Meet The Staff
Dr. Richard Thomas, Chiropractor
Life Chiropractic Center
605 Shetland Court, Post Falls, Idaho 83854
208.457.1551
Richard J. Thomas grew up on a farm near Kansas City, Missouri. After high school, he immediately followed his fathers footsteps and started his career as an ironworker, building high-rise structures in Kansas City. After falling from a building in 1984, and after pursuing medical help for his injuries, Dr. Thomas discovered Chiropractic as the "miracle cure" that he couldn't find anywhere else. It was this experience that led him to begin his education to become a Doctor of Chiropractic himself.
Dr. Thomas graduated from Cleveland Chiropractic College of Kansas City in August of 1991. With no more than his car and a small overloaded U-haul, he drove to Colorado to start his career. Many experiences and events have transpired since that time which led Dr. Thomas to North Idaho and to start Life Chiropractic Center. Now with a brand new facility and a growing staff, he is able to realize his dream of serving as a chiropractor in one of the most beautiful parts of the country.
Dr. Thomas is a licensed chiropractor in Idaho and Colorado and has been practicing in Kootenai county since 1995. He completed a fellowship with the International Chiropractic Pediatric Association in August of 2000. He is exclusive in North Idaho for this training which allows him to care for pregnant mothers, infants, and children in a more specialized manner.
Dr. Thomas is a member of the International Chiropractors Association, the International Chiropractic Pediatric Association, and the Chiropractic Leadership Alliance. He is a wellness chiropractor interested in more than just sore backs, but strives to see his patients reach their full potential and become free of any need for medication if possible. Seeing major improvements in the quality of his patients lives is his passion and goal.
Dr. Thomas lives in North Idaho with his wife Sara and their 4 children.His main objective is to restore health and wellness to sick and hurting people.
The Staff
Kathy
Kathy has been with
Kathy loves to sing and play the guitar, but most of all she’s thankful for her relationship with Jesus Christ. She’s very grateful and blessed for all that He’s done in her life through the years.
Konni
Konni is one of the newer members of our team. She was a patient of ours for two years before joining us. She is a chiropractic assistant. She takes scans, x-rays if necessary, helps with various therapies, and assists Dr. Thomas in new patient exams and anything else he needs her to do to help with the patients.Twenty years ago, after the birth of her 4th child, she became unable to walk and carry on a normal life. A friend recommended she go to a chiropractor. With the help of God and a chiropractor, a miracle happened and she was returned to a normal, healthy life. Since then, chiropractic care has been a real blessing in her life. Her daughter, son-in-law, and son are all attending
Konni and her husband enjoy spending time together. They have just started “linercising”, which is a mixture of line dancing and aerobic exercise. She and her husband live on ten acres with a huge garden and 75 chickens! She loves to walk to the river and watch her dog swim after the rocks she throws. She also likes to watch the sunsets from her front porch. She is the mother of six children, which keeps her very busy!
Julie
Julie is the newest member of our team. She works the front desk with Kathy and will be one of the first people you meet in our office. This is a brand new field of work for her but she is very excited to learn something new & she just loves meeting new people. She has been a patient of ours for 11 years after spending too many of those as an Equipment Operator. Since then she has spent her time working indoors doing easier work rather than outside playing in the dirt.
Julie has lived in the Cda area for the past 15 years but is originally from Libby, Montana. She loves the outdoors and spends a lot of time with her family and friends. In the summer she does a lot of camping, fishing & floating the river along with hunting, snowmobiling & skiing in the winter. She has two wonderful kids whom she is very close to and proud of as well. Her son has done some traveling since graduating in 2007 but will be back home to start more schooling. Her daughter has some more years left at home and even at her age she still enjoys spending time with mom which Julie just loves.
Stacey
Stacey started with Dr. Thomas in 2001. She works in the Insurance Department & helps out at the front desk. She has been married almost 10 years and is blessed with a 3 year old little girl. She and her family love horses & the outdoors. They live on 5 acres in a beautiful home they designed and built themselves.
Stacey has been a Chiropractic Patient since she was about 8 years old and it has changed her life. She uses chiropractic to support her extremely active lifestyle & injuries.