Dr. Smaldone is an internationally recognized Sports Chiropractor. In 2008-2009 he received one of chiropractic’s highest awards; being named “National Chiropractor of the Year” by 123Chiropractors. He started his career in athletic training (AKA sports medicine) and worked four years rehabilitating injuries of professional and semi-pro athletes. Dr Smaldone graduated from the “Harvard” of chiropractic colleges (Palmer Chiropractic) after another 4 years of doctorate work and internship. He currently works on a number of projects with the head of the United States Chiropractic Neurology Board, Dr John Donofrio DABCN, DC.
Dr Smaldone has evolved into one of the top Athletic Chiropractors in NY State, treating pro athletes of football, tennis, running, and tri-athletes. Dr Smaldone’s approach with each of his patients is deeply routed in his sports medicine backround. He stretches, massages, ice/heats, often uses cold laser or spinal decompression, and adjusts each patient. In many cases, chiropractors only treat the bones and most physical therapists only work on the muscles. In both cases, during simple injury, this approach works out ok. However, often these therapies don't work. “Why?” people ask? Because our bodies are all connected. Right? So, when a complex injury occurs, the bones and muscles must be treated at the same time in order to get proper healing. Dr Smaldone’s two clinics have a 90% recovery rate to pre-injury status after almost 15 years of treating patients. Plain and simple, Dr Smaldone loves what he does and puts every bit of that into his patients every day.