Craig Banks, DC, CCSP®

Dr. Craig Banks is a 2003 graduate of Palmer College of Chiropractic, in Davenport, IA. He is originally from Youngstown, Ohio, where he attended Liberty High School. Dr. Banks completed his undergraduate work at Kent State University, and initially began on the path to being a neurosurgeon through Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine. Due to the low success and satisfaction rates of the medical profession, he decided that a Chiropractic career was right for him. He was one ofthe first D.C.’s in the state of Ohio to complete a recognized internship in Chiropractic. This was at Morgenstern Family Sports and Accident Chiropractic Center in Girard, Ohio, under the direction of Dr. James R. Morgenstern. Dr. Banks then began as an associate chiropractor at Mid States Chiropractic in Willoughby and then opened his own office, Pinnacle Chiropractic Health & Wellness Center, in October of 2003. He has helped to consult five other chiropractic offices, including two in Chicago, Illinois and at one point expanded to a second location in Brimfield. He is currently a member of the American Chiropractic Association, a board member for the Ohio State Chiropractic Association. He is an active supporter of several charities, specifically Tunnel to Towers Foundation, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, One of a Kind Pet Rescue and Parrot Hope.

At Kent State, Dr. Banks was a member of the wrestling team, and while at Palmer, he played Men’s Division I rugby. He is a former state powerlifting champion and currently a NPC competitive bodybuilder. He understands the needs of athletes, whether recreational or professional, because of his own personal experience. He has treated multiple Mr. Olympia competitors and champions, most notably 7x Mr. Olympia, Phil Heath. Dr. Banks is featured in the award-winning documentary about Phil’s amazing career and last contest, “Breaking Olympia,” which is available on many streaming platforms. This is definitely a must-see, even if you’re not familiar with the sport of bodybuilding. Click HERE to check it out!

See a short clip from the documentary here.

Several highlights of Dr. Banks’ career have been outside of his office, providing care at local and national sporting events. Dr. Banks is the preferred chiropractor for all Kent State University Athletics. He also works directly on-site with the football team for both symptom-based and wellness-based chiropractic care. He has given on-field support to several rugby teams and the former arena football team, the Cleveland Gladiators, and off-field support to hundreds of athletes. He treats several professional wrestlers from multiple major televised brands and a handful of both professional and amateur mixed martial arts fighters. Dr. Banks was the team physician for the Cuyahoga Falls Cougars semi-pro basketball team during their run. He has traveled to Hungary to assist in providing free chiropractic care to not only people in desperate need of any form of health care, but also the Hungarian Olympic athletes that were training for various sports. In March of each year, Dr. Banks heads to Columbus for the Arnold Classic and the International Chiropractic Association’s Symposium on Natural Fitness, which is headlined by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. At the fitness expo, he has been a staff doctor, helping to provide trauma care for the over 17,000 athletes. In fact, the event is larger than the Olympics.

Recently, Dr. Banks was asked to speak at both Nasdaq and the New York College of Medicine as an expert in exercise ergonomics, an emerging field that focuses on improving workout form beyond areas of the targeted muscle group.

Dr. Banks was the formulator for KinetiCream, a topical anti-inflammatory pain reliever sold worldwide and endorsed by numerous pro athletes and celebrities.

Dr. Banks considers himself very fortunate to have a fantastic wife by his side, Courtney Banks, who is the billing manager for Pinnacle. They reside in Kent, along with their “mutt”, Kodiak and too many cats. He has a son, Alex, who attends Ohio State as a member of the Navy ROTC program and his daughter, Taylor is a nursing major at Kent State.  “Although I’ve had a ton of great experiences in life, I feel luckiest because I have an amazing family!”