Glenn Sykes, DC
ABOUT DR. SYKES
Glenn Sykes, DC, graduated from State University of New York at Buffalo, NY in 1992 with a bachelor’s degree in biology. He moved to Oregon to attend chiropractic college in Portland. In 1995 he graduated from Western States Chiropractic College. Dr. Sykes then spent 4 months as an intern working with a chiropractor who specializes in Activator Methods. he spent the next 13 years working in private practice in Newberg, Oregon.
During his time in Newberg, Dr. Sykes also worked as an associate professor of Anatomy and Physiology at the Oregon School of Massage. The subjects he taught included cardio-respiratory, gastro-enterology, neurology, renal, hepatic and reproductive anatomy and physiology. Starting in January 2010 Dr. Sykes moved to Gresham Town Fair Chiropractic Clinic.
There are many different {types of chiropractic treatments}. Instead of specializing in one type of care, Dr. Sykes has chosen to take a wide diversity of classes. In this way he can offer a treatment plan tailored specifically for you. 
Chiropractic has been called an art and a science. Dr. Sykes’ many years of education and his teaching experience give him a strong scientific background. Combine that with over 14 years in practice experience and varied continuing education and you will receive a well rounded and unique chiropractic treatment.
The doctor of the future will give no medicine
but will interest his patients in the care of the human frame, in diet and in
the cause and prevention of disease.
Here's good advice for practice: go into partnership
with nature; she does more than half the work and asks none of the fee.
Martin H. Fischer
Climb the mountains and get their good tidings.
Nature's peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds
will blow their own freshness into you, and the storms their energy, while
cares will drop off like autumn leaves.
John Muir
A physician is obligated to consider more than a diseased
organ, more even than the whole man - he must view the man in his world.
Harvey Cushing
A Short History of Medicine
1000 B.C. - "That root is heathen, say this
prayer."
1850 A.D. - "That prayer is superstition,
drink this potion."
1940 A.D. - "That potion is snake oil,
swallow this pill."
1985 A.D. - "That pill is ineffective, take
this antibiotic."
2000 A.D. - "That antibiotic is artificial.
Here, eat this root."
~Author Unknown
Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.
Lao Tzu
MISSION STATEMENT
Our mission is to provide the
highest quality alternative health care for our patients. Treating your
family the way we would like our families treated.
The goal of care is not simply to reduce pain, but to teach our patients how
to alter their lifestyle. Thereby reducing the risk of recurrence and
preventing future problems.
ABOUT CHIROPRACTIC
Chiropractic is the art and science of adjusting the vertebrae to effect the nervous system, and thereby improve the health of our patients.
The Science of Chiropractic is rooted in a few basic principles.
First; that all cells in our bodies need input from the nervous system. Without this input cells will not function properly leading to dis-ease.
Second; nerve signals can be disrupted by many different factors including mechanical pressure, inflammation, or even inappropriate signals from other nerves.
Third; that misalignment of the spinal vertebra can disrupt the nerve signals.
From these 3 principles we can conclude that restoring proper alignment of the vertebra can restore normal nerve signals, elevating dis-ease and improving the health of the person.
The Art of Chiropractic is a more difficult concept to describe. Each doctor has to work with each patient to find the proper placement, type, velocity, and strength of adjustment.
When someone asks me "how did a do a specific adjustment, I like to use an analogy of painting a room. If you decide to paint a room yellow, do you want 'buttercup", "lemon", or "sunshine". All types of yellow but all will have a different effect on the room.
The science of chiropractic took me 4 years of undergraduate schooling and 4 years of chiropractic college to learn. The art of chiropractic will take a lifetime to learn and keeps the practice of chiropractic exciting and fresh.
