Welcome to Desert Chiropractic!

Desert Chiropractic is conveniently located in
Palm Desert, Southern California, at the east end
of El Paseo off Hwy 111, east of Portola,
and is a total health care facility specializing
in treating the whole family from the youngest
to the oldest.
Dr. Slaughter's goal is to alleviate your pain and keep
you comfortable!

She doesn't use brute force...
She uses light force.

Most people think a chiropractor is someone who's going to snap, crackle and pop them back into shape.
Well, not Dr. Slaughter.
She takes more of a hi-tech, low-pain approach using light force and something called an activator.

She's not manipulative.

Instead of manipulating your spine in the traditional way, Dr. Slaughter uses the activator to isolate specific areas that are out of alignment. This small but powerful instrument delivers 28 pounds of pressure straight to the problem area without causing you an ounce of discomfort. All you feel is a quick and painless thrust. And a whole lot better. (The activator helps take the trauma out of a traumatic injury.)

She works you over from head to toe.

Dr. Slaughter takes a holistic approach toward healing the body. So, if you come in complaining about your back, she'll show you how to get everything else back on track, too. It starts with a consultation. You'll discuss your problems with Dr. Slaughter and she'll really listen.
Next comes a thorough examination.
Then, treatment with the activator.
But that's not all.
Dr. Slaughter also specializes in nutritional guidance, physical therapy and personal detoxification programs.

She doesn't want to see you
for the rest of your life.

Dr. Slaughter would rather see you feeling healthy than to see you in her office all the time. So, she does everything she can to get you healthy. Fast. She gives each patient special treatment, tailored to their needs. She motivates. She inspires. And she cares. But it takes more than her commitment to make you well. You've got to take 50% of the responsibility, too.
As Veronica puts it, "You've got to be willing to change and to take charge. Only then will you experience the difference between 'just living' and being 'truly alive'."

So who needs her, anyway?

Dr. Slaughter's clientele consists of everyone from film starts to file clerks; babies to basketball players; professional stuntmen to pregnant women. And not just people with pain, either. Her light force technique has been effective in the treatment of bursitis, migraines, PMS, arthritis, sciatica, fatigue, stress, digestive disorders, circulation problems; and all sports-related injuries.

This gentle technique is perfect for young children. They enjoy the experience! Elderly patients benefit greatly from the technique as it is the easiest to tolerate. Chiropractic care is not only for back and neck pain. The truth is, chiropractic care addresses a wide variety of common health problems stemming from dysfunction in your spinal joints.

History

The the Activator Methods Chiropractic Technique® was developed in the late 1960's by American chiropractors Dr. Warren Lee and Dr. Arlan Fuhr. At the age of 7, Lee was diagnosed as having spinal meningitis and sent home from hospital, as he was not expected to live through the night. His parents called for their chiropractor, Fuhr, who stayed at their farmhouse, checking and adjusting the young boy every 20 minutes for 48 hours. He recovered and decided to become a chiropractor. During the 1960s, Drs. Warren C. Lee and Arlan W. Fuhr practiced low-force adjustment techniques. Lee and Fuhr sought to establish better, more sensitive clinical assessment methods for identifying subtle musculoskeletal dysfunction and segmental facilitation and to assess when improvement in the patient’s condition had occurred.

Your Office Visit

Your spinal joints are first tested by careful measurement of your leg-lenth equality. This allows the Dr. Slaughter to detect dysfunction in your spine. Slight pressure is applied to your spinal muscles using the Activator® instrument allowing your adjustment without cracking. By applying a quick, slight pressure to a tight muscle next to your spine, the muscle relaxes and your spine falls into place without cracking or popping. The Activator® instrument delivers a controlled, light, and fast thrust, without causing undue strain to you. The Activator® instrument causes vertebral movement using a very low-energy force. It is the most noninvasive form of chiropractic methods today. Read more...

Of course, the best time to see her is
before you need to.
So if you're wondering whether Dr. Veronica Slaughter is everything we've cracked her up to be.
Come in and see.
You'll come out a well-adjusted person.

"Feel the Difference!"

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Dr. Slaughter is also a provider for most insurance companies.