On the right is my professional resume.  However I don't wished to be judged by these degrees and awards.  Whether or they impress you or not, I believe is irrelevant.  I wish to be judged by how well I treat you as a person, and most importantly...RESULTS  

    I am proud to tell you that pain sufferers have embraced my natural treatment methods and me.  I have joyfully ended years of misery and reliance on prescription drugs for hundreds of people.  Many of these patients were told by previous doctors that they “HAD to get surgery” or that "NOTHING could be done" to help them.

I think it's wise to question whether or not to trust a doctor.  This is your body... your health... your life.  You must investigate carefully.  Think about how many health websites, magazines, newsletters, magazines etc. are providing advice on health.  Ad to that the television commercial campaigns (which cost mega-bucks) launched by pharmaceutical companies, who claim that their “miracle drug” is what you need. 

Have you noticed that they never recommend that you consider natural treatments?

  You’ve simply got to question everyone’s motivation.  Why are they recommending their products or services?  And if you are satisfied with the answers to those questions, you must find out their credentials and qualifications.

  But the problem lies in the motivation.  Even if you’re impressed with a doctor’s credentials, you must carefully consider their reasons for using the treatments they use.  If you’re really interested in the reality of our healthcare system, take a good look at how a great deal of so-called clinical research is conducted.  If you don’t believe the outcomes of pharmaceutical research are not influenced by the financial interests of those who fund them; you’d better take a closer look.

  In my practice, I have but one simple motivation: to get you out of pain and give you the “tools” to stay out of pain, and become as healthy and fit as you possibly can.  I accomplish this by:

(1)   Utilizing and recommending treatments and technologies that will bring you relief as quickly, completely and safely as possible.  This also means that I don’t ONLY recommend MY own services.  This means that I don’t subscribe to the idea of forcing patients to choose between so-called "conventional" or “alternative” medicine.

(2)   Teaching you everything I possibly can about health and fitness.  This includes directing you to all the health resources I personally use for my family and myself. 

(3)   I don’t hesitate to tell you the “harsh reality” of healthcare.  This means I will steer you towards the truth and frequent dangers of blindly following the  “conventional wisdom” in healthcare.

    I personally pay for everything myself regarding my practice and this website.  Nobody does it for me.  I have no obligations or ties to big corporations, advertisers or any manufacturer of any health product. 

    I don’t receive sales commissions, nor do I participate in any “multi-level” marketing system.  Nobody gives me a penny to promote their products or services.  Nor do I refer to other health professionals because they’re my personal friends (actually none of them are).

   If there are treatments, health-related products, foods, supplements, retail stores, websites, professional services, etc., I recommend them because I’ve personally researched them… and in nearly every case my family and I utilize them ourselves.

  Considering all the hype and greed-inspired advertising razzle-dazzle that’s going on out there; I think you’ll be quite pleased with my “no-nonsense” approach.

  As far as my academic and professional credentials go; they are listed on the right

  I’m certain you’ll discover that I bring something unique and very special to the table.  With the term “holistic” being thrown around so liberally, I can proudly say that I truly do treat the whole person—not merely the symptoms of your condition.  I subscribe to the concept of Integrative Medicine. 

   I’m passionate about improving my patients’ health attitudes and lifestyles.  I’m a patient’s health advocate.  I’m also deeply immersed in the blossoming field known as “Anti-aging Medicine.”  I am a member of the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine.  That means that I don’t accept “old age” as something on which to blame your pain or ill health.

   I am trained in various non-invasive, non-surgical and drugless procedures.  I’ve been a natural healthcare practitioner my entire career.  Over the past 17 years, my patients have defined my role.  They have turned to me to find solutions to their chronic pain.  Natural solutions.

   I  have more or less exclusively treated people who had been turned away by other physicians… people who were told “nothing can be done,” “learn to live with the pain,” or “what do you expect at your age?”

 I have always pursued and learned skills to create long-term solutions for my patients.  I acknowledge the role of medications, but I view most of them to be for temporary relief to help people through tough times, until corrective and rehabilitative solutions can be found and implemented.

   - Dr. Donald Liebell

Dr. Donald Liebell, D.C., B.C.A.O.

Born: August 20, 1966, New York.

Bachelor's Degree: City University of New York, Queens College, 1988 - Honors in Physical Anthropology

Doctorate: New York Chiropractic College, 1992

Diplomate: The National Board of Chiropractic Examiners (1992)

Licensed by: Virginia Board of Medicine (1993).

Certified: Upper Cervical Specific Chiropractic (Palmer/Kale manual method)

Board Certified: Atlas Orthogonist (B.C.A.O.) through Post-Doctorate Certification Programs of Sherman Chiropractic College and The Sweat Institute for Atlas Orthogonal Care, Council on Chiropractic Education (C.C.E.)

Member: American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine

Served: Board of Directors for the American Heart Association, Chesapeake, Virginia

Appointed: "Honorary Deputy Sheriff" in Chesapeake Virginia for outstanding treatment services to officers and personnel.

Served: Chief Consultant and Writer for the National Awareness Campaign for Upper Cervical Care, a non-profit consumer awareness organization, helping to educate the public about the upper neck's relationship to health

Lectured: Various civic and support groups, health symposiums and seminars, 

Honored: numerous awards for his dedication to advancements in this health care technology in the U.S. and abroad.

Laser Therapy: Trained by Erchonia Medical -
Dr. Dr. Jeffrey Spencer, Dr. Jerome Rerucha

Auricular Therapy: Trained personally by internationally renowned expert, Darrell Stoddard

Auricular Medicine: Alternative Medicine Seminars: Nader Soliman, M.D. - Anesthesiologist, world-reknowned authority on Auricular Medicine

1993: One of only four doctors invited to visit the former Soviet Union (Nation of Moldova), to introduce upper cervical (Atlas) procedures to their doctors.

Distinguished Service Award: Kale Upper Cervical Chiropractic 

Foreign Messenger Award: 1993, for Volunteer Service Abroad

Married since 1992: Wife, Sheila and three children - Breiten, Darcy and Evan