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Two brothers, Dr. Lanny Crockett and physician’s assistant Randy Crockett, work with Compass Medical Center, an integrative medical clinic, in Snowflake, and hosted the Snowflake-Taylor Chamber of Commerce Lunch and Learn on May 22.
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From chiropractic work and alternative treatments to western medicine and x-rays, the clinic has a variety of options for people dealing with chronic pain, illness and injuries.
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Before introducing his brother Lanny, who is a chiropractor, he gave a hands-on demonstration as to how good body structure affects one’s ability to function.
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“We teach people about how good body structure affects function and we can help you change the structure and function better,” said Lanny as he shared the story of a 70-year-old patient whose favorite hobby was rockhounding.
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“By the time she came to us, she was walking with a cane and not able to be a rock hound,” said Lanny. “By the time she finished her treatment plan, she was back out walking and picking up rocks.”
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Randy shared about the new treatments available for neuropathy.
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“For 20 years I treated neuropathy the western medicine way with pain killers,” said Randy. “But in the last year, we came across nitric oxide supplements, which help to open up the arteries and oxygenate the blood.”
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Between the nitric oxide, neogenesis, electric stimulation and chiropractic adjustments, Randy said they have been healing people of neuropathy. “It’s been amazing and even miraculous. Most of my training was western medicine but for the last year I have been learning other modalities for chronic conditions.”
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Randy also noted that the clinic uses stem cell therapy but as it is not approved by the Federal Drug Administration, there is no insurance coverage. The stem cells are harvested from the blood cord of newborn babies. Once processed, those cells can be injected into an arthritic joint or even the back. “Wherever you put those cells, they become new cartilage and bone,” said Randy.
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Other therapies include Platelet Rich Plasma, which involves harvesting the plasma from a patient’s blood and then injecting it into the area of injury.
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Randy did note that the rooster comb injection that is put into people’s knees is covered by insurance.
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“Stem cells are cutting edge medical technology, but there is no guarantee that any of it will work,” concluded Randy. “Medicine is not guaranteed; it is more of an art than a science but we do our best to help people get better.”
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