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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)
