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3942 Center Point Rd NE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52402
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Monday 8:00-12:00 2:00-?
Tuesday Closed
Wednesday 8:00-12:00 2:00-?
Thursday Closed
Friday Closed
Saturday Closed
Sunday Closed
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Dr Douglas A. Dennis
Why I became a Chiropractor
There are many things that happen in our lives that direct us to our final position in life. When I was young it became apparent that I was not able to hold my head erect. As I grew the muscle on the left side of my neck did not causing my spine to develop a "S" curve. Why this happened is not certain. It could have been from a birth injury. I was born at my grandmother’s home, and she delivered me. It could have been from me falling out of our car at 60 mph. By the time I was 15 it had become all that I could bare. We had no medical insurance and no means to pay for surgery to correct my wry neck. I spoke with my MD Dr Benjamin White. He contacted the Kansas Crippled Children's Society and arranged for me to have surgery to cut the muscle on the left side of my neck so I could hold my head erect.
After the surgery I began having back pain because while I could hold my head straighter my spine was now out of balance. I then began seeing Dr Jack Dickson, D.C. and he quickly was able to help to straighten my entire spine. He said that he wished that he had been able to treat me prior to the surgery and that I might not have needed surgery to correct my wry neck. I agree.
At age 16 I looked into going to Chiropractic College. Life got in the way, and I did not pursue that at that time. When I was 32, I told Dr. Guy Counselman, D.C. that I had always wanted to be a Chiropractor. He said "Doug, the day you retire you will hate yourself if you don't do the one thing you always wanted to do." Dr Counselman had two passions. He loved being a Chiropractor and he loved being a pilot. Two months later my best friend Steve Dickson who was the son of Dr Dickson called me to let me know that Dr Counselman had been killed in a plane crash. I hung up the phone and turned to my wife and said, "Dr Counselman has been killed in a plane crash and I am going to Chiropractic College". I was not going to go to my grave without pursuing my passion.
While I was in college my friend Steve Dickson who was the Attorney for the Kansas Chiropractic Society was killed in a plane crash with Dr Stanley Heard, a friend of President Bill Clinton.
My dog Dickson is named in honor of Dr Jack Dickson and Steve Dickson.
I AM NOT RETIRING
Well not completely. Several things have or will be changing for me. As of the first of 2025 I no longer accept payment from your insurance company. For most people this hasn’t changed anything. Many of you Insurance Companies have forced me to accept half of what I charge. Many companies are now requiring preauthorization for care or payment even if I am only going to see you for one visit. By dropping all insurance contracts it relieves me of the burden of fighting with your Insurance to be paid. It also allows me to charge everyone the same amount and be paid the same amount for my standard service. Most of what I do is not technically defined as Chiropractic. The techniques that I have developed and use on almost every patient include: Acupuncture Meridian Balancing, Fascia Adhesion Release Technique, Reflex Reset, Rapid Environmental Sensitivity Elimination Technique, Vagus Nerve Balancing, ETC. It has always been my goal to work myself out of a job. I want everyone to be so well that they don’t need my services. That is why I have continued to learn and develop new techniques to speed your recovery.
I am now seeing so few patients in a week that I am no longer able to afford this office space or pay myself half of what I was just a year ago. My lease for this office ends on April 30. I will be moving to a shared office space in May. I don’t know exactly where that will be. I will let you know. I will also be working fewer hours. It is also my goal to travel some. In thirty years I have only twice taken two weeks vacation in one year. One of those was two consecutive weeks of seminars for continuing education.
For years I have been told by patients that I can’t retire until they die. I’m afraid that I’m not going to be able to retire until I die. My retirement funds have dropped dramatically since the first of the year and I’m afraid that Social Security may killed off before I die. I love helping to relieve your aches and pains. I also love seeing and talking to people. If I retire completely that I would probably turn into Jabba the Hutt within six months. So please save me from myself and continue letting me do the best that I can to make you the best that you can.
Dr. Douglas A. Dennis