meet our doctors
Dr. Valerie Skow
A graduate of Northwestern College of Chiropractic and founder of Heartland Chiropractic and Wellness Center, Dr. Valerie Skow continues to build her practice on a foundation of family wellness. She is currently furthering her specialty by pursuing the International Chiropractic Pediatric Association diplomate, a distinction for chiropractors specializing in prenatal and pediatric care.
Dr. Juliet O'Donnell
Dr. Juliet O'Donnell is a University of Northern Iowa and Northwestern Health Sciences University graduate. She has been practicing in Minnesota for the past four years and is excited to return to Iowa to join Heartland Chiropractic and Wellness Clinic.
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Our Approach
At Heartland Chiropractic and Wellness Center, we believe that wellness begins with making good individual healthcare choices. Through chiropractic care, together with positive lifestyle coaching, we teach and lead our patients to be active, eat well and enjoy life. Heartland Chiropractic and Wellness Center serves patients of all ages. Dr. Valerie Skow and Dr. Juliet O'Donnell provide primary care; assessing spinal health, nutritional status and overall wellness. They also have completed post-graduate work specializing in pregnancy and pediatric chiropractic care. A treatment plan can include short- and long- term goals. We work towards achieving optimal health.
What Does a Chiropractor do?
Chiropractors are experts in detecting areas of nerve irritation throughout your body. An impaired nervous system results in dysfunction. This is where the disease process begins. We start by meeting with you and learning a detailed history. You will then go through a complete neuromuscular evaluation. Our treatment focuses on removing irritation from the nervous system. The bones of the spine house and protect your spinal cord, which is an extension of your brain. The spinal cord carries information from your brain to body and back to the brain again. Misalignments in the spine and other joints, called subluxations, create nerve interference. Chiropractors work with your body to remove the nerve irritation and restore proper alignment and function. We do this primarily through the use of specific Chiropractic adjustments.
Pediatric care
Irritation to a young person's nervous system can begin in-utero. The baby's position in-utero and during delivery (natural or cesarean) can create stress on their nervous system. Even a "normal, healthy" birth can induce 40-50 pounds of pressure on a newborn's neck and spine.
prenatal care
Our approach includes hands on therapies and education, which help the woman adapt to the changes her body goes through during pregnancy.
testimonial
I started seeing Dr. Skow when I was pregnant to help ease some pains with pregnancy and now am taking my 5 month old for adjustments. My daughter seemed to have a lot of digestion issues and going to Dr. Skow has made her a different baby. She is so much happier and content. I know I was skeptical at first but both my husband and I are so happy we did as we can see a major difference!
-Lisa Butler
contact & hours
contact
Heartland Chiropractic and Wellness Center
5521 N.W. 86th Street
Johnston, IA 50131
515-252-8668
515-270-2457 (fax)
hours
Monday - Wednesday 8-6
Thursday 8 -8
Friday 8 - 4:30
Saturday 8- 12
health facts
75% of all deaths are lifestyle-related and preventable.
Five out of six people will develop and die from heart disease and cancer.
The United States consumes 60% of the world's drugs yet ranks 37th out of 39 industrialized countries in health.
Proper nutrition can help prevent and even reverse chronic conditions that lead to disease and disability.