Experience. Precision. A personal connection.
Dr. Bryan Salminen
NUCCA Upper Cervical Chiropractic and Sports Chiropractic in Milton, Georgia
Care that starts with you
What do you want to get back to doing?
For Dr. Bryan Salminen, that question helps guide your care. Whether you want to enjoy a mountain trail, return to your favorite sport, work more comfortably, or play with your grandchildren, your goals deserve attention.
At Alpha Spine Center in Milton, Georgia, Dr. Bryan combines decades of chiropractic experience with a personal approach to NUCCA upper cervical chiropractic and sports chiropractic. He listens to your concerns, evaluates your spine and movement, and helps you understand your options.
Our practice welcomes patients from Milton, Alpharetta, Roswell, Cumming, and surrounding communities.
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Our mission is simple:
We help people achieve a well balanced lifeby providing gentle proven care.
A longstanding commitment to NUCCA
A Commitment That Began in 1996.
Dr. Bryan began his involvement with the National Upper Cervical Chiropractic Association as a student in 1996 and continued as a doctor after graduating from Life University with honors in 1999.
NUCCA remains the foundation of his practice. His continuing education, teaching, and research reflect a longstanding commitment to understanding and delivering precise upper cervical care.
He is an active NUCCA member, listed at Level 3 in the organization’s practitioner directory.
Learn About NUCCA · View Dr. Bryan’s NUCCA ListingNUCCA at our core. Your whole body in view.
Precision at the Spine.
Attention to the Whole Body.
NUCCA focuses on the relationship between the head and upper cervical spine. Its gentle adjustment approach does not involve twisting, cracking, or popping the neck.
Your evaluation also considers the rest of your body. Shoulder, elbow, wrist, hand, hip, knee, ankle, and foot concerns can affect how you move and what you can comfortably do.
Dr. Bryan evaluates these concerns to determine whether chiropractic care is appropriate and what additional support may help. Your plan may include spinal or extremity care, exercise guidance, and coordination with other professionals.
Care is shaped around your needs—and reassessed as you progress.
Explore Our Approach to Care
Connected care & referrals
The Right Care Includes the Right Team.
Listen & Evaluate
We start with your concerns, your history, and an examination to understand your needs and determine the appropriate direction for care.
Coordinate Your Care
We partner with physical therapists, massage therapists, and other specialists who can help co-manage your care when appropriate.
Find the Right Fit
If your concern falls outside what we work with, we will help you find a professional who may be a better fit.
Two generations. A shared purpose.
Experience Meets the Next Generation.
Dr. Bryan and his son, Dr. Andrew “Drew” Salminen, share a commitment to thoughtful care and helping people pursue the lives they want to live.
Dr. Bryan brings experience developed since 1999. Dr. Drew brings his own perspective, enthusiasm for movement, and commitment to NUCCA and comprehensive chiropractic care.
Together, they listen, evaluate, and build a plan around the person in front of them.
Meet Dr. Andrew SalminenFitness. Family. A life in motion.
Work to Play.
For Dr. Bryan, Aimee, and their family, “Work to Play” is part of everyday life.
Training at Onelife Fitness’s Crabapple location helps them build strength for the activities they enjoy. Skiing and mountain biking in Big Sky, Montana—including time at Big Sky Resort—give that work a purpose.
That personal connection to activity shapes Dr. Bryan’s approach to care. He wants to understand what you love doing, what is holding you back, and what your goals require of your body.
Your play may look different from ours. What matters is helping you move toward what matters to you.
Education & professional development
A Foundation of Learning.
Education
- Doctor of Chiropractic, Life University, with honors, 1999
- Bachelor of Science, Regents College, New York
- Postgraduate extremity adjusting education with Dr. Mark Charrette, 2003 and 2014
NUCCA Commitment
- Student involvement beginning in 1996
- Doctor membership since 1999
- Continuing NUCCA education
- Listed at Level 3 in the NUCCA directory
Teaching & Research
Dr. Bryan’s professional background includes teaching NUCCA procedures, presenting at chiropractic conferences, and contributing to research and clinical publications.
Watch His 2019 Life University PresentationResearch. Publications. Presentations.
Explore the Work Behind the Care.
Dr. Bryan’s professional work includes research contributions, clinical case reports, and teaching in upper cervical chiropractic care. Explore selected publications, conference research, and professional references below.
Craniocervical Chiropractic Procedures—A Précis of Upper Cervical Chiropractic
Narrative review of upper cervical chiropractic procedures, coauthored by Dr. Bryan.
Read the Full Review (PDF)Effects of Upper Cervical Chiropractic Care in Patients With Migraine Headaches
Early research abstract by Bryan J. Salminen and Omar Elsangak.
View the Research Abstract (PDF)Upper Cervical Chiropractic Care of a Patient with Joubert Syndrome and Hemifacial Spasm
Clinical case report coauthored by Dr. Bryan.
Read the Case Report (PDF)Reduction in Scoliosis in a 10-Year-Old Female Undergoing Upper Cervical Chiropractic Care: A Case Report
Clinical publication.
Meniere’s Disease Symptomatology Resolution with Specific Upper Cervical Care
Clinical publication.
Comparison of Radiographic Analysis for Three Upper Cervical Specific Techniques
Conference research presentation.
Inter- and Intra-examiner Reliability of the TyTron C-3000
Conference research presentation.
Abstracts of Invited Papers Presented at the Eighth Annual Vertebral Subluxation Research Conference
Conference proceedings.
Lack of Relationship Between Vehicle Damage and Occupant Injury
Professional reference on vehicle damage and occupant injury.
Conference & Teaching Presentations
- Vertebral Subluxations Conference 2000 — Infrared Heat Reading Instrumentation
- CCER Poster Presentation 2000 — Migraine Headache Study
- Upper Cervical Conference 2001 — Infrared Heat Reading Instrument
- NUCCA Conference 2001 — Research Methods
- NUCCA Conference 2002 — NUCCA Research
- NUCCA Conference 2003 — Spinal Biomechanics with the NUCCA Adjustment
- NUCCA Conference 2003 — Case Study Methods
- Life University Technique Symposium 2019 — Presentation
For readers who want to go deeper
Upper Cervical Professional References.
These professional texts provide additional background on NUCCA and other upper cervical chiropractic approaches. Atlas Orthogonal and Orthospinology are distinct techniques; NUCCA remains the foundation of Dr. Bryan’s care.
NUCCA Protocols and Perspectives
A Textbook for the National Upper Cervical Chiropractic Association
View the Official NUCCA TextbookUpper Cervical Subluxation Complex
A Review of the Chiropractic and Medical Literature
View the Book ListingOrthospinology Procedures
An Evidence-Based Approach to Spinal Care
View the Publisher’s ListingAtlas Orthogonal Instructional Books
Professional training materials, including the Doctor Basic Seminar Book, from the Atlas Orthogonal program developed by Dr. Roy Sweat.
Explore the Official Atlas Orthogonal BookstoreConnect with Dr. Bryan
Let’s Understand What’s Holding You Back.
Tell us what you are experiencing and what you want to get back to doing.
We will listen, evaluate your needs, and help you find the right path forward.
Call 770-777-2377 to schedule your evaluation.
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