You don’t have to live at the chiropractor’s office — and with the right care, you can still live pain-free.
Our chiropractors use evidence-based treatment plans, 3D imaging, and precise diagnostics to track your progress and help you achieve recovery. We don’t believe in simple pain management. For our patients, we believe in healing.
Here’s why we’re the best chiropractors in Georgia.
Our providers combine orthospinology and pain neuroscience education, along with the most cutting-edge technology in chiropractic care, to improve your quality of life.
The word “doctor” stems from the Latin phrase [dɔˈkeːrɛ], which means to teach.
At Georgia Upper Cervical, we teach you about pain neuroscience and how correcting your spinal misalignment can provide long-lasting relief and, ultimately, complete physical recovery.
Better Results In Less Time
We are dedicated to delivering exceptional chiropractic care and always have the best interests of our patients in mind.
Our goal is to correct your spinal misalignment in the fewest office visits and corrections as possible over the course of your lifetime. Most of our patients are on treatment plans for around 90 days, rather than forever.
We accomplish this by utilizing our specific 3-D imaging and diagnostic system. This procedure allows us to focus specifically on your unique misalignment and removes all guesswork, eliminating unnecessary care and costs.
We’re not afraid of the difficult cases.
We use orthospinology, also known as upper cervical chiropractic, because it offers a path towards real healing.
Using the latest scientific advancements in chiropractic treatment, our gentle adjustments may help with conditions and issues such as:
These core values drive us.
We outlined six values by which we make all decisions about how to live and operate our practice. Each value impacts our clinical treatment, business practices, and personal lives.
- To love, to know, and to empower. We offer human-centered care to each patient, because you should be more than a number or filename. Each business system and procedure should be designed to empower the patients we see. What every provider and employee at Georgia Upper Cervical does in their personal time should allow us to fulfill this value to our maximum capacity.
- Most effective and most efficient. From cutting-edge treatment to patient education and personal development, we strive to do our best by our patients, business, and ourselves.
- Practice what we preach. We know it’s challenging to receive advice from a healthcare provider who is visibly unhealthy, overworked, and miserable. We don’t tell you to, “Do as I say, not as I do.” Instead, we constantly strive to take care of ourselves through eating nutritious foods, overloading our systems with exercise and weight training, and addressing any mental health concerns during adverse life situations.
- [dɔˈkeːrɛ]: to teach. Teaching you how your body works and how to understand your condition puts you back in the driver seat. Research demonstrates that education alone can reduce patient symptoms and create long-term health benefits. We want you in control, and the proper education does just that. We teach patients in a way that doesn’t instill fear or uncertainty but empowers you to live to your fullest potential.
- Integrity and transparency matter. You’ll never be surprised by hidden fees or “fine print” when you work with a Georgia Upper Cervical chiropractor. From billing to the results we can feasibly produce to what services we offer, we will be transparent and communicate with integrity.
- Explore and enjoy your family. Is your health goal to be able to walk around at Disney for five days? Or to do your favorite hiking trail again? We’ll help you get there! Your treatment and recovery should serve an ultimate goal of exploration and having fun with the people you love, not keep you from them.
Meet Your Georgia Chiropractor: Dr. Ryan Klopfer
Dr. Ryan is truly passionate about taking care of his patients. He’s constantly working to learn more and polish his skills as a clinician for the sake of helping more patients to a greater degree.
Instructor and Humanitarian
Dr. Ryan is an active instructor for the Society of Chiropractic Orthospinology. He currently teaches the Basic 1, 2, and Advanced Adjusting Workshop modules to students and doctors from around the country.
Through his instruction, he equips students and doctors with the tools to provide scientifically and objectively based chiropractic care to their patients with the highest level of integrity.
“Teaching the orthospinology work is such a gratifying and rewarding experience. I love to meet students and doctors who are dedicated to improving their clinical abilities so they may better serve their patients. If there were more Chiropractic Orthospinologists in the world, the world would be a better place.”
Dr. Ryan
While completing a dual-degree at Life University in Marietta, GA with his masters in sports injury management and Doctorate of Chiropractic degree, he helped originate the student ambassador program for the Wounded Warrior Project. Dr. Ryan and his team helped raise over $20,000 through multiple charitable events over their time as students.
Choosing Chiropractic Orthospinology
Dr. Ryan was blessed with the opportunity to be mentored by one of the best chiropractic Orthospinologists in the country, Dr. James Ken Humber, Jr.
During his mentorship, Dr. Ryan witnessed a countless number of patients achieving extraordinary relief with the Orthospinology procedure. Combining the results with a scientifically based analysis, Dr. Ryan knew that this was the exact procedure he was going to provide to his patients.
Staying Active
In his spare time, Dr. Ryan enjoys playing competitive tennis, traveling with his family, and working out. Mountain biking, hiking, and camping are some of his favorite outdoor pursuits.
He is also a member of the following organizations: Cherokee County Chamber of Commerce, Pickens County Chamber of Commerce, Ball Ground Business Association, and Young Professionals of Woodstock.
At GUCC, we are proud to be a member of the “Doctors for Health & Wellness Foundation”. As such, we can now donate hours of education to companies interested in enhancing their employees’ health.
Would you like our team to come and do a catered lunch and learn session for your team?
Contact us directly via email or phone tre@georgiauppercervical.strctl.com or (404) 383-3138. Thank you for supporting our mission to promote health and wellness.
Meet the GUCC Team
Baxter Smith
I was born in Connecticut but grew up on a small farm outside of Atlanta. As a kid, I played a lot of sports but by high school I played football, soccer, and even did two semesters of dance.
As I was entering college the Beijing Olympics were in full swing. I was captivated by Michael Phelps’ historic performance winning all those gold medals and simply dominating the competition. I marveled at how a human being who walks on land and breathes air could be so adept and comfortable in the water. His body’s ability to adapt to the stresses of training fueled my passion for exercise physiology and the human body.
I found through my studies that exercise and good nutrition were a potent remedy for more than just cardiovascular disease. I learned of the body’s amazing ability to heal itself at the cellular level and grow in the direction of it’s environmental challenges. As we approached graduation, many of my classmates applied to physical therapy and medical schools. I had experience with both as an athlete in my youth, but my trips to the chiropractor always seemed to be the most beneficial. The chiropractors always seemed to know something else that could help me recover and get me back on the field faster.
So I chose to “take my talents” to chiropractic school. From there my world was opened up to the many different techniques and treatment methods available to us as doctors. I always looked for the approach that delivered a long lasting spinal correction with the most specificity and scientific approach.
Upper cervical techniques appealed to me in this way. The upper cervical doctors I spoke with were also able to help so many neurological conditions that many other doctors and chiropractic methods struggled to aid. I knew then that I needed to learn more.
In my spare time I now play guitar, lift weights, play soccer, and visit my friends and family around Atlanta. You can catch me on the hiking trail or at a local brewery. I love all the different neighborhoods in the city and the long warm seasons that allow us to be outside and enjoy being a part of a community.
Cori Kurtz
Cori is a small business owner who grew up and was educated here in Georgia at KSU. She lives with her husband and three children in Woodstock where she is an active part of her community and the local business circles.
She spent 9 years in the caregiving field before starting her family and has a natural talent for making people feel at home. Cori is extremely social and loves to help people access the healthiest versions of themselves. She’s well traveled and her hobbies include reading, exercising and attending music concerts and festivals.
Come on in to BGUCC and get to know her!
Tre’ Jackson
Tre’ is a former collegiate athlete from Georgia Tech that played 5 years under Coach Paul Johnson while achieving his Bachelors and Masters Degree in Business Administration. He, while in college, worked for a plethora of companies from Home Improvement, to Software Development, to International Manufacturing. Tre’ has held positions such as Director of Sales and Marketing where he has led a team of peers toward success in business development and sustainability to serving customers needs.
While continuing his career he served as a coach and mentor to middle school youth and high school football teams in Alpharetta and Cherokee County. He lives in Canton, Georgia with his wife Desi and two dogs Xala and Oakley. Tre’ enjoys attending his church in Canton, hunting and watching football during the fall months, and traveling out of the country to Latin America with his wife to work on his Spanish!
Tre’ would love and opportunity to speak with you about your needs, so feel welcome to reach out to him!
