Dr. Joanne T. Gjelsten is the sole practitioner at Back to Health Chiropractic, which provides specialties in nutrition and applied kinesiology to patients in the Hudson Valley area. Dr. Gjelsten treats a number of ailments and conditions including back, neck, hip, shoulder and foot pain. She also provides nutiritional guidance for her patients, particularly those suffering from fibromyalgia, arthritis, high blood pressure and high cholesteral. Other treatemtns include custom orthotics and meridian therapy, a pain reduction technique performed on expecting mothers involving the stimulation of accupuncture points without the use of needles.
Dr. Gjelsten is affectionately know by her patients as "Dr. Jo." She alternates between two offices, tending to patients in Nyack and Chestnut Ridge. Back to Health Chiropractic is located in the Open Space Center in Nyack. Dr. Gjelsten has been practicing chiropractic medicine in New York State since 1996.