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Dr. Emily Bobson, D.C.
Chiropractor |
Meet Emily: Dr. Emily Bobson, D.C., graduated from Life Chiropractic School in Marietta, Georgia in 2006, and, shortly afterward, opened her first chiropractic practice in Woodstock, NY. She currently provides services in the Hudson Valley Region of New York.
Her technique consists of a combination of Diversified, SOT, Activator, Thompson, Webster, Toggle Recoil, Gonstead, Network Spinal Analysis, Cox Flexion Distraction, Kinesiology, Muscle Testing, Sports Medicine and Extremities. She is focused on accommodating her clients’ individual needs. Emily has three children of her own and understands the specific needs of the family. She has a child-friendly office, and parents are encouraged to bring their children and have them checked regularly, so they can enjoy the benefits of a clear nervous system, too. She offers reasonable rates and family discounts. Emily has also been extremely involved in her community, facilitating the opening of an alternative health clinic in Kingston, NY and volunteering her time for years in order to educate and inform the public about the availability of diverse and non-invasive healing options. |
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Emily participated as Sanctuary's expert on the following topics:
October 2022: "Managing Overwhelm" March 2021: "Prioritize Self Care" April 2020: "Not Enough Sleep" |
Ask an Expert Topics:
December 2022: "The Challenges of Starting a Nonprofit" March 2021: "Prioritize Self-Care" April 2020: "Not Enough Sleep" |
Myrna Beth Haskell, executive editor, spoke with Emily about her career journey, the illness that caused her to reevaluate her purpose, and the services she provides.
Tell me about your journey. When did you know you wanted to be a chiropractor?
I grew up near a chiropractic college. My best friend was getting treatment at the college’s clinic. She had scoliosis and was going regularly to get adjusted. I would watch what they did and saw the relief on her face afterward. The environment was different from a typical physician’s office - it was very warm and welcoming. In a sense, I knew I was being “called.”
Tell me about your journey. When did you know you wanted to be a chiropractor?
I grew up near a chiropractic college. My best friend was getting treatment at the college’s clinic. She had scoliosis and was going regularly to get adjusted. I would watch what they did and saw the relief on her face afterward. The environment was different from a typical physician’s office - it was very warm and welcoming. In a sense, I knew I was being “called.”
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My path was not easy, though. I had a learning disability, so I struggled with certain subjects in school, such as simple math. In high school, I didn’t have the confidence to make plans to continue my education at the college level and to pursue a professional career. I thought my future was to get married and have babies. My science teacher thought otherwise. He told me I had an aptitude in the sciences, and he sent me to meet his friend who was teaching at Nassau Community College. She signed me up for pre-med courses. I finished with all the prerequisite courses, but I wound up getting pregnant and married anyway.
When my daughter was five years old, I was working at the make-up counter at Filene’s and chatting with this woman who wanted a makeover. She told me she had just finished chiropractic school and wanted to celebrate by getting a new look. I got really emotional. I asked God, ‘Where am I supposed to be?’ This was my ‘aha moment.’ It became crystal clear. I would do anything I needed to do to become a chiropractor. Long story short…I went back to school. It took eight years – I got divorced and had two more children during this time. I passed the boards, got remarried, and opened my first practice in Woodstock, NY. |
Emily Working on a Patient
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You were diagnosed with breast cancer and became ill for a long period of time. What did you learn through this experience? Did it change your professional trajectory or perspective about life?
I healed from the breast cancer. It was the secondary disease – pulmonary hypertension brought on by chemotherapy and other treatments – that almost killed me. After three years of breast cancer treatment, I found out my lungs were occluded. I would find myself out of breath doing the simplest tasks. A specialist told me it was the worst case of pulmonary hypertension he had seen. I got lucky and received a relatively new procedure that saved my life. But I had battled illness for seven years, and although I continued to see patients, I was forced to give up the business to another chiropractor in order to focus on getting well.
My illness made me question what I was chosen to do. I led a healthy lifestyle, and I got adjusted regularly – I didn’t just promote self-care, I lived it. So, the long-term illness threw me. In the end, the greatest lesson I learned is that there is no single reason a person gets sick – there can be chemical, emotional, structural reasons, etc. I realized that I probably wouldn’t have survived the illness without the tools I had learned.
I healed from the breast cancer. It was the secondary disease – pulmonary hypertension brought on by chemotherapy and other treatments – that almost killed me. After three years of breast cancer treatment, I found out my lungs were occluded. I would find myself out of breath doing the simplest tasks. A specialist told me it was the worst case of pulmonary hypertension he had seen. I got lucky and received a relatively new procedure that saved my life. But I had battled illness for seven years, and although I continued to see patients, I was forced to give up the business to another chiropractor in order to focus on getting well.
My illness made me question what I was chosen to do. I led a healthy lifestyle, and I got adjusted regularly – I didn’t just promote self-care, I lived it. So, the long-term illness threw me. In the end, the greatest lesson I learned is that there is no single reason a person gets sick – there can be chemical, emotional, structural reasons, etc. I realized that I probably wouldn’t have survived the illness without the tools I had learned.
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Has your healing philosophy changed at all since your illness?
Somewhat. I had to learn to adapt and to help my patients adapt. There’s a difference between surviving and thriving. I focus on the underlying causes when I treat someone. My practice is not about covering up symptoms. When the nervous system has integrity, the nerves flow freely so the body can heal. |
"Amazing, top-notch care in every area. You can’t lose with any of the services offered." ~ Bruce B. |
It’s about state of mind as well. The brain and the body are deeply connected. What works for one patient might not work for another. Treatment is very individualized. It’s about breaking the fight-or-flight response, putting the brakes on, and moving forward in a different way. It’s so important to bring stress levels down – there’s a peace that comes with this.
It’s also important to know that chiropractic treatment is for everyone – from infancy through a person’s elder years. Treatment helps a person feel better in every way. That is not to say that a person with full-blown, advanced cancer should not seek emergency medicine. There is a place for chiropractic treatment as both a complimentary service and a consistent self-care service.
It’s also important to know that chiropractic treatment is for everyone – from infancy through a person’s elder years. Treatment helps a person feel better in every way. That is not to say that a person with full-blown, advanced cancer should not seek emergency medicine. There is a place for chiropractic treatment as both a complimentary service and a consistent self-care service.
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Emily's Inviting Office Space
How does chiropractic treatment help osteoarthritis? Does this work with patients who have severe arthritis?
Yes. Chiropractic care works for any disease process. With advanced osteoarthritis, treatment is done carefully and gently. Treatment helps lower inflammation by activating nerve endings and restoring the flow of energy. It’s important to keep the limbs moving in these cases.
Can you explain thermography? How does this predict breast cancer and other diseases?
All disease is based on inflammation. Thermography* detects heat (temperature variations) with the use of a heat-sensitive camera. Where there is heat there is inflammation, and where there is inflammation, there is a disease process starting. If there is a lot of heat detected, something is going on. This technology can detect developing illness before the body’s sensory organs detect them. It’s preventative. Thermography helps to target the areas I need to focus on.
Yes. Chiropractic care works for any disease process. With advanced osteoarthritis, treatment is done carefully and gently. Treatment helps lower inflammation by activating nerve endings and restoring the flow of energy. It’s important to keep the limbs moving in these cases.
Can you explain thermography? How does this predict breast cancer and other diseases?
All disease is based on inflammation. Thermography* detects heat (temperature variations) with the use of a heat-sensitive camera. Where there is heat there is inflammation, and where there is inflammation, there is a disease process starting. If there is a lot of heat detected, something is going on. This technology can detect developing illness before the body’s sensory organs detect them. It’s preventative. Thermography helps to target the areas I need to focus on.
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(More about thermography from Emily’s website).
*Thermography is a procedure in which a heat-sensing infrared camera is used to record the surface heat produced by different parts of the body. Abnormal tissue growth can cause temperature changes, which may show up on the thermogram. Thermography may be used to diagnose breast cancer and other tumors. (NIH: National Cancer Institute) You work with pregnant women. Is there a different way you handle patients during pregnancy? It’s very different. I use a special table for pregnant clients. These tables have ‘drop-aways’ to accommodate a large belly. I use the Webster technique to encourage greater potential for a vaginal birth. This is a sacral adjustment to help facilitate the mother’s pelvic alignment and mobility. It also reduces torsion in the uterus. I also check newborns – there are gentle procedures to help with chronic colic, breastfeeding issues, etc. |
Emily Shares Sage Advice in Episode 25 of Sanctuary's Coffee & Conversation
"Managing Overwhelm" |
You’ve mentioned that you treat children. Is a child as “in tune” with his/her body as an adult?
I’ve found that kids are actually more ‘in tune’ than adults. It might take a while to make them comfortable because they associate medical offices with scary needles and feeling sick. But they are so tapped in, and many of the children I’ve helped watched their parents getting care, so that helps to start things on the right track.
When should someone pursue chiropractic treatment?
Chiropractic medicine is safe and an alternative to drugs and surgery. I’ve been told, ‘I wish someone had suggested this to me sooner.’ It’s very emotional for some of my patients when they realize they didn’t need to suffer for so long.
Some scary things were said about chiropractic medicine decades ago, and some of that stigma has remained. This is such a shame. Chiropractic medicine is based on science, and programs typically take four years to complete and require at least three years of undergraduate college education for admission.
I suggest that people seek chiropractic services first. If it doesn’t work, try other avenues. There are different ways to heal. I would never tell someone to come to me and not seek other treatment options. The best situation is when chiropractors and medical doctors work together in cooperation with one another.
Where do you find sanctuary? (#WheresYourSanctuary)
I’m learning to find sanctuary from within – a space that I create within myself that allows tranquility. I also find sanctuary in healing others. I’m in my zone when I’m working on someone.
I’ve found that kids are actually more ‘in tune’ than adults. It might take a while to make them comfortable because they associate medical offices with scary needles and feeling sick. But they are so tapped in, and many of the children I’ve helped watched their parents getting care, so that helps to start things on the right track.
When should someone pursue chiropractic treatment?
Chiropractic medicine is safe and an alternative to drugs and surgery. I’ve been told, ‘I wish someone had suggested this to me sooner.’ It’s very emotional for some of my patients when they realize they didn’t need to suffer for so long.
Some scary things were said about chiropractic medicine decades ago, and some of that stigma has remained. This is such a shame. Chiropractic medicine is based on science, and programs typically take four years to complete and require at least three years of undergraduate college education for admission.
I suggest that people seek chiropractic services first. If it doesn’t work, try other avenues. There are different ways to heal. I would never tell someone to come to me and not seek other treatment options. The best situation is when chiropractors and medical doctors work together in cooperation with one another.
Where do you find sanctuary? (#WheresYourSanctuary)
I’m learning to find sanctuary from within – a space that I create within myself that allows tranquility. I also find sanctuary in healing others. I’m in my zone when I’m working on someone.
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