Dr Michael Hooker, Principal Chiropractor
Chiropractic Approach To Health
My first introduction to chiropractic came through a local chiropractor with a strong interest in sports performance. I spent time talking with him about chiropractic care and its approach to health and performance. He explained that chiropractic focuses on removing interference to the body’s natural ability to heal itself, and he spoke about the body’s innate intelligence—its ability to signal what it needs to restore balance and health, signals that are often ignored by the conscious mind. What he described aligned seamlessly with my education in the exercise sciences.
20 Years Later!
At that time, I was deeply immersed in the exercise sciences, approaching health and performance primarily from a movement-based perspective. I continued along this path by traveling to the United States to complete a Master’s degree in Exercise Science, before returning home to lecture and consult in the field. After several years in academia and clinical practice, I began to feel that I could have an even greater impact on the lives of those I worked with by becoming a chiropractor. Nearly twenty years after my first introduction to chiropractic, I resigned from my position as Head of the Exercise Science programme and commenced my chiropractic studies at the New Zealand College of Chiropractic. Following graduation, I further pursued my passion by studying Applied Kinesiology, with its emphasis on the three sides of the health triangle: emotional, biomechanical, and biochemical. In 2015, I passed the diplomate examination, becoming the only Applied Kinesiology Diplomate in New Zealand. The following year, I began teaching the Applied Kinesiology certification course. I now love integrating Applied Kinesiology into every patient visit.
The Key Philosophy At Health-Performance Chiropractic
The key philosophy that I adhere to in practice, is that given the right environment physical, emotional and chemical the body is able to optimally adapt to the stresses of the environment it is in. It is the chiropractors role to remove any functional interference to the body’s ability to adapt positively whilst identifying areas of the persons’ environment that is causing the body to operate below its potential.
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Experience a personalised, holistic approach to health at Health-Performance Chiropractic. Dr Michael Hooker integrates chiropractic care and Applied Kinesiology to help your body adapt, restore balance, and perform at its best.
