Dr. Jerylyn Jacob, DC
Chiropractor | Independent Medical Examiner
21 2nd St Staten Island NY, 10306About
Dr. Jerylyn Jacob is a Chiropractor practicing in Staten Island, NY. Dr. Jacob specializes in preventing, diagnosing, and treating conditions associated with the neuromusculoskeletal system, while improving each patients functionality and quality of life. Conditions treated include sciatica, neck pain, and arthritis pain, among many others. Dr. Jacob seeks to reduce pain and discomfort through manipulation and adjustment of the spine.
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New York Chiropractic College Doctor of Chiropractic 1982
New York Chiropractic College DC 1981
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National Board of Chiropractic Examiners
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Get to know Chiropractor Dr. Jerylyn Jacob, who serves patients in Staten Island, New York.
Dr. Jacob has been in holistic chiropractic practice in Staten Island, New York since 1982. She incorporates a multifaceted approach to treating the whole person utilizing chiropractic, nutrition, and mind/body/spirit techniques.
Striving for better health and overall quality of life, the doctor is trained in nutrition, homeopathy, ayurvedic medicine, and functional medicine. In addition, she is certified in electrophysiological evaluation, primary spinal care, disability and impairment rating, and auricular therapy.
Back in 1981, Dr. Jacob graduated with her Doctor of Chiropractic degree from New York Chiropractic College. Since then, she has completed continuing education courses in mind, body medicine at Harvard Medical School.
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, back pain, headaches, vertigo and a long list of other ailments and conditions. 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 naturally, without the use of medication or surgery.
On a more personal note, Dr. Jacob is an ordained interfaith minister.
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