Dr. Knapp’s Professional Statement
The goal of my chiropractic practice has been to provide cost effective evidence based care to my patients by advancing my postgraduate education and staying current with medical literature within my field. In addition I have endeavored to add to this knowledge base by lecturing, publishing papers, writing clinical trials, and grant proposals pertaining to the treatment of pain disordersr. Dr. Knapp has been practicing in Sarasota, FL since 1985 since graduating magna cum laude from Logan College of Chiropractic in St. Louis, MO. Prior to this he was an undergraduate pre-medicine major at Bowling Green State University in Ohio. He is a level 1 rehabilitation chiropractor by the American Chiropractic Rehabilitation Board. He is a guest faculty and Laser Therapy Research Consultant to the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Department of Complementary and Integrative Medicine Department, Miami VA System Department of Rehabilitation, and Nova Southeastern University College of Health Care Sciences. He is also a research consultant to LiteCure LLC. He has published 4 papers on Class 4 laser therapy and continues work on additional studies. Dr. Knapp was awarded the 2010 Sarasota Natural Choice Award Favorite Chiropractic Physician, 2011 Best Chiropractic Care, and 2012 Sarasota Best Chiropractic Care and Man of the Year.
Dr. Knapp is a national leader in Class 4 laser therapy, which promotes tissue healing, decreases treatment time, and significantly improves return to activity. His goal is to increase patient and physician awareness of this new modality through in office care, lectures, publication, and ongoing research. He is equally excited to offer the Strawberry Laser to the practice as a means to jump start a wellness based lifestyle by combining the benefits of Lila lipolaser with nutritional education, and practical exercise prescription.
We believe that every patient is unique and should be treated as such. While the required forms are standardized your care is not. All of our caring staff are trained and retrained in the proper documenting and administering services we offer. We strive for a relaxed, yet professional atmosphere.