Dr. Baker

Gregory A. Baker D.C., C.ad., L.C.P

Chatsworth Office: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 8:30-12:30 & 3:00-6:00

Dalton Office: Tuesday 2:00-6:00 and Thursday 2:00-6:00

1415 Hwy 76 Ste E Chatsworth, GA 30705  

(voice)706-695-7790   (fax)706-695-9003

Professional Accomplishments

• Practicing chiropractor for 20 years at LifeTouch Chiropractic in Chatsworth Georgia.
• Co-Owner of 2 offices, in Dalton and Chatsworth Georgia, employing 4 doctors.
• Past president of the Georgia Council of Chiropractic
• Past president of Chatsworth-Murray County Chamber of Commerce
• Former radio talk show host.
• Guest on Chattanooga morning network news programs.
• Guest speaker at the Whitfield County Youth Detention Center
• Presented numerous health related presentations to civic and professional groups and to school children.
• Presented an introduction to chiropractic to the doctors and administrators of the Veterans Hospital in Augusta Georgia.
• Developed software for handling the accounting, documentation and practice management needs of a chiropractic office.
• Developed study guides for 15 different courses in chiropractic college and sold them in 3 colleges.
• Was instrumental in the development of the current chiropractic scope of practice legislation in Georgia.

• Voted 2005/2006 Chiropractor of the Year in Georgia.Currently serves by appointment of the Governor as a member of the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners whose responsibility is to oversee the practices of all chiropractors in the state to ensure the well-being and safety of the public.

  Board Member of CCGPP,  the organization formed to develop science based practice guidelines for the chiropractic profession

• Contributed to a paper outlining appropriate care protocols for treating low back pain.  This document is has been included in the California Worker’s Compensation treatment guidelines.

• Contributed to a paper on defining chiropractic care for chronic back problems.
  

Educational Accomplishments

• Summa Cum Laude Graduate of Northern Virginia Community College, Associate of Science Degree
• Summa Cum Laude Graduate of Life Chiropractic College, Doctor of Chiropractic Degree
• Certified Addictionologist
• Legion of Chiropractic Philosophers honorary degree.
• Numerous specialized courses in nutrition and wellness

Organization Memberships

• International Chiropractic Association
• Georgia Chiropractic Association
• Georgia Council of Chiropractic
• Council on Chiropractic Guidelines and Practice Parameters
  
• Founding member of the Council on Chiropractic Pediatrics
• American College of Addiction and Compulsive Disorders
• Chatsworth-Murray County Chamber of Commerce
• Dalton-Whitfield County Chamber of Commerce

Personal Accomplishments

• Olympic Torch Bearer for 1996 Summer Olympics
• Mentor for Big Brothers/Big Sisters Program for 3 years
• Volunteer exercise instructor for the Murray County Senior Center for 7 years.

• Provided complimentary chiropractic services for Murray County High School athletes.

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  My Chiropractic Story

  I grew up in an Airforce family and rarely lived in one place longer than a few years.  My father's last station was at the Pentagon in Washington D.C.  At that time I was in my last two years in high school.  During these years I became very involved in the ancient martial art Kung Fu.  After I graduated I became the lead instructor in the school.  My continued training in Kung Fu involved the study of anatomy.  This turned out to be the beginning of an ongoing fascination with the human body.

  A few years later one of my former Kung Fu students asked me if I would like to work for his engineering firm.  Within the first few months of working there I hurt my back while lifting a thirty pound piece of concrete. My boss was an avid fan of chiropractic, so he sent me to his chiropractor to be checked.  This was my first experience with a chiropractor and was amazed at how rapidly it worked.  I was also surprised that a chronic shoulder problem got better under the chiropractor's care.

  It didn't take long for me to become an avid fan as well and I soon decided that chiropractic was my calling.    I began college in northern Virginia in 1982 and finally graduated from Life College of Chiropractic in Marietta Georgia in 1990.

  In 1991 I purchased a small practice in Chatsworth at which time my former wife Carol-Lee, our young daughter Christina, and I became proud members of the Chatsworth community.  Our practice grew rapidly and became one of the largest chiropractic practices in North West Georgia.

  A lot has happened over the 20 years we have been here.  Christina has grown to be a very intelligent and capable young woman who is studying for her Masters degree in Ecology at UGA.  She is engaged to be married to Drew Neighbors.  While Carol-Lee and I are now divorced, we still co-own LifeTouch Chiropractic L.L.C. and enjoy working together to continue providing quality health care to our community.