Dr. Mark Thompson
Since starting his career as a chiropractor in 2001, Dr. Mark Thompson has overseen and treated over 10,000 different patients ranging from 3 days old to 99 years of age. He has worked in personal injury (auto accidents), workers comp (on the job injuries), sports medicine, clinical nutrition, and medical-chiropractic clinics before starting his own clinic in Redmond and Bellevue in June of 2004. As a three sport athlete in high school and a two sport athlete in college, Dr. Thompson is extremely well-versed in the diagnosis and treatment of athletic injuries. Dr. Thompson has served as chiropractic missionary and delivered chiropractic to the people of Haiti. He also has a growing pediatric practice, and he is a preferred provider for almost all the insurances offered in Washington.
“I enjoy Chiropractic because its philosophical basis is rooted in the science that the nervous system controls and coordinates everything in the body. And when we chiropractors help restore proper motion and alignment to the spine, we allow this nervous system to do its job, and thus allow the body a greater capacity to heal itself naturally. In my biased opinion, I’m in the greatest profession on the planet!”
Dr. Donald Warren
Originally from Aberdeen Washington, Dr Warren was introduced to chiropractic following a snowboarding accident, and knows the benefits of manual medicine first hand. Having received his doctorate from the University of Western States, he understands the importance of traditional chiropractic balanced with the latest evidence based treatment protocols.
Along with traditional manual medicine, Dr. Warren has developed his own technique for myofascial release that has proven effective in the treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome, post-surgical scarring, frozen shoulder, hip bursitis, knee tendonitis, plantar fasciitis, heel and foot pain, and elbow and wrist conditions.
Dr. Warren has dedicated himself to studying and applying his knowledge of natural health care and all it has to offer. He has helped many chiropractic patients in the northwest recover from a wide variety of injuries and return to optimum function. Dr. Warren considers himself a human bio-mechanical expert, and welcomes any challenge whether it comes from an elite athlete or desk jockey.
Dr. Warren appreciates that each person is unique and requires individualized care. He realizes that quality care usually involves the understanding and correlating of many factors into a comprehensive plan of wellbeing. Additionally, Dr. Warren feels that teaching his patients about their health and health care empowers them to make better choices and live better lives.
Dr. Warren believes in a safe, gentle and effective whole-body chiropractic approach. He uses natural, drug-free methods to help patients maintain there optimal health including chiropractic adjustments, Kinesio-Taping, Graston Technique, massage therapy, therapeutic exercise and nutritional counseling.
When not at work, Dr. Warren enjoys spending time with his family, pin-balling, donuts, road tripping, eating good food, working on his harley, and constantly thumbing through primary literature to keep up to date on the latest techniques to find new methods of improving his patients’ health.
Meet Natalie Burgess, our office manager, who came to work for us straight out of college but not lacking considerable real-world experience in the health maintenance field. She began gymnastics in middle school and continued on to Newport High School as a Varsity Gymnast and was a co-captain her senior year. During that time she interned at a Physical Therapy clinic and also coached at Gymnastics East. She graduated from Western Washington University last year with B.S. in Community Health and minor in Sociology (Criminology).
Melinda Garcia
Melinda Garcia is very excited to be part of the Dynamic Chiropractic family. She recently moved to the state of Washington from Northern New Mexico with her beloved cat Tigger. Melinda gained her education for massage therapy at Universal Massage College in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Melinda has been in practice for close to three years and has a strong back ground in the physical therapy field where she worked as a Physical Therapy Assistant (PTA). Melinda specializes in Trigger point, Myofascial, Swedish, Cranial Sacral, Sports medicine and Shiatsu. Melinda chose to go into the massage profession to be able to help people with the health of their physical body by correcting and maintaining the state of their muscles by integrating the several types of modalities and skills in which she has been trained in.
Ludette Pamesa
Ludette Pamesa is an experienced member of the Dynamic Chiropractic family. A warm-spirited woman whose beauty is only overshadowed by her sparkling personality, she brings passion and talent to all aspects of her life and surroundings. Her gifts of laughter, grace, and artistry have blossomed through her professional experiences in Amma, Chair Massage, Trigger Point Therapy, Myofascial Release, Active Isolated Stretching and Swedish massage therapy, to name a few.
One of Ludette’s goals is to use her craft to benefit the health and spirit of those around her. We welcome her into Dynamic Chiropractic with open arms!
Jennifer Strickland
Jennifer Stickland joined the Dynamic Chiros team as a Licensed Massage Practitioner (LMP) in Feb 2009. She is originally from Bozeman, Montana but has been happily enjoying the Pacific Northwest for 7 years. Jennifer graduated from Brenneke Massage School of Seattle and has been doing massage since 2003. She has always had an interest in natural healing techniques, as she has also studied at Montana State University in plant biology and finished her bachelors at Bastyr University with an Herbal Science degree. Jennifer has worked in high volume massage clinics, chiropractors, wellness centers, as well as been running her own business dealing with insurance companies and injury claims. Specializing in deep tissue massage, she also utilizes trigger point, MFR, along with several other treatment techniques. Jennifer’s goal is to facilitate healing within her community through therapeutic massage and bodywork, herbal knowledge, and earth care taking while utilizing her experience, education, and compassion.