We didn't build a clinic.We built a family.

26 years. One road. Thousands of families who came in hurting and left whole.

The Beginning

It started witha single adjustment.

In 2002, Dr. Ed and Dr. Sandie McCuiston opened the doors of their chiropractic practice on Hayes Road in Shelby Township. They didn’t have a marketing budget. They didn’t have a waiting list. What they had was a conviction that the body was designed to heal itself — and that the right adjustment could unlock that potential in anyone.

Both graduates of Life University in Marietta, Georgia, they shared a philosophy rooted in principled chiropractic care: find the interference, remove it, and let the body do what it was created to do. That philosophy hasn’t changed in 26 years. The waiting list has.

Touch of Life Chiropractic practice on Hayes Road, Shelby Township

Dr. Sandie McCuiston providing wellness chiropractic care at Touch of Life Chiropractic

The Philosophy

We don’t chasesymptoms.

Most people walk into a chiropractor’s office because something hurts. We get that. But pain is a signal, not the problem. At Touch of Life, we look past the symptom to the structure — using digital X-rays, spinal analysis, and decades of clinical experience to find where the body lost its alignment and its ability to self-correct.

Our approach is corrective, not palliative. We don’t want you coming back every week forever. We want to fix the issue, teach you how to maintain it, and send you out into the world functioning at your best.

The Family

This practice runs onrelationships.

Dr. Ed and Dr. Sandie aren’t just business partners — they’re married. They’ve raised three children in this community. Their kids have been adjusted since birth. Their staff has been with them for years, not months. That kind of consistency shows up in every interaction, every adjustment, and every outcome.

Patients don’t get shuffled through a revolving door of associates. You see the same doctors every time. They know your name, your history, and your goals. That’s not scalable in the way a franchise model is — but it’s the reason people drive across Macomb County to get here.

Dr. Ed and Dr. Sandie McCuiston celebrating years of family chiropractic care

MaxLiving

Health is more thanyour spine.

Touch of Life is a MaxLiving health center, which means we go beyond the adjustment. The 5 Essentials framework addresses the five pillars of real health: Core Chiropractic, Nutrition, Mindset, Oxygen & Exercise, and Minimizing Toxins. It’s a whole-life approach that treats the person, not just the vertebra.

We run workshops, nutritional programs like ChiroThin, and community health events because we believe education is the best medicine. When people understand why they’re sick, they stop accepting it as normal — and that’s when the real healing begins.

26 Years & Counting

Same road. Same mission.

We’ve seen babies grow into athletes. We’ve helped grandparents get back on the golf course. We’ve watched families transform their health, one adjustment at a time. After 26 years, the only thing that’s changed is the number of lives we’ve had the privilege to impact.

If you’re looking for a practice that treats you like family — because that’s exactly what you’ll become — we’re here. Same place we’ve always been.

Your story starts with a single visit.

26 years of families. Yours could be next.

Schedule Your Visit Call (586) 532-5433