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Meet Dr. Marty Lorentz

I didn't know anything about chiropractic. I was in college looking for something to be when I grew up.  I knew I wanted to be in the health field somewhere, but didn't have any direction. Then I discovered chiropractic.

After I discovered chiropractic(or it discovered me) I had to learn more about it.  I was a member of the pre-chiropractic club at school and worked closely with a local chiropractor in Eau Claire, Wisconsin.  I have to thank Dr. Haugen for giving me the spark that ignited my passion and profession in chiropractic: a health discipline that involves tapping into and improving the body's ability to heal itself, giving the responsibility to be healthy back to its rightful owner, the patient.  I feel the body is capable of taking care of itself if given the right ingredients. This idea has become my mission through chiropractic.

I graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire with a Major in Biology and a Minor in Chemistry. Then I attended Palmer College of Chiropractic in Davenport, Iowa and received my Doctor of Chiropractic Degree.  I chose Palmer because it is known as the "Fountain-Head" of the profession.  Chiropractic began as a profession with D.D. Palmer and then was further developed by his son B.J. Palmer.  I decided that if this was going to be my career I wanted to start it out at what I felt to be the best college.

I have lived in Onalaska since 1996.  My wife Amy and I have two sons: Connor and Parker.  We stay very busy as a family, and love to do things together. It is an amazing experience and responsibility to be a husband and father, and I look forward to continuing the journey. I love fishing, camping, golfing, and generally goofing around with my "buddies".

I live what I would call the "chiropractic lifestyle", therefore I can recommend similar things to my patients.  I feel having my spine and nervous system checked on a regular basis is critically important to ensure optimal function( my personal adjustment schedule is one time per week which is not regulated only by pain and symptoms or "how do I feel today."  I'm not saying that I feel that these are bad criteria to base my health decisions on, but they are definitely incomplete).  Basing my adjustment schedule on pain would be like only brushing my teeth if they hurt.  I also focus on 3 major areas of stress that cause health changes and subluxations (these can be either positive or negative.)  These are physical, biochemical and psychological.  So I exercise, focus on eating properly, and take steps to reduce my stress levels.  By doing these things not only do I function optimally, but I can also confidently suggest my patients do the same things, in other words "I walk my talk."