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Seven years ago something happened that changed my life forever.
I graduated from Western Michigan University, playing football for five years. After graduation, football remained my passion, but when I was released from the Chicago Bears I found myself at a real turning point. While contemplating what to do with the rest of my life, one of my closest friends, a chiropractor, gave me three invaluable words of advice that changed my life: “Follow your heart.” For the next two weeks I was up all night trying to think what I needed to do to “Follow my heart.”

My thoughts wandered back to when I was fourteen years old. On one wintery morning my mom and I were in an auto accident. After the accident, I initially felt fine but began having massive headaches and nausea a few days later. I couldn’t sleep or focus and I was extremely irritable with everyone including own family. Everyone was worried because they had never seen me this way.

Later in the week I went to see my chiropractor. He explained that my spine had been injured in the accident and that my nervous system had been damaged. At first I thought, “How could this be?” I’d walked away with no broken bones, not even a bruise! But, I was aware that something had changed and with each passing day I was feeling worse.

Upon my first visit the chiropractor did a case history, chiropractic exam, and took the necessary films of my spine. During the second visit, he explained that he’d found multiple subluxations in my spine (spinal injuries that heal incorrectly and damage the nervous system) and that he could help me. He started by adjusting my spine (which is a light impulse applied to the injured area of the spine). The adjustments didn’t hurt, but I started to notice how much better my whole body was functioning. My chiropractor gave me my life and dreams back. Thinking back to this event inspired me to do the same for others so I decided to “follow my heart” and enroll in chiropractic college.

I am a graduate of Onsted High School in Onsted, MI. After high school I attended and played football at Western Michigan University, where I received a Bachelor’s degree. Following a stint with the Chicago Bears, I moved to Davenport, IA, where I attended Palmer College of Chiropractic.

Beyond serving my patients, I am a father and husband to my beautiful son Jack and lovely wife Jennifer (Nowak), who earned her B.S and M.B.A. and played volleyball at Western Michigan University.

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Yours in health,
Dr. Garrett L. Soldano