Dr. Gerdes lives and practices in private practice in Raleigh, North Carolina. He is the clinic director and president of Carolina ChiroCare and Rehab inc. He is a graduate of Palmer College, the oldest and most recognized chiropractic college in the world. Dr. Gerdes specializes in providing gentle, safe, chiropractic treatment for a wide variety of musculoskeletal conditions. Dr. Gerdes has treated thousands of patients with conditions ranging from back and neck pain, whiplash to fibromyalgia , sciatica to herniated discs to nerve pain and headaches..He has treated professional and collegiate athletes, mixed martial arts fighters, triathletes, as well as the weekend warriors like himself. He has studied extensively under the American College of Sports Medicine, to provide athletes with rehabilitative care and enhanced performance. Dr. Gerdes’s experience working in an urgent care medical facility gave him first hand experience on treatment of trauma and injury following an auto accident. He has obtained certificate of training in manipulation under anesthesia a procedure performed in a hospital or out patient surgery center. He enjoys treating complex conditions (such as fibromyalgia, herniated discs, chronic pain syndrome, chronic headaches, chronic arthritis pain, chronic nerev pain) and difficult cases where prior treatments have failed such as surgey, physical therapy or pain manageemnt. He enjoys furthering his post doctorate education to provide the best possible care. He has completed certification from the Spine Research Institute in San Diego on Whiplash and Mild Traumatic Brain Injury. He has taken post-doctoral courses in radiology and neurology from Harvard Medical School and The University of New York at Buffalo, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Academy of Chiropractic Post Doctoral Division.