La Vernia Chiropractic
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Meet Doc

     I was born in Gilmer, TX. and raised in Gonzales TX.  Upon graduating high school I attended Howard Jr. College in Big Spring TX. for 1 year before transferring to Sam Houston State University in Huntsville.  Rodeo scholarships were the means of funding.  I quit college in 1992 in order to rodeo professionally, under the orders of my favorite professor Dr. Donald Coers.  When injuries sidelined me I began to understand the values of Chiropractic.  It was this understanding that was very influential in leading me back to school in order to pursue a career in Chiropractic.

      I started Texas Chiropractic College in 1998.  I returned to the rodeo arena while being sponsored by TCC.  While in school I also did a practice based externship (outside of school) program with Dr. James Golden and Dr. Terry Moore in Baytown, TX seeing 65+ patients a day.  I also did a rotation with  Dr. Jeff Thompson in order to excel my interpretation of X-Rays.  I was able to finish the demanding curriculum in the recommended 10 trimesters and passed I-IV National Board exams.

       I always thought that I was to practice in Gonzales, but I was led to La Vernia instead.  Dr. Anthony Dinovo and Butch Allen gave me a lot of assistance in getting started and later on by Frank Pruski.  I was also working for Dr. Don Handley in San Antonio for the first year in order to help fund my practice and learn all that I could.  I started practice in La Vernia in October of 2001 and retired from the rodeo arena.  Rodeo helped me in many ways.  I was fortunate enough to have some sponsors and truly thankful for them.   I started Docs Crawfest in 2004 a fundraiser for the community of La Vernia. 

Reason for Chosen Field:

I rode bulls in high school and for a living from 1988 – 2001.  I acquired some injuries throughout this time period.  My dad is a physical therapist and had to work on me with some of the more crucial injuries in high school.  After hitting the pro ranks I was introduced to chiropractic.  I could digest their theory of pain and disease a whole lot easier than I could that of the medical doctors.  When I saw all the good they could do for kids and overall total health of anyone, I knew that this was what I wanted to be able to do.  I have done so without regrets and my health care of choice remains chiropractic.  I continue to go to many seminars a year and invest in the latest technology in order to stay on the cutting edge of my profession.

                      Thanks,

                                     Bruen C. Goolsby, D.C.


Hours: Monday - Friday 9 am - 6 pm. (call for after hours appointments)

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