Our Practice's Story
Meet our founder, Dr. Brandie Keates and the story of how the practice began.
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Formerly known as King of Prussia Family Wellness Center, Experience Chiropractic opened its doors in 2003 providing chiropractic care, massage therapy, and rehabilitation. Driven by a passion to help people live the life they love without the pain, Dr. Brandie Keates (formerly Dr. Brandie Nemchenko), a chiropractor and former paramedic, opened her first clinic. Her mission was simple – To provide the best care to Philadelphia's Main Line region by offering a diversified menu of services to aid people in regaining their lives and health through evidence-based chiropractic treatment.
The center was different from the beginning. The doctors were specially trained in sports medicine – including extremity adjusting, cutting edge modalities like the Erchonia laser and the VForce vibration therapy plate for rehabilitation and custom-made orthotic casting. The center’s focus was simple, look at the entire body as a structure instead of just a spine.
Coming from a strong medical background, Dr. Brandie Keates was working in the Emergency Department and had no intention of being a chiropractor. It wasn’t until after she had her daughter, Alexandra in 1998 that things started to change. “After having Ali, something clicked in me. Before her, I could easily draw blood from babies and small children and after having her I would cry. As a mother, my heart physically hurts for them.” As a paramedic - that can’t happen.
One day, Ali slipped on a book while dancing and broke her leg, leaving her with a heavy limp. Dr. Brandie recalled, “I just remember people stopping us in toy stores and asking what was wrong with our daughter and why she walked like a duck.” Soon after, Ali was taken to 3 specialists who concluded she would have to wait until she turned four for further analysis. With the end result of doctors having to re-break her little leg or put her in a brace.
“I was devastated because I feared it was permanent. Someone asked me after a few months if I had ever thought of taking her to a chiropractor. I told them they were nuts – what did a chiropractor have to do with a broken leg?” At this point, Dr. Brandie was desperate.
“I agreed to go in and just listen to the doctor – but he wasn’t going to touch her.” They were met by a large jolly man who upon coming into the room, Ali teetered right to him. As they watched, he laid her across his lap and he lifted her leg up and down. He called Dr. Brandie over to see. Her one leg was markedly longer than the other. The doctor explained that the weight of her hip cast had caused her pelvis to misalign and he showed how the pelvis bone would make her leg appear short due to spasm in the muscles surrounding.
It seemed logical and Dr. Brandie consented to treatment on the spot. The chiropractor placed her back on his lap – lifted her leg and did a gentle push in the area of the dimple of her back. She giggled and he placed her on the floor. Like a new little fawn – she teetered and then walked like nothing happened, normally and without limp.
“I remember he thanked us for the honor of trusting him with adjusting our child. I grabbed him and gave him a huge hug!” On the car ride home, Dr. Brandie decided that she never wanted another child or family to go through what she had.
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Dr. Brandie Keates (formerly Nemchenko) is the founder and CEO of Experience Chiropractic and the founder and developer of Bloom.
Dr. Brandie is certified by the International Chiropractic Pediatric Association (ICPA) for the specialized treatment of children and pregnant women, including the Webster Technique.
Graduating from Cleveland Chiropractic College in Kansas City with the top award of Clinical Excellence, her first position as a chiropractor was in the former Gold’s and Bally’s gyms in King of Prussia as a sports chiropractor. She started Experience Chiropractic in 2003. In 2006, she developed a safe specialized program for pregnancy applying the techniques she used for high-level athletes as she was unable to practice normally due to her own high-risk pregnancy. She named the program, Bloom at Experience Chiropractic, a division of the practice offering a specialized prenatal and postpartum program of chiropractic care, muscle therapy, and her rehab program, “Strong Mama U” for pregnant women.
An expert in this field, Dr. Brandie is a frequent national lecturer at hospitals and birth centers, universities and other venues. She has built continuing education programs for OBGYNs, midwives, PT’s and chiropractors as well as patients.
She has also written a book, What You Don’t Expect When You’re Expecting, a self-help keeping-it-real guide to navigating a painful pregnancy as well has developed webinars for continuing education of chiropractors, PTs, OBGYNs, midwives, doulas, and massage therapists as well as patients.
Dr. Brandie has an extensive medical background. Graduating from St. Joseph’s Paramedic Institute with honors in 1996, she was a registered paramedic having worked at the Emergency Department and PACU at Lancaster Regional, Lancaster General, and Hershey Medical Center in their trauma orthopedic floor. Dr. Brandie’s strengths include incorporating this medical knowledge with her chiropractic expertise to help patients get the diagnosis and care they need, whether in her own office or by referral to another trusted specialist.
Former Board President and Board member of Lafayette Ambulance for almost 10 years, Dr. Brandie recently was added to the Main Line Chamber's Board of Directors as well as their Foundation Board to help EMS providers. She serves as the Eastern Regional Director for the PCA as well as the Board of Directors.
Dr. Brandie lives in Wayne and is the proud mama of two strong, smart, beautiful kind children - Ali, 23 and Nataliya, 14.
Dr. Eric Brennan is our Lead Chiropractor at our Wayne office and a member of the EC Leadership Team . He was born and raised in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania and attended Upper Merion Area School District. He has a vast background working with NCAA athletes and has worked on the sports medicine staff for the National Collegiate Taekwondo Championships. He was accepted for the first clerkship at the Bay Pines VA Healthcare System where he helped provide chiropractic care, in a hospital setting to veterans.
Eric integrates his sports medicine background to help improve patients’ daily life, whether in athletics, pregnancy or aches and pains from long days at work. He is a frequent lecturer, throughout the community as well as globally, on how to decrease muscle tension while at work. Dr. Eric returned to King of Prussia to provide a holistic approach to medicine and give back to the community that has afforded him so many opportunities.
Dr. Eric is certified in the Webster Technique by the ICPA.
Dr. Eric's Schedule:
WAYNE:
Monday: 9:00am-1:00pm, 3:00pm-7:00pm
Tuesday: 7:00am-1:00pm, 5:00pm-7:00pm
Wednesday: 9:00am-1:00pm, 3:00pm-7:00pm
Thursday: 7:00am-1:00pm, 5:00pm-7:00pm
Friday: 9:00am-1:00pm
OUR HAND SELECTED TEAM
Jordan is our “flying squirrel!” She is a total people person and the life of every exam room! Jordan found her passion for helping people be their best, physically, after a few unfortunate accidents that left her with a fractured pelvis and in need of ankle surgery. After she recovered, she pursued her bachelor’s degree in Athletic Training at West Chester University in Pennsylvania. In her free time, she hangs out with her very best friend, a cat named Jasper.
She was promoted in 2021 to the role of Operations Lead and a member of the EC Leadership Team. She keeps Experience Chiropractic running like clockwork.
Emily graduated from Temple University in 2018 with a B.A. in Communication Studies with an emphasis in Entrepreneurship. After working in the health and wellness industry doing small business management, she decided to follow her passion for helping others and enrolled in Cortiva Institute’s massage therapy program. She joined our team in June 2021 as a Front Desk Coordinator and Licensed Massage Therapist - you can find her buzzing around the office helping patients. While not in the office practicing photography, doing yoga, and snuggling with her cat, Irvin, and dog, Stella, on the weekend!
Kamry is a Licensed Massage Therapist, mother, and plant lover. Graduating from Cortiva Institute in 2015, she loves everything plants. She has 20 plants and a plot on her local community garden. In her free time she enjoys crocheting and foraging for mushrooms.
Kitty is the smile you will see when you come into our office at Wayne. Kitty is an award-winning dancer for over 30 years with her favorite moves are tap, jazz, hip hop, ballet, and contemporary. She was an ice girl for the Philadelphia Flyers and loves hockey! Kitty lives with her family along with a frenchie, 2 cats (Athena & Belle), 2 Guinea Pigs (Lucy & Minnie) and a fish.
Brianna is our newest teammate at Experience Chiropractic. She spent a few years as a receptionist at Hand and Stone. She is known in the office for her caring personality and her witty humor. Brianna enjoys photography.
The Pets of Experience
Bruno is a triple thick threat. While his dashing good looks are evident, his puppy dog eyes can charm anyone. But don't be fooled, he knows what's up. Bruno can be found lounging on his couch at home - poised to bank and scream like his mentor, Walter the Frenchie, at every single runner that passes by the family home near Valley Forge Park telling them to run faster!
He enjoys treats, cheese, and snuggling but while on duty chasing all the squirrels in the backyard, he cannot be disturbed. A consummate ball chaser, he frequently is disappointed when after 30 seconds - he pops it with all the fervor of excitement attacking it. He is always on to the next goal.
Bruno serves as Director of Security for Experience Chiropractic and resides with his humans, Drs. Arthur and Brandie and their daughter, Nat. He entertains his older sister, Ali who comes home from college, who features him in her infamous Tik Toks.
Stella is our newest member of Experience Chiropractic as our Director of Customer Experience. Stella is committed to comfort in all things in her personal life with her favorite things in life being her fluffy bed, her cat brother, Irvin, or snacking on artisanal cheese and ice cubes. Born on the 4th of July, she loves people but hates fireworks. Oh the irony! That girl keeps you guessing. High energy and yet an introvert - she rolls very much like Dr. Brandie and needs her time laying in the sun rays to recharge her energy.
Mr. Lizard joins the Experience team as our Director of Massage Therapy Quality Control as one of his most favorite things in life is backrubs from his mom, Kamry since he was a wee hatchling, thereby making him an expert on all things related to the best techniques.
Harry is Experience Chiropractic’s most recent hire. In the vein of Right Said Fred, Harry is definitely too sexy for our office but only considered an offer he could not refuse from his father, Dr. Eric - a stash of the finest catnip.
A fashionista only wearing the freshest international threads from an exclusive tailor, this hairless wonder is nothing short of a boss in his first few weeks of life. One of Harry’s greatest flexes is to literally take your food without you knowing with his favorite thus far, a Chick Fil La sandwich.
Harry, like Oliver, doesn’t ask - he just does.
Welcome, Harry!
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