About Us

Dr. Ryan Slaughter DC

Chiropractor, Owner

Throughout his education, Dr. Ryan Slaughter has taken a focused interest in rehabilitation and prevention of sports injuries. Even from a young age, one of his favorite hobbies involved being around sports and being active. His interest in Sports Medicine was first sparked in high school when a Sports Chiropractic Physician resolved his chronic knee pain. After only a few treatments, the years of pain from old injuries was gone, his performance was improved, and his recovery time was shortened. 

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After this experience, he knew he wanted to pursue a career helping injured athletes who found themselves in similar situations. Dr. Ryan graduated from San Diego State University in 2010 with his B.S. degree in Kinesiology, emphasis in Physical Therapy. Soon after, he went on to attend Palmer College of Chiropractic, San Jose where he proudly received his degree as a Doctor of Chiropractic in 2014. Throughout his academic career at Palmer, he was an active member of Sports Council volunteering at various high-profile sporting events including Sea Otter Classic and the Susan G. Komen 3-Day.

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Athena Ezurike, CMT

Massage Therapist

My name is Athena Ezurike and I have been practicing as a Massage Therapist since 2016. I graduated from the University of Arkansas in Little Rock and shortly after I decided to relocate to Santa Cruz, CA. Since my relocation to California, I’ve had the opportunity to work with Naturopathic doctors and advanced massage therapists who specialize in Craniosacral massage. These opportunities have increased my knowledge and performance while helping my clients receive the most from their treatment.

My massage background includes Deep Tissue,Prenatal, Hot stone, Craniosacral, Myofascial Release,Swedish, Aromatherapy, Polarity, Lymphatic and Reflexology massage. I love furthering my education by learning and incorporating new and improved techniques. I enjoy helping my clients relieve tension and pain while aiding their bodies to increase the healing process through external stimulation.

Poppy Wildey, CMT

Massage Therapist

Poppy’s approach to Bodywork is centered around recognizing and providing what your body needs to affluently receive healing touch. She methodically adjusts her style and pressure to find what your body best responds to, giving you thorough and effective stress and pain relief.

Her cordial approach makes her adept at tailoring her style to fit you as a unique individual. From light to deep pressure, she will make sure you are comfortable throughout the session. 

Taking her time, she explores each layer of muscle tissue to find the source of your discomfort. Proficient at finding those small muscles and adhesions, she will make sure to give you the most relief she can as a soft tissue specialist. 

Poppy utilizes a unique combination of therapeutic techniques such as light to deep pressure, breath work, trigger point release, myofascial stimulation and a variety of stretches to invigorate the soft tissue in order to achieve the best long lasting results for her clients. Proud and truly passionate about her work, she looks forward to meeting you.

Tony Norwood, CMT

Massage Therapist

My name is Anthony Norwood and I’ve been a massage therapist/health educator since 2021.

I am a graduate from National Holistic Institute in San Jose Ca. My arrival and passion for massage started in fitness, we all know that fitness involves strengthening and building muscle keeping our mobility so we can stay strong. I wanted to learn more about self care and massage therapy was an open door. Since becoming a graduate from NHI I have now gained the knowledge and skill to provide the service that’s needed for the client or patient.

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