanted injury and illness for over a century! But to fully understand the chiropractic perspective, one must learn a bit about the nervous system, or how our bodies are ‘wired.’
Our wiring
The nervous system consists of the brain, spinal cord, and nerves. The brain is divided into sections and stores and receives an incredible amount of information. But this information needs a way to get in and out. Nerves provide a pathway for this information to travel, and the spinal cord is made up of bundles of these nerves. The spine both houses and protects the spinal cord.
Nerve dysfunction can result from any number of factors, such as falls, accidents, stress, tension, or over-use. These events can alter our ‘wiring’ and create pain or discomfort in our bodies.
Getting to the source
Doctors of chiropractic are trained to locate the source of the pain or discomfort - it may actually be far from the actual location where the symptom is occurring - and then we correct or adjust the joints in the body and set it up to heal on its own.
Of course, the type of correction or adjustment employed by the chiropractor depends on the condition being treated, but you get the main idea. The important thing to remember is that chiropractic success occurs by addressing the source of the problem, not just masking the symptoms.
Holistic efficiency
Because helping the body heal itself involves many facets, chiropractors also provide lifestyle advice to help prevent illness and injury. Diet & nutrition, fitness, ergonomics, and other areas in your life contribute, or diminish, your overall health. By making the right choices, one can live a life full of wellness and vitality.
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