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Wednesday, January 18, 2017 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
Sisters chiropractor helps people to live better
By Jim Cornelius
News Editor
Sisters chiropractor Sarah
Conroy knows exactly what
her mission is: “To help peo-
ple feel better, to feel good.
To improve lives.”
Working through Bigfoot
Wellness at 392 E. Main
Ave., she helps her patients
improve movement in their
spine and “reduce stuck
pain patterns” through man-
ual manipulation and other
more subtle techniques. She
also works in conjunction
with other practitioners and
modalities to make treatment
more effective.
“I love working with mas-
sage therapists,” she said. “I
also use a lot of heat ther-
apy … and I do enjoy using
essential oils.”
In addition, Conroy is
a yoga teacher (she holds
a class at 5:30 p.m. on
Wednesdays at the Camp
Sherman Community Hall).
UO student
files $3M
lawsuit
over slow
meningitis
diagnosis
EUGENE (AP) — A
University of Oregon student
seeks $3 million in a lawsuit
against medical providers
who she says failed to prop-
erly diagnose her with menin-
gococcal disease in 2015.
T h e R e g i s t e r - G u a rd
reports that Christina Jenkins’
lawsuit is the second from the
disease outbreak that struck
the campus in 2015.
The lawsuit asserts a phy-
sician’s assistant at an Oregon
Medical Group clinic admin-
istered a nasal swab test for
the flu. When that test came
back negative, she advised
Jenkins to drink more fluids
and get some rest.
When Jenkins started feel-
ing worse, her mother insisted
she visit another clinic.
There, Jenkins was properly
diagnosed. She was rushed
to a Portland hospital, and
remained there for more than
two weeks.
The lawsuit states that
as a result of the delayed
diagnosis, Jenkins went into
septic shock, causing perma-
nent damage to her heart and
lungs.
Her expertise in yoga enables
her to use yoga techniques
and stretches as an element of
injury rehabilitation.
Given the strain many
local residents have experi-
enced recently in coping with
massive snowfall, Conroy’s
services are likely to be in
high demand.
Conroy was a pre-med
student at the University of
Wisconsin when a trip to
Central America shifted her
career path.
“The more I became
immersed in the natural
world, the more I wanted to
practice natural medicine,”
she told The Nugget.
Her experience as a chi-
ropractic patient has only
affirmed her choice to move
into that field.
“The help I’ve received
for my own back has made
me a firm believer in its
power,” she said.
Conroy lived and prac-
ticed in Portland (where
she still maintains a lim-
ited practice) before mov-
ing to Central Oregon with
her husband Gavin Ferguson
and their two children, ages
six and one. The couple had
rock-climbed in the region
extensively and had long
been drawn to the area.
They initially thought they’d
move to Bend, but ended up
instead in Camp Sherman,
where they have swiftly
become part of a tight-knit
community.
The community of practi-
tioners at Bigfoot Wellness is
a close group as well.
“It’s just a really good
vibe there,” she said.
Conroy is focused on well-
ness for the whole person,
not just treating an immedi-
ate problem. Her goal is to
help patients reduce mental,
physical and chemical stress.
That includes helping people
reduce the use of over-the-
counter pain meds that mask
symptoms but don’t get at
PHOTO BY JIM CORNELIUS
Sarah Conroy helps folks in Sisters live better.
the real causes of pain and
inflammation.
“(I) try to reduce the
amount of Advil they are tak-
ing,” she said. “It’s extreme.”
Nothing is imposed.
“I try to meet people
where they’re at,” Conroy
said, “try to help people meet
their own health goals.”
Conroy accepts most
insurance. Appointments
may be made through Bigfoot
Wellness at 541-550-3726.
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