Benjamin Brisjar, DC
My adventure into chiropractic began quite by
accident, literally. In 1986, my car was rear-ended by a station wagon
that got rear-ended by a runaway school bus. I went the traditional route
of taking pain medication and physical therapy, but after three months of not
getting better, I decided to try chiropractic. I saw Dr. Jordan C. White
in
Well, almost... 
Although I began as a somewhat
skeptical patient, I experienced the effectiveness of chiropractic care after a
few visits. But, as does happen with a number of patients new to
chiropractic, my involvement in chiropractic went by the wayside as soon as I
started feeling better. I stopped going to the chiropractor before my
body had a chance to heal completely. Big mistake...
Nine years after my introduction to
chiropractic, I was working as a consultant in the computer industry,
designing, installing and maintaining computer networks for small business
clients, many of them chiropractic offices. I sought chiropractic care
again due to aches and pains that I thought were associated with old age (I was
35 years old). While talking with the chiropractors, I began to
understand the value of chiropractic.
Light bulb moment!!! I realized that
chiropractic is about more than just relieving aches and pains.
Chiropractic is a way of life, a way of restoring and maintaining balance, a
way to achieve optimum health. And, I wanted to do my part to promote
wellness.
In 1997, I enrolled at Life Chiropractic College West
(LCCW). I graduated in December 2000, and have been on the
chiropractic wellness adventure ever since!
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Education |
Licenses/Certifications |
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Doctor of Chiropractic, Life
Chiropractic College West, December 2000 v
Doctor of Philosophy (all but dissertation), Pharmacology,
University of Texas Health Science
Center at San Antonio, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences,
attended from May 1991 to August 1995 v
Master of Science, Computer Science, University of Texas at San Antonio, August
1990 v
Bachelor of Science, Computer Science, v Bachelor of Science, Humanities, United States Air Force Academy, June 1982 |
v
Chiropractic License, State of
California, Board of Chiropractic Examiners, since 2001 v
Chiropractic License, State of v
Advanced Proficiency Rated, Activator Methods International, Ltd,
since 2000 |