About Us
Dr. Michele Newcomer
Dr. Michele Newcomer, DC, CNS has been in practice for 9 years. She is a licensed chiropractor, as well as a Certified Nutrition Specialist. She is licensed in both Washington and Oregon. Her emphasis is on nutrition and how all of the body’s organs, glands, and tissues work together in harmony.
Dr. Michele (as she prefers to be called) is a graduate of Los Angeles College of Chiropractic, which has recently been renamed the University of Southern California Health Sciences. She graduated summa sum laude and received a doctorate in chiropractic. She also took post-graduate courses at Western States Chiropractic in Portland, Oregon. After her graduation from Los Angeles College of Chiropractic, Dr. Michele was invited to join the staff at LACC and was an associate professor for four years.
The American College of Nutrition awarded Dr. Michele the Certified Nutrition Specialist certification in 1999 after she completed the required 1000 hours of internship with an experienced nutritionist, and successfully passed the national board exam ( “the most difficult exam I have ever taken”).
Natalie Romero
Natalie Romero, LMP, MMP, CNMT is a licensed massage therapist, as well as a medical massage practitioner with a certification in Neuromuscular Therapy. She has been in practice for over 3 years and is licensed in Washington and Oregon. Her emphasis is on assisting the body to relax and to heal through therapeutic touch. She incorporates the modalities of medical massage, Swedish massage, deep tissue massage, neuromuscular therapy, reflexology, hot stone therapy, and aromatherapy into her normal massage routine.
Natalie is a graduate of the Heritage Institute for Massage Therapy in Jacksonville, Florida, where she completed over 1200 hours of massage training. She not only graduated at the top of her class, but she also received an Occupational Associates of Science in Therapeutic Massage, as well as her Certification in Neuromuscular Therapy. She later went on to receive her certification for Medical Massage upon completion of her training from the LMT Success Group.
One of the major benefits of therapeutic massage is its ability to aid in the recovery from soft tissue injuries like everyday sprains and strains, or even motor vehicle accidents which can traumatize the muscles of the body causing pain and loss of work. Therapeutic massage can reduce the discomfort resulting from these types of injuries and can speed up recovery time.
The effects of a good massage go much deeper than the skin's surface.