About Dr. Layman

Welcome to my website!

I want to briefly tell you a little about myself. After practicing for 27 years now, I realize how important it is for patients to know who their doctor is and they like to know a little about him. That is the purpose for this page.

I grew up in Portland and attended school in the south-east area. I went to college at Portland State University and majored in General Studies, Science. After receiving my degree I attended Western States Chiropractic College in Portland and graduated in 1978.

I started my practice in Salem immediately in January, 1979. I have been practicing full time since then. I have developed many friends through my practice and I am very fortunate to be in a profession where my patients appreciate me and are always referring new patients to me.

My hobbies include skiing, windsurfing in the Gorge, mountain biking and running. I place a great deal of stress in staying in shape and eating right to maintain good health and enjoying life. I met my wife while in Chiropractic College and we have been married since my senior year in school. We have three children who are now all young adults. We attend Salem Evangelical Church and donate our time and energy to the church.

Graduation ceremonies at Linfield College in Spring, 2005.  From left: son Andy,
wife Sue, son Tim, Dr. Richard Layman, and daughter Karyn.

I am very fortunate to be in a profession that I love. I have seen the value of chiropractic in my own personal life as well as in the life of my family and close friends. I have a practice that emphasizes getting rapid results with musculoskeletal complaints. If I am unable to obtain satisfactory results I have a very good relationship with many medical physicians and specialists in Salem . I have a wide array of patients treating medical physicians, nurses and attorneys to hard working blue collar workers who need a quick recovery to resume physical activities.

I pride myself in keeping the number of treatments to a minimum. I am a provider for just about every major chiropractic provider list. I treat Kaiser patients and on their referral list. I am constantly striving to learn new techniques and find the best possible care for musculoskeletal complaints. In the last several years now I have become proficient in providing in my opinion the gold standard in soft tissue techniques. The technique is ART and an acronym for Active Release Techniques. This has required extensive studying and training under Dr. Michael Leahy of Colorado Springs, Colorado .

I strongly encourage my patients to learn and educate themselves in regards to obtaining optimum health and recovery from injuries or repetitive strain injuries. I refer my patients and friends to the following websites to obtain as much information as they can find regarding chiropractic and natural health:

Active Release Technique, Dr. Brian Abelson, DC.

How Can Active Release Help Me?