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Poway chiropractor retires after 37 years

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After 37 years of serving Poway’s chiropractic needs, Dr. Tyler Given and his wife, Barbara Given, retired on Aug. 1.

The Givens’ chiropractic office, at 12237 Poway Road in Oak Knoll Plaza will remain open under the practice of Dr. Derek Libby and his wife, Hailey Libby, said Given. Their practice has been in the same shopping center in Poway for all 37 years. It opened in June 1979.

“Dr. Libby has been in our office and has been my chiropractor for the past year. He is an excellent (doctor of chiropractic) and I am confident that I am leaving my patients in good hands,” Given said.

Given said that most of his patients have met Libby and they also held an open house on July 28 to encourage all patients to come in and get to know the practice’s new chiropractor.

Given said his patients have taken the news of their retirement well. “We’ve had some sad faces, but a lot of people have said ‘good for you,’” he said.

Given said they have been treating some of the same patients for 37 years. “We’ve seen two or three generations of families. It’s fun to show their kids pictures of their parents from when they came in as kids,” he said.

Poway has changed a lot in the nearly 40 years the practice has been open, Given said. “When we came to town, there were two stoplights and our paperboy was a girl on a horse,” he said. “We’re blessed to be in Poway. We didn’t know where we wanted to go, but when we drove into town, we prayed on the decision and it felt right.”

The Givens decided to retire because they wanted to travel and spend more time with their grandchildren, Given said. “We’re still in good health and there were a lot of things we want to do,” he said. “It seems like we’ve on vacation.”

Given said he and his wife are very grateful to the community for their support for the past 37 years. “We wish to thank the Poway community and are grateful to the thousands of people who have entrusted us with their chiropractic care,” he said.

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