ABOUT US

It began with a vision. A group of dedicated health care practitioners who share a vision of a facility that would provide patients with choices regarding their health care needs. A safe and professional environment that would offer a variety of natural and traditional medical services to support the "whole" patient; body mind and spirit. A facility that would serve as an educational resource for the surrounding communities. A single place where patients could receive compassionate and comprehensive Care. A place for virtually any medical problem or health care need.

Pathways to Health is that vision realized. We are located conveniently next to the expressway yet surrounded by 20 acres of natural beauty. Our services include:

• Chiropractic care including sports medicine
• Massage and body work therapies
• Reiki and other bioenergetic therapies
• Integrated medical services
• Computerized Health Analysis
• Contact Reflex Analysis
• A wide range of educational services
• Naturopathic including herbal and homeopathic therapies

We offer programs and treatment for:

• Smoking cessation
• Management of chronic pain
• Nutritional counseling

Dr. Steve Szatkowski, D.C., C.C.S.P.
Dr. Steve is a 1980 graduate of Ferris State University, with a Bachelor of Public Health/Environmental Health. After graduation, Dr. Steve worked for a couple of years before enrolling at Life Chiropractic College where he earned his Doctor of chiropractic degree in June of 1986. In 1988, he purchased an existing practice in Fruitport, renaming it Fruitport Chiropractic Center. In 1990, Dr. Steve began utilizing a technique called Contact Reflex Analysis (CRA). This techniques allows him to tap into specific reflexes in the body, and determine what clinical nutrition is needed to help the patient get well.

From 1993 - 1995, Dr. Steve attended classes through National Chiropractic College, where he completed his 300-hour training in Sports Medicine. He also received Certification and Diplomate status as a Chiropractic Sports Physician. Since then, Dr. Steve has taken numerous courses in nutrition, wellness care approaches, and clinical neurology. With his interest in wellness and energy-based health care, Dr. Steve continues to attend training seminars in order to learn more techniques with which to treat his patients. His main focus is addressing the Six Interferences to Health in an effort to help each patient achieve better health.

New approaches and technology help to make our practice fun and extremely effective. Helping people achieve better health through chiropractic and wellness approaches gives Dr. Steve and our staff purpose for service.

Gary Cools, N.D., DAc
Gary Cools, who has earned a PhD in Naturopathy, recently joined the team at Fruitport Chiropractic Center/Pathways to Health. He is also a MASTER HERBALISTM and ACUPUNCTURE DETOX SPECIALIST. Gary has worked out of his office in Ludington since 1998, and at the Suttons Bay Medical Clinic of Integrated Health since 2001. At the clinic, he offers herbal medicine, nutrition consultation, addiction therapy, pain management, homeopathy, medical massage, and both ear and full body acupuncture. He was the first person in the United States to be nationally certified by both the American Massage Therapy Association and the American Medical Massage Association. He is trained in cancer therapies, homeopathics and in responses to autism and brain damage.

Gary has attended MSU, EMU, CMU, and U of M, Westshore Community College and Washtenaw County Community College, among others. He has served on various Boards of Directors, including the Blue Heron Academy and the Michigan Complementary Medicine Association. He was a site developer and instructor for the Traverse City branch of the Blue Heron Academy, and created the Hartwick Institute for Medical Arts and Sciences as a means of teaching research-based complementary therapies to the medical community.

Mr. Cools is available by appointment through Fruitport Chiropractic Center. You can call the office at (231) 865-6545.

Debbie Freed, CMT
Debbie is the newest team member with Fruitport Chiropractic Center. She is a graduate of Blue Heron Academy, and also a member of the American Medical Massage Association (AMMA). She is trained in deep tissue and relaxation massage. In addition to Massage Therapy, she is also learning some of the Brimhall methods used by Dr. Steve. You can schedule an appointment with Debbie by calling the main office of Fruitport Chiropractic Center at (231) 865-6545.

Adam Pringle
Adam joined the team at Fruitport Chiropractic in the fall of 2006. He has since been learning and practicing the Brimhall methods under the direction of Dr. Steve. Adam has been a personal trainer for four years, beginning with Bally's Total Fitness in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He graduated from Fruitport High School, and then from Albion College with a BA in Sociology, concentrating on Human Services, and minoring in Psychology and Physical Education.

Adam is also a co-owner and President of football operations for the newest professional indoor football team in town, the Muskegon Thunder. He has been involved in organized football for 20 years, and has played professionally for teams in Nebraska, Oklahoma, Italy and Denmark. He has also coached at the high school level, and served as a player/coach in Italy and Denmark.