Dr. Shalom Samuel grew up in Chennai, India and moved to the United States with her Family at the age of 12. After graduating from West Bend high school in Wisconsin, she entered the Pre-Med program at UW-Parkside and had the goal of going to medical school to become a Dermatologist. During her junior year of college, she was awarded an exceptional scholarship to go study abroad in Australia at Macquarie University for a semester. Upon successful completion, she continued her studies & graduated in 2008 with a Bachelor of Science Degree (B.S). During her time at Parkside, Dr. Shalom was actively engaged in church activities, mission trips to Mexico and India, had leadership roles in various clubs and organizations including the Pre-Med and Biology clubs.
Dr. Shalom first learned about chiropractic through Dr. Don Daniels, whose family she stayed with while finishing her last year at UW-Parkside. She shadowed Dr. Daniels at Daniels chiropractic office in Racine,WI and began to realize that the body has the power to heal itself and that the nervous system flows through the spine, which controls every single part of the body.
Dr. Shalom, therefore decided to go to chiropractic school rather than medical school. She graduated from the Palmer College of Chiropractic in Iowa in 2012. During her time at Palmer, Dr. Shalom provided chiropractic care to the less fortunate in the community outreach clinic. She also taught Radiology positioning, assisted clinicians with electronic health records and was the teaching assistant in the Diagnosis Department.
After graduation, Dr. Shalom decided to move from Wisconsin in order to pursue her dream job as a chiropractor. She practiced in Arizona and California for 2 1/2 years, and then decided to move closer to family. She is trained in the Diversified technique, Thompson drop, Activator, Flexion- Distraction and Logan basic. Dr. Shalom has transitioned to be an airway chiropractor, looking at the whole body, that starts with the airway and tongue. She looks at how and why the spine, airway, viscera and facia relate to each other and their implications on the underlying cause of issues or symptoms that arise in the body.
Dr. Shalom has also received certification in nutrition and the Webster technique. The Webster technique is a method of analysis and adjustment for woman during pregnancy to ensure proper nervous system function and pelvic alignment allowing the baby to be in the best possible position for birth.
Dr. Shalom recently pursued advanced training in tethered oral tissue (TOTS) and craniopathy- an advanced Sacro-occipital technique developed by Major Bertrand DeJarnette, a chiropractor and osteopath who studied with Cranial Osteopath Dr. William G. Sutherland. Dr. Shalom now uses this technique to access the cranial bones and adjust the misalignments in the skull, to improve the function of the central nervous system and its surroundings, including the viscera. She also has been trained in the floor of the mouth protocol to unwind tensions within the body, which has shown remarkable results, especially for people with oral restrictions.
Dr. Shalom has a passion to care for the whole family, so that health can be expressed at its full potential from conception and beyond. The mission of Shalom Family Chiropractic is to transform the health of our communities, one family at a time!
Dr. Shalom is happily married to Nelson Vijayakumar and they have two beautiful daughters, Addie and Emma. They reside in Sun Prairie and love spending time outdoors and taking trips around Wisconsin. They are excited to start a new family affair, Shalom Family Chiropractic.
