About Dr. Dan Madock, D.C., D.I.C.S.

I graduated from the University of South Florida in 1976. I graduated from Palmer College of Chiropractic in Davenport, Iowa, in 1979. My first practice was at the Lutz Clinic, where I practiced with Dr. E.H. Gaddis, who was the doctor who first introduced me to chiropractic treatment. At the University of South Florida, I was studying premed and was intending to go to med school and become a medical doctor focusing on the field of psychiatry. My course of study included neurophysiology, chemistry, and extensive courses in psychology. During that time, I was employed as a psychiatric technician at a local hospital. During the three years I worked there, I noted that patients were continually being treated with psychotropic medications that had significant side effects and aftereffects. These medications were intended to control their abnormal behaviors and not correct them. There was nothing appealing about these drugs, and frequently the patient would return time and time again when they discontinued their medication.

My main focus was on Sacral Occipital Technique and Craniopathy (the study of correcting abnormalities of the cranial vault to enhance brain function). Became a student of Dr. Major Bertrand DeJarnette, the founder and developer of Sacral Occipital Technique and Chiropractic Craniopathy. I was trained by his staff of advanced practitioners and eventually became a certified instructor, certified in 1 craniopathic and a diplomat in craniopathy. In 2011 I was given the Medical Hero of the Year Award sponsored by the Temple Terrace Chamber of Commerce Pepin Heart Hospital in the Dr. Kirin Patel Research Institute. In 2015 I was voted Chiropractor of the Year by the Sacral-Occipital Research Society and the International Craniopathic Society.