Dr. Leon Berkowitz, DC

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Get to know Chiropractor Dr. Leon Berkowitz, who serves patients throughout the State of Virginia.

Licensed chiropractor Dr. Berkowitz specializes in chiropractic care for auto accident injuries, headaches, neck, shoulder, and back pain. He is the Founder of Chiro-Med Health Center with offices in Falls Church, Woodbridge, and Manassas, Virginia. 

Combining skill and experience, it is his goal to help patients lead a better quality of life by offering genuine rehabilitation services for spinal misalignments from auto, work, sports, and personal accidents. He understands his patients’ time is valuable and his staff will process all insurance paperwork to help ensure a smooth process, even helping with workers’ compensation paperwork.

Committed to bringing wellness and health, Dr. Berkowitz has more than three decades of experience in his field. He earned his Doctor of Chiropractic (DC) degree from Life University in Marietta, Georgia in 1990. Earlier, he completed his undergraduate degree at Stony Brook University.

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. 

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