General Info:
Dr. Susmita (Misty) Paul, DC
Dr. Paul graduated from Union College in Schenectady, NY with a BS degree and then she received her Doctor of Chiropractic degree from Logan College in St. Louis, Mo. She began practicing in 1989 in Mississippi.
Due to her husband's Air Force career, Dr. Paul has practiced in many different states. Since her husband's retirement, they are happy to have settled in Northern Virginia with their two children.
Over the years both clinical and personal experience has taught me that chiropractic manipulation alone is not the key to reducing neck and back pain. It is very important for people to become acutely aware of HOW they move. This means, how do I get in and out of a car how do I bend down to pick up a large water bottle at the grocery store how do I sit when I relax and the list is of course endless. At Basics First Chiropractic, teaching patients to move differently is part of the healing process. We really focus on core awareness and then core strengthening. There are other types of self-help techniques as well that we teach. Our philosophy is, it's not just what we can do for you, but to teach you what you can also do for yourself. After all, a healthier spine is a healthier you!?
Dr. Brent A. Banks, DC
Dr. Banks is originally from the Quad Cities area in Iowa and Illinois. His undergraduate training was at Black Hawk College and Scott Community College. Dr. Banks graduated from Palmer Chiropractic College with a Doctorate of Chiropractic (DC) in Davenport, Iowa in 2004. He moved to Northern Virginia in 2005 to start his Chiropractic career. He was formerly an Associate and Director of Manual Medicine at a Chiropractic practice in Sterling for four years. And he helped in the Healing of patients at a Group of Chiropractic Clinics located in Herndon, Sterling, and Rosslyn for two years before joining us as an Associate Chiropractic Physician at Basics First Chiropractic in Leesburg, VA.
Dr. Banks is skilled at gently re-aligning the spine and joints to restore proper biomechanical and neurological function. He has mastered the Chiropractic Techniques of Diversified, Gonstead, Activator, Impulse Instrument Adjusting, Thompson, Lumbar Flexion-Distraction Traction. He is Nationally Board Certified in Physical Medicine/Therapeutic Modalities as well as Chiropractic healthcare. His areas of treatment proficiency include the spine and joints, including toes, feet, knees, hips, fingers, wrists, elbows and shoulders. He has enjoyed many successes in the treatment of Plantar Fasciitis, Hammer toe, and Bunions as well as a variety of other extremity problems. Dr. Banks has clinical experience in relieving headaches, migraines, and sinus issues.
Dr. Banks is Board Certified and licensed by the Virginia Board of Medicine to practice Chiropractic and Physical Medicine. He has been a member of the Virginia Chiropractic Association since 2005.