Dr. Donald C. DeFabio, , DACRB, DACBSP, DABCO
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Dr. Donald C. DeFabio received his Doctor of Chiropractic degree from Northeastern College of
Health Sciences in 1984 and currently serves as Director of Chiropractic Services at DeFabio
Spine and Sports Rehab. He is triple board certified in Chiropractic Orthopedics, Physical
Rehabilitation and Sports injuries as well as maintaining additional certifications as a corrective
and performance enhancement specialist (NASM), Stecco Fascial Manipulation, ART, Graston,
SMFA, FATKR and MUA. He was named the ACA Rehab Council’s Doctor of the Year in
2023 and the Association of New Jersey Chiropractors Doctor of the year in 2013. In 2023 he
received first place, Full Time Clinician Award, from Parker University’s iPoster contest. From
1991-1999 he participated in the Ironman Triathlon World Championships in Kona as a member
of the race week and race day treatment team. He was the chiropractic doctor for Drew
University athletics as well as Rutgers’s Track and Field until discontinuing for health reasons in
2016. From 2001 to 2017 he served as a member of the classification panel for the International
Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation for Wheelchair Fencing as well as being the medical
coordinator for the USA Paralympic fencing team from 1999 – 2015. He is recognized as a
Chiropractic influencer and lectures nationally on physical rehabilitation, active care, the
thoughtful use of modalities, orthopedics, sports injury assessment and management, chiropractic
technique and clinical examination techniques from a functional perspective. His Relevant Rehab
courses are known to be engaging, well referenced, high energy and designed to give the
clinician the tools needed to immediately implement into their practice. He is a columnist for
Dynamic Chiropractic, has been published in peer reviewed scientific journals and publishes The
DeFabio Difference rehab and health tips via his website and YouTube channel which has over
41K subscribers and hours of applicable content.