Dr. Dr. David BenEliyahu

Expert Publications

• Diagnostic accuracy and clinical utility of thermography for lumbar radiculopathy.
• Conservative management of posttraumatic cervical intersegmental hypermobility and anterior subluxation.
• Chiropractic management and manipulative therapy for MRI documented cervical disk herniation.
• Magnetic resonance imaging and clinical follow-up: study of 27 patients receiving chiropractic care for cervical and lumbar disc herniations.

Media Releases

Get to know Chiropractor Dr. David BenEliyahu, who serves patients in Selden, New York.

Dr. BenEliyahu is an award-winning chiropractor who has been in private since 1983. He practices alongside Dr. Ronald Spinelle, serving as the Clinical Director of Coram-Selden Chiropractic in Selden, New York.

Coram-Selden Chiropractic is an integrative and collaborative care practice that incorporates medicine, acupuncture, psychology, and massage therapy services. “Chiropractic care is more than just making the pain disappear. It is about learning, understanding and taking care of your body to improve your quality of life.”

In addition to helping all of his patients at the Coram-Selden Chiropractic office, Dr. BenEliyahu has been helping the community through his work at Mather Hospital. He has helped patients with pain relief, functional restoration, spinal rehabilitation, and improved quality of life.

Having served the local community for over three decades, he is the Founder and Administrative Director of the Back and Neck Pain Center at Mather Hospital. The Back and Neck Pain Center is a unique integrative and interdisciplinary spine care program that is patient-centered and evidence-based. Dr BenEliyahu coordinates and moderates the Orthopedic and Spine Grand Rounds at Mather Hospital as well as other interdisciplinary educational programs such as the Neurospine Summit & The Non-Pharmacology Symposium for chronic pain.

Licensed to practice medicine in New York and Connecticut, Dr. BenEliyahy is the Director of the Chiropractic Chiropractic Collaboration Program at Mather Hospital / Northwell Health in Port Jefferson, New York. He was awarded the 2019 Community Honoree Award by Mather Hospital/Northwell Health, being the first and only chiropractor to be given that honor and distinction.

Among his professional affiliations, he is a member of the American Chiropractic Association, the New York State Chiropractic Association, the American Academy of Pain Management, the American Back Society (Fellow), the International College of Chiropractors, the USA Olympic Medical Society, and the North American Spine Society. He is also recognized by the New York State Council on the Arts for Contribution to Integrated Care in NYS.

Back in 1982, Dr. BenEliyahu graduated with his Doctor of Chiropractic degree from the National College of Chiropractic. He then attained board certification through the American Chiropractic Board of Sports Physicians & the American Academy of Pain Management.

Receiving a national recognition award for his paper on the effectiveness of chiropractic care for disc herniations of the cervical and lumbar spine, Dr. BenEliyahy showed that chiropractic care can reduce the size of herniations. He has been published in over 50 articles in both medical and chiropractic journals, and has lectured extensively on chiropractic care. He has also been invited twice to speak at the national convention of the Americas Chiropractic Association on collaborative care and population spine health.

Chiropractic is a form of alternative medicine that mainly deals with the diagnosis and treatment of mechanical disorders of the musculoskeletal system, especially the spine. A chiropractor uses spinal adjustments, manipulation, and other techniques to manage patients’ health concerns, including neck pain and back pain. They aim to improve patients’ functionality and quality of life by properly aligning the body’s musculoskeletal structure and enabling the body to heal itself without the use of medication or surgery. 

As a dedicated chiropractor with over 36 years of experience, Dr. BenEliyahu is committed to promoting the health and well-being of his patients. He was selected to “Guide to America’s Best Chiropractors”, and was selected to intern at the USA Olympic Training center in 1996, where he spent 3 weeks treating elite USA athletes in Colorado Springs.

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