Meet Gary Vitullo, DC of Chiropractice Office of Gary Vitullo, DC

Today we’d like to introduce you to Gary Vitullo, DC.

Hi Gary, thanks for joining us today. We’d love for you to start by introducing yourself.
Orphaned as a teen. Joined the US Navy at age 18. Served for 4 years, two as an Aircrewman in Navy Air and two with MCB One (Mobile Construction Battalion).
Got out after 4 years and got the GI Bill and worked through 3 degree programs.
I had gotten hurt skydiving in the military and my back started to bother me and after seeing MD’s and RpT’s I had no progress. A friend referred me to a local Doctor of Chiropractic and I was very improved in 2 weeks.
We became friends and he insisted I’d make a very good Doctor of Chiropractic.
I went to Pasadena College of Chiropractic and graducated in 1985. I moved back to NJ and was in full time private practice in Waldwick, NJ for 2 years.
I was offered a faculty position at the Los Angeles College of Chiropractic and taught there for about 2 years.
I then moved to Glendale and bought the practice of a famous Doctor there, and have been on my own, in private practice, for 42 years. A few years ago I moved my practice to San Marino, where I am now.
I have a degree in English Literature, a Master’s in Clinical Nutrition, and my Doctorate from Pasadena.

Divorced, 2 sons that I am very close to, and live in Arcadia.

Can you talk to us a bit about the challenges and lessons you’ve learned along the way. Looking back would you say it’s been easy or smooth in retrospect?
Anything but smooth.
Chiropractic College is the hardest thing I’ve ever done. We are trained exactly like Medical Doctors GP.
I didn’t think I’d make it every semester, but I did.
Practicing for another Doctor was not lucrative.
Teaching was a vacation but then I went into my own private practiced and worked 40-50 hours a week for 3 years until my practice became solvent and successful.
I taught one morning a week at Cleveland Chiropractic Collage and brought 23 Student Doctors through a one year internship in my practice.
I’ve worked 5-6 days a week for most of my time, but a few years ago I started taking Monday off, so I have a real weekend.
I divorced in 1994 and it was a very difficult process.
I have no intention for retirement. I have too many patients who have chronic pain that don’t get much relief doing anything else. I can’t just walk away from them.

We’ve been impressed with Chiropractice Office of Gary Vitullo, DC, but for folks who might not be as familiar, what can you share with them about what you do and what sets you apart from others?
While studying for my normal DC I took a 3 year specialization training in the Gonstead Technique. This is a very arduous science of adjusting skills, use of motion palpation, x-ray analysis, clinical skills, and a unique methodology of treating patients.
I moved from South Pasadena to San Marino last year and designed my new offices to be happy, sunny, clean, and clinical.
Gonstead Doctors spend a lot of time in learning focused diagnosis and strive to find the exact joint complex that is causing pain to the patients. Most DCs learn generalized osteopathic manipulation which is highly inaccurate in finding the exact clinical problem.
I don’t use or have any use for physical therapy modalities because they only treat symptoms with no real resolution of the problem, and is just an unnecessary financial burden.
My prices are low, my skills high, and after 42 years I still can’t wait to get to the clinic to get people out of pain and suffering.

What matters most to you?
Clinically, what matters most to me is to be as effective and complete as I can be to get people relief from their suffering. This is what drives me. I am quite often the last hope of people who have been told they need surgery.

What matters to be more than that is to be close, loving, and supportive of my 2 adult sons. They are the apple of my eye and patients know that if they ask me about my boys, they’re going to be there a while.
What matters are my close friends. As the Beatles said “I get by with a little help from my friends”.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://drgar.com