Banacki Chiropractic

Indiana University School of Medicine researchers, Aaron Carroll, M.D. and Rachael Vreeman, M.D., explored commonly held medical beliefs that had never been tested. Their results were recently in the British Medical Journal.

Vreeman and Carroll explored the popular belief that we use only 10 percent of our brains.  Metabolic studies, MRI scans, PET scans and other imaging studies show no dormant areas of the brain, and even viewing individual neurons or cells reveals no inactive areas of the brain.

Carroll and Vreeman think this myth probably originated with self improvement experts in the early 1900s who wanted to convince people that they had yet not reached their full potential. With the help of these self proclaimed experts, one could tap into the 90 percent of the brain supposedly not being used.

Do you watch Good Morning America on ABC? Maybe you caught the segment on chiropractic lowering blood pressure, a study performed by a medical doctor!

A Chicago-area study of 50 individuals with a misaligned Atlas vertebra (located high in the neck) and high blood pressure showed that after a one-time specialized chiropractic adjustment, blood pressure decreased significantly. The decrease was equal to taking two blood-pressure drugs at once.

Do not throw out your medications immediately, but the cervical adjustment we perform during your visit, may be helping more than just your neck pain!

Two relay teams sponsored by and partially made up of Banacki family members took 1st and 5th place in the Dunedin Triathlon.  Team #1 consisted of Matt Brown (swim), Ray Banacki (bike) and Alex Gonzales (run).  They took first with a time of 59 minutes.  Team #2 consisted of Amanda Banacki (swim), Jessie Kelly (bike) and Nick Brown (run).  They captured fifth with a time of 73 minutes.

Dr. John did his first triathlon ever as a spectator only.

We know you have many choices when it comes to choosing a chiropractor. We appreciate your loyalty to office and we continue to strive to make our office as “patient friendly” as possible.

• MINIMAL WAIT TIME - we try to schedule our patients so a room is ready and available when you walk in the door
• SAME DAY APPOINTMENTS - we have two doctors on staff, five days per week, therefore we can usually schedule you for an appointment within 24 hours
• We are open on SATURDAY!
• MOST INSURANCE PLANS ACCEPTED - we are providers for over 40 different managed care plans including many different Medicare plans: Medicare Part B, Secure Horizons, Wellcare, Quality Healthcare, Care Plus, Blue Care, Blue Choice & Advantage 65

1. U.S. 19/Gulf-to-Bay Blvd
2. U.S. 19/Drew St
3. U.S. 19/Tampa Rd
4. U.S. 19/Sunset Point Rd
5. Gulf-to-Bay Blvd/Belcher Rd
6. U.S. 19/Gandy Blvd
7. U.S. 19/Curlew Road
8. Ulmerton Rd/Seminole Blvd
9. East Bay Dr/Keene Rd
10. U.S. 19/Alderman

(Source: Pinellas County Metropolitan Planning Organization, Stats from 2004)