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Dr. Mat Pastore grew up in Ocean County, New Jersey, where he went to
the same high school as his wife, Mary Anne. They have been married 23
years and live in Chester with their 2 sons, Collin (14) and Eric (11).
Prior to beginning his
chiropractic studies, Dr. Mat spent 3 years as a
cadet in the United States Merchant Marine, at Fort Schuyler, in New
York. He, then, attended the oldest
Chiropractic college
in the world, Palmer College of Chiropractic, in Davenport, Iowa and graduated Summa
Cum Laude in 1991. He practiced for 2 years in Bucks County,
Pennsylvania, and then moved to Chester in 1993 to found
Breckenridge Chiropractic.
He also completed a one year postgraduate certification
program in Sports Chiropractic, earning his C.C.S.P. (certified
chiropractic sports physician).
Dr.
Mat's interest in
chiropractic started 26 years ago when he was playing
soccer in a local men's league. He went up for a not-so-graceful head
ball and landed way wrong on his left knee. It hurt so bad, he thought
it was broken. The next morning he got out of bed and fell flat on his
face in tears from the pain. He went to the ER and sat there for two
hours, waiting. Finally, they told him it wasn't broken, sold him an ace
bandage and a pair of crutches, and sent him on his way. He couldn't
walk, he couldn't work and he was not happy! He doesn't know exactly
what motivated him to do it, but he called a local
chiropractor
and
hobbled on over to see him. The
chiropractor did an exam, took some
x-rays, treated him, and he walked out of his office without the
crutches! He was amazed!
Shortly after that, while playing racquet ball with his best friend (who
had just started practicing as a
chiropractor), he made the decision to
change career paths and become a
chiropractor.
He's been helping to
improve people's lives ever since!
Alison grew up in the Chester area before moving with her family to Prince George for her high school years. She graduated in 2003 from the College of William and Mary where she received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Biology. She has been married for 2 years and currently lives in Dinwiddie with her husband and their 2 dogs.
When she first started working here at Breckenridge Chiropractic she didn’t have much of an idea what chiropractic was about. However, after learning about the many things that chiropractic care can help she sought treatment for headaches and neck pain. She was amazed how quickly she improved and after 1 ½ years she still gets treated regularly.
Everything that she has learned about the benefits of chiropractic care has made a huge difference in her life. She now understands how to take care of herself and be able to live life to its fullest. Her favorite part of her job is to see that change occur in so many of our patients’ lives as well.
She is here to make sure that all of our patients get the best care possible and is available to answer any questions you may have.
Mary Anne grew up on the Jersey Shore and went to high school with her
husband of 23 years, Dr. Mat Pastore. After attending a community
college for 2 years, she went on to earn a Bachelor's Degree in Business
Management at Kean College in Union, New Jersey.
She
moved to Davenport, Iowa with Dr. Mat while he attended
chiropractic
school and supported them while he pursued his dream. Upon graduation,
she worked with him in Pennsylvania as his Office Manager in his early
years of practice until the birth of their first son, Collin.
Shortly after Collin's birth, they moved their family to Chester and she
took some time off to raise their family. Their second son arrived 3 ½
years later and with 2 little boys to keep her busy, she became an
active member of the local Mom's Club and La Leche League.
Once the boys were in school full-time she came back on board as the
Marketing and Public Relations Director of the clinic. Her efforts are spent bringing community
awareness to the benefits of
chiropractic, through speaking engagements,
health fairs, local articles and advertisements.
If you
know of a group that would be interested in having one of our doctors
speak on the benefits of
chiropractic, or if you would like us to take
part in a Health Fair, feel free to contact Mary Anne at our office.
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