About
Dr. Karen Slota is a native of Iowa. Following high school, she enlisted and served 10 active years in the United States Coast Guard. Her travels took her to Alaska, where she attended the University of Alaska in Anchorage and began her studies toward her Bachelor of Science. She went on to receive her Doctor of Chiropractic degree from Palmer College in Davenport, Iowa. Dr. Slota has been in practice in Michigan since 1999.
In addition to her achievements as a chiropractor, Dr. Slota is also an accomplished athlete. She spent many years as a competitive bodybuilder and power lifter – earning three separate state titles. This extensive athletic experience helps to shape her practice. Her first-hand experience with the trauma of athletic injuries and her innate desire to fix problems, rather than treating symptoms, have led her to be an early adopter of state-of-the-art treatment modalities.
During the early 2000s, Dr. Slota developed knee problems as a result of repetitive, heavy weightlifting. In seeking relief, she discovered the benefits of Active Release Techniques (ART). Inspired by the results achieved in her treatment, Dr. Slota became one of but a few certified ART providers in the state of Michigan. She has continued her professional development in the field of ART and has been acting as an assistant instructor since 2009.
In the Fall of 2010, Dr. Slota added Shockwave and Laser Therapy to her practice. The repetitive nature of weightlifting and hands-on work had propelled a minor injury into a chronic one. And, just as she had discovered ART as a solution to her knee injury, Shockwave and Laser Therapy proved to be the answer to her chronic elbow pain. Impressed with her results and driven by her desire to help others, she became one of the first providers outside of the medical profession in Michigan to offer Shockwave and Laser Therapy for chronic, overuse injuries.
Dr. Slota strongly feels that providing a better understanding of soft tissue injuries, their causes, and the means to their resolution, is a crucial part of reducing the severity of injuries, accelerating recovery time, and – most importantly – keeping people in their game.
Dr. Karen Slota, BS, DC, ART
