Our Doctor

Dr. Tom Manidis, DC

Dr. Thomas More Manidis graduated from Life University of Chiropractic in September 2001. Although Dr. Manidis was already licensed to practice Chiropractic in other states, he decided to follow his heart and move to South Florida in January 2002. He then took the Florida Chiropractic boards & successfully passed them in May 2002.

What to Expect

If this is your first time visiting a Doctor of Chiropractic, you may want to see this video produced by the American Chiropractic Association so you have an idea of what to expect.

Our Facilities

Palm Aire Medical and Rehab Center is a multi-disciplinary practice founded in 2003 by Dr. Thomas Manidis. We have been in the same plaza for 12 years and recently expanded our facilities to include equipment and treatments not usually found in other chiropractic centers.

Our state-of-the-art facility includes an area for passive modalities like massage, EMS, and ultrasound, an area for physical therapy exercises to aid in post-surgical rehab, chiropractic and decompression tables, and in-house X-Ray capabilities.

We also offer transportation services, in-house billing, and timely reports for legal cases. Visit our Serivces page for more information on all the various types of treatments we provide.

THE PRACTICE

History of Chiropractic Care

The roots of chiropractic care can be traced all the way back to the beginning of recorded time. Writings from China and Greece written in 2700 B.C. and 1500 B.C. mention spinal manipulation and the maneuvering of the lower extremities to ease low back pain. Hippocrates, the Greek physician, who lived from 460 to 357 B.C., also published texts detailing the importance of chiropractic care. In one of his writings he declares, "Get knowledge of the spine, for this is the requisite for many diseases".

In the United States, the practice of spinal manipulation began gaining momentum in the late nineteenth century. In 1895, Daniel David Palmer founded the Chiropractic profession in Davenport, Iowa. Palmer was well read in medical journals of his time and had great knowledge of the developments that were occurring throughout the world regarding anatomy and physiology. In 1897, Daniel David Palmer went on to begin the Palmer School of Chiropractic, which has continued to be one of the most prominent chiropractic colleges in the nation.

Throughout the twentieth century, doctors of chiropractic gained legal recognition in all fifty states. A continuing recognition and respect for the chiropractic profession in the United States has led to growing support for chiropractic care all over the world. The research that has emerged from " around the world" has yielded incredibly influential results, which have changed, shaped and molded perceptions of chiropractic care. The report, Chiropractic in New Zealand published in 1979 strongly supported the efficacy of chiropractic care and elicited medical cooperation in conjunction with chiropractic care. The 1993 Manga study published in Canada investigated the cost effectiveness of chiropractic care. The results of this study concluded that chiropractic care would save hundreds of millions of dollars annually with regard to work disability payments and direct health care costs.

Doctors of chiropractic have become pioneers in the field of non-invasive care promoting science-based approaches to a variety of ailments. A continuing dedication to chiropractic research could lead to even more discoveries in preventing and combating maladies in future years.