Why Chiropractic Works

A scholarship gymnast, Dr. Cook graduated from the University of Georgia in 1987 with a degree in exercise physiology and from Life Chiropractic College in 1992. He has practiced in Georgia since then, and returned to Athens in 2009 to take over Chiropractic Works.

His background as an athlete — including work with novice, olympic and professional athletes — informs a blend of chiropractic care, functional and lifestyle medicine, sleep wellness, exercise physiology and rehabilitative technique.

Dr. Cook leads the practice's spinal decompression program for non-surgical care of lower back disc conditions, and its BrainCore neurofeedback program for concerns such as ADD/ADHD, tension and migraine headaches, memory and learning difficulties, chronic pain and insomnia.

Dr. Lammert graduated from Life University in Marietta, Georgia in 2017 as a Doctor of Chiropractic. A former college athlete, husband and father, he is active with his local church.

He first received chiropractic care at 14 for shoulder and lower back pain he attributed to baseball, and learned the pain likely traced back to an earlier auto accident. A month of care resolved it — and started his interest in how the body works.

Dr. Cayley earned her Doctorate in Naturopathic Medicine in 2021 and a Master of Public Health from The George Washington University. Before that she spent twelve years as a personal trainer specializing in functional fitness.

Her own healing journey taught her that movement and food are medicine, and that health involves mind, body and spirit. She works with patients to uncover the factors that are unique to them.

A Georgia native, Dr. Wortel discovered chiropractic care after a childhood injury and saw its effect on both recovery and performance.

He earned a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology from the University of North Georgia, where he played collegiate soccer, then graduated valedictorian with his Doctor of Chiropractic degree from Life University.

He combines chiropractic care with kinesiology to build treatment aimed at better movement, faster recovery and long-term health.