{"id":17293,"date":"2022-01-26T00:41:01","date_gmt":"2022-01-26T00:41:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/?p=17293"},"modified":"2022-01-25T20:44:17","modified_gmt":"2022-01-25T20:44:17","slug":"dr-marias-light-touch-to-wellness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/2022\/01\/26\/dr-marias-light-touch-to-wellness\/","title":{"rendered":"DR. MARIA\u2019S LIGHT TOUCH TO WELLNESS"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Mike McKenna <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

When most of us think about chiropractors we envision quick twists and loud popping noises. While some of us don\u2019t mind the jarring alignments, others do.<\/p>\n

Thankfully, there\u2019s another way.<\/span><\/p>\n

Dr. Maria Maricich offers a \u201clight touch\u201d style, known as Network Chiropractic. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe method we use activates very specific neural pathways to the brain, so that the brain is actually making the shifts. We use the amount of pressure you\u2019d be comfortable with on your eyeball, so it\u2019s great for people who don\u2019t like that startling pop,\u201d Dr. Maria said from her offices in Ketchum above the Gail Severn Gallery. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 <\/span>Dr. Maria is best known locally as a \u201cKetchum kid\u201d who became an Olympian. Dr. Maria was born and raised in the Wood River Valley. Her father, Herman Maricich, was the patriarch of skating and hockey in Sun Valley. He arrived in the 1930s to run the now legendary ice rink for Sun Valley Resort. His daughter, Maria, would go on to represent America as a downhill racer in the 1984 Olympic Games in Sarajevo. <\/span><\/p>\n

Dr. Maria retired from competitive ski racing when she was just 22. She then turned to a meditation technique she used to use in racing to help find her new path. It took a few months before she discovered the answer to the big question: What are you going to do with your life? <\/span><\/p>\n

Dr. Maria originally had to go the library in Ketchum to look up what a chiropractor was, but she immediately knew it was the right profession for her when she found this description: \u201cchiropractic removes the interference so the body can heal itself.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe all accumulate stresses. It\u2019s part of the aging process. What we do is to help shift the body out of stress response and into healing,\u201d said Dr. Maria, who took pre-med at CSI in Twin Falls for two years before completing her doctorate in Georgia.<\/span><\/p>\n

Dr. Maria began practicing in Idaho in 1991 and the former Olympian is now known best locally as the \u201cWellness Doctor.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

In addition to chiropractic work, Dr. Maria and her team offer functional medicine. \u201cThe goal is to enhance the body\u2019s ability to heal itself,\u201d she said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Dr. Maria\u2019s team includes Dr. Tomomi Ikawa, who hails from Japan and specializes in light touch chiropractic, and Hailey Sutton, who also grew up here and coordinates programing for clients.<\/span><\/p>\n

They offer a variety of services, from functional neurology to metabolic assessment to sports medicine, lab and allergy testing as well as offering a large variety of high-quality supplements. They help with everything from brain health, to injury recovery, to weight loss, as well as simply guiding clients to stay as healthy as possible.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe are all highly motivated by pain and crisis, but we don\u2019t need to wait for those things to happen to do good things for ourselves,\u201d Dr. Maria said. \u201cWe need to remember to be proactive about our health and take care of ourselves.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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For more information or to book an appointment, go to DrMariaMaricich.com or call (208) 726-6010.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

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