Our Staff:
Dr. Gareth Brancato
- Chiropractor
Julie Bergin 
- Billing/Office Manager
Kathy Hashkowitz
Chiropractic Assistant
- Carlina Ferrari
Chiropractic Assistant
Lauren Monahen
- Chiropractic Assistant
Lauren Foley
- Chiropractic Assistant

Dr. Brancato, with wife Linda, and children Sienna and Devin
Julie
Kathy
Lauren F
Lauren M
Carlina
Our Office Hours
  • Mondays 9:30am to 1pm and 3pm to 7pm
  • Tuesdays 3pm to 7pm
  • Wednesdays 9:30am to 1pm and 3pm to 7pm
  • Thursdays Closed
  • Fridays 9:30am to 1pm and 3pm to 7pm
  • Saturdays 9am to 12noon
  • Sundays Closed
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A note from Dr. Gareth Brancato,

OK, so right about now you are probably sick of the heavy duty winter we are experiencing. I've always been one to honor what nature sends us--complaining about the weather and meterologists certainly doesn't make a change in it (wait, maybe we should do a study entitled "Complaining and Barometric Pressure").
   
Mobility is key at this time. Sure, outside activities are tough. Shoveling can really tear up the lumbar spine, as well as the shoulder muscles. It has been epidemic in the practice of late. So, it would be wise to do as much at home to decrease spinal pressure from building up. Spinal stretching, as well as decreasing sitting in one position for more than 20 minutes, is smart (even if you get up for several minutes in between). We routinely give our patients advice in the "Activities of Daily Living" category.
   
Keeping up with your Chiropractic adjustments is a vital strategy-- this promotes the spine and nerve system's optimal function. Again, mobility is the key. Where your health is in future (yes, Spring will assuredly come), depends on what you do now.
                                                                                 Keep Well,
                                                                                 Dr.G






Brancato Chiropractic & Wellness Center
Palmer Center for Chiropractic Research,
RAND Corporation and Samueli Institute receive
$7.4 million grant from Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program; award is the largest in the history of the chiropractic profession

Scientists at the Palmer Center for Chiropractic Research (PCCR), the RAND Corporation and the Samueli Institute have been awarded a $7.4 million grant by the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program. The grant will fund a four-year research project to assess chiropractic treatment for military readiness in active duty personnel. This is the largest single award for a chiropractic research project in the history of the profession and will be used to conduct the largest clinical trial evaluating chiropractic to date.
Ian Coulter, Ph.D., the Samueli Institute Chair in Policy for Integrative Medicine at RAND Corporation, is the research project’s principal investigator. Co-principal investigator and Palmer College of Chiropractic’s Vice Chancellor for Research and Health Policy Christine Goertz, D.C., Ph.D., will oversee the design and implementation of the three clinical trials funded by this award. The Palmer Center for Chiropractic Research will receive approximately $5.1 million in order to accomplish this task. Samueli Institute Vice President for Military Medical Research Joan Walter, J.D., also is a co-principal investigator for this project.
Because musculoskeletal injuries are among the most commonly occurring injuries in military personnel and may reduce levels of performance and readiness, the study will assess the efficacy of chiropractic treatment for active duty military personnel in a number of areas. Through three clinical trials, the study will assess chiropractic’s effectiveness in:

  • relieving low back pain and improving function in active duty service members;
  • evaluating the effects of chiropractic treatment on reflexes and reaction times for
Special Operations forces;
  • determining the effect of chiropractic treatment on strength, balance and injury
prevention for members of the Armed Forces with combat specialties; and
  • assessing the impact of a chiropractic intervention on smoking cessation in military
service members.

The Palmer Center for Chiropractic Research, headquartered on the Palmer College of Chiropractic campus in Davenport, Iowa, is the largest institutional chiropractic research effort in the world, promoting excellence and leadership in scientific research. The PCCR has the largest budget for research in a chiropractic college, receiving grants from the National Institutes of Health, National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration, and now the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program. Since 2000, these grant awards have totaled approximately $35 million.

Dr. Gareth E. Brancato is a Palmer Alumni.