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Dr. John D. Ratcliffe DC DACRB DACBN CFMP

With over 25 years of experience, Dr. Ratcliffe is passionate about caring for his patients and loves his job .Dr. Ratcliffe DC has his undergraduate degree in Human Anatomy and Physiology and received his Doctorate in Chiropractic from Parker University in 1997. He was Board Certified in 2007 after received his Diplomate in Rehabilitation from the American Board of Chiropractic Rehabilitation Specialists. After practicing for ten years as a Chiropractor he added the rehabilitation specialty after a rigorous post doctoral program. He later completed an advanced neurology program in electrodiagnostics from National University of Health Sciences.  He is also one of an elite group of physicians to hold a Diplomate in Clinical Nutrition and is currently also practicing as a Certified Functional Medicine Practitioner.  His passion is neuro-orthopedic rehabilitation, neurology, functional medicine, and nutrition.

His areas of expertise are conservative based spine care, rehabilitation, physical medicine, human performance, movement disorders, exercise and fitness program development, chiropractic, and therapy modalities. His skill is unsurpassed in gently re-aligning not just the bones of the body but also in myofascial release. Dr. Ratcliffe’s approach has led to great successes in the treatment and management of a vast array of musculoskeletal and neurological disorders. Areas of interest and treatment expertise include the spine and muscles but also the feet, hips, knees, shoulders, and wrist. He is avid in his post-doctorate education and has attended conferences at Harvard Medical School as well as many other prestigious institutions for the advancement of his specialized treatment.

Dr. Ratcliffe has three boys and loves his active family. He enjoys fishing, camping, hiking, running, and teaching the youth group. Dr. Ratcliffe loves to exercise at NOVA’s gym and has lost over fifty pounds! Join him for YOGA on Monday nights.

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