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Introducing Dr. Joseph Di Carlo of St Charles

My first experience with chiropractic was for headaches that I had been suffering from for years.  I was 26 years old and fed up with my ever-present headaches, for which no one had an answer other than, ".. take medications or learn to live with them."  My best friend, Mike, had moved to St. Louis to go to Logan College of Chiropractic and told me that my headaches sounded like a chiropractic case.  So on his recommendation, I found a chiropractor.  By my fourth adjustment in the course of 8 days,  the headaches that had been bothering me for years had stopped.  Now, anytime I feel a headache coming on (which rarely occurs because I have chiropractic care weekly), I visit my chiropractor.  Incidentally, my chiropractor is my best friend Mike, the one who originally introduced me to chiropractic.

My reason for deciding to choose chiropractic as a career was not because of any miraculous health-care event, though I did get some great results from chiropractic.  I chose chiropractic because I thought it would be a great way to continue contributing to the welfare of others.  You see, before becoming a chiropractor, I used to teach elementary school which allowed me to help and contribute to the lives of others. Chiropractic just seemed to be a good way to continue in this endeavor.

My wife, Debbie, and I have have three lovely children, Kris, Steve and Danielle.  Steve and Kris  are twins.  Both of them chose a carrier in which they train and show horses.  Kris lives in California and Steve lives in Florida.  My daughter, Danielle, lives in Denver where she is pursuing a career in the Culinary Arts.

None of our children are married.  But my wife and I are looking forward to the the day that they do get married so we can start encouraging them to bless us with grandchildren.

I would be remiss if I didn't mention the other member of our family, Aspen.  Aspen is a 25 pound, Jack Russel Terrier-Whippet mix.  He has the coloring and temperament of a Jack Russel Terrier but the body of a Whippet, which is a miniature Greyhound.  What that boils down to is he is hyper and extremely fast.

I am a musician at heart.  I was originally going to teach music after I graduated from college.  My major instrument was the trumpet.  But, during my senior year of high school, I was kicked in the mouth during a game of soccer. This would have a devastating effect on my trumpet playing career a few years later in college when I practiced and played for hours a day to perfect my craft. Being a trumpet player and having your two front teeth kicked in and chipped really tends to put a damper on your playing ability.

Now days rather than playing my trumpet, I play the piano quite frequently.  When I was a young kid I played the accordion.  I even played it in a high school rock band, believe it or not.  But it had modifications that made it sound like an organ.

I drive 60 miles, round trip, every Friday morning at about 6:30 for my chiropractic treatment.  Working with patients who are hurting tends to put stress on me, both physically and mentally.  Were it not for my weekly chiropractic visits, I would be unable to function fully and meet the needs of my patients.

In addition to my chiropractic care, I walk daily, eat properly, take whole food supplements and have a positive mental outlook on life.  I am a true believer that you are what you eat and you receive what  you think about most.  Because I know that your thoughts today create your life tomorrow,  I focus on the good things in life and try not to dwell on the negative.

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