This is the part of the site where I’m supposed to talk about how great I am in third person. That seems to be the way it goes with every other professional website. I won’t do that, but I will tell you what you really want to know: why you should come here instead of any of the other available choices. To do that, I’ll have to humbly brag about some of my achievements in the industry, but this is the stuff you need to know, so that’s what I’m going to do. Fair enough?
First off, this is my second career. I went back to school, finally knowing what I wanted to do, and when I did, I did so with intensity. Over three years of coursework, I missed less than 3 hours in total. I sat in the front row. I was in the top ten in my class (they didn’t tell us our class rank, but there were only ten of us with cum laude or better, so it was easy to figure out). They say nobody ever asks how you did in school, but now you know. I did really well.
At chiropractic college, one graduate from each class receives the Clinical Excellence Award. Its name makes it reasonably obvious what it’s about, and I was the winner. It was an honor. Before I graduated, I did an internship with Dr. Don Murphy at the Rhode Island Spine Center, just outside Providence, where I got to see Dr. Murphy work up patients referred in from orthopedists and neurosurgeons. Situations that weren’t quite surgical cases, but needed expert guidance. Dr. Murphy is well known in the academic setting of chiropractic because he publishes many papers that students read.
At Palmer-Florida, where I attended chiropractic college (don’t worry — I’m a Texan by birth!), we had to practically memorize a paper by Dr. Murphy that outlines how to diagnose back and neck pain. For three months straight, I got to see the man himself work up some of the most complicated cases to ever set foot in a chiropractic clinic. The experience was invaluable in helping me become a real diagnostician of spine pain.
Not only did I complete my internship with Dr. Murphy, but I was also published as a co-author with him in Spine, arguably one of the most prestigious orthopedic journals in the world for spine disorders. It’s exceedingly rare for a chiropractor to be published in Spine. I’m likely the only chiropractor in Texas who can make the claim (although I don’t know that for sure).
Something that many “chiropractic veterans” want to know is how I adjust, what techniques I use, and that kind of thing. I use a process called “motion palpation” to identify spinal restrictions that need adjustment (the chiropractic term for spinal manipulation). After determining what needs to be adjusted, I use a variety of techniques to get the job done, from Gonstead to Diversified. I also use Flexion/Distraction.
But I’m not just here to “crack your back.” I’m here to figure out what’s causing your problem, explain it to you, and help walk you through it. There is almost always some home care exercises or stretches you can do, and I will talk to you about them. There is often soft tissue work that needs to be done, and I do that here, too. Joint dysfunction frequently leads to muscles becoming overreactive, worsening symptoms. I want to help you with everything causing your pain, not just the easiest stuff to treat.
To be more well-rounded as a doctor, I do my best to keep up with the current literature, especially surrounding nutrition, exercise, and pain. I can give you cutting-edge advice and information on those topics. I’ve even published two books on exercise and weight loss, which you can read about in the sidebar to the left. Insurance, unfortunately, won’t pay for consulting conversations along those lines, so the book is my answer to that need for a price that’s much less than my hourly rate. The first book, Reunion Ready, hit best-seller status on Amazon in the “Men’s Health” category, which is great, but what’s better is that both books have helped quite a few people (females included) turn their lives around when it comes to fitness and weight loss.
Finally, you should see me because I try really hard to follow the Golden Rule when it comes to how I treat patients. I treat you like I’d want to be treated, how I’d like my wife to be treated if she were to go to another doctor. We strive to keep wait times low in the lobby, and the number of treatment sessions here is often half that at other chiropractic clinics. I’m really proud of that.
If there’s anything I missed or anything else you want to know, email the site. All the emails come straight to me, and I respond to everything that people send in. I’m here to help, and I welcome your questions.
Thanks for reading.
Doc G.