Colorado Springs Chiropractor
Dr. Alfred Alessi, D.C.

Dr. Alfred Alessi will be the first to tell you his interest in health and wellness began at an early age. As an athlete throughout his entire life and especially at the collegiate level he has experienced the aches and pains that can occur with physical activity as well as day-to-day life.  He studied Exercise
Science and Human Performance at the University of Central Florida (UCF) while working as a Certified Personal Trainer and Strength and Conditioning coach as well as being the captain of the Men’s lacrosse team at UCF.

His passion for chiropractic medicine began soon after he graduated from UCF and suffered a severe shoulder injury playing pick-up lacrosse. After multiple surgeries and bouts of physical therapy he still had this lingering pain and neuropathy in his shoulder, neck and arm that was beginning to affect his career, daily life and most importantly his health. It was not until he began seeing a chiropractic physician in his home town of Tampa, Florida that he truly found an escape from chronic pain.

You can say this lit a fire for Dr. Alessi.

He wanted to be able to help others dealing with similar musculoskeletal and neurological
issues to find freedom from their pain and return to living the life they deserve.  Dr. Alessi went on to obtain his Doctorate of Chiropractic Medicine from the National University of Health Sciences (NUHS) in St. Petersburg, Florida where he participated in multiple student clubs on campus and worked as a student tutor for the courses of Spine and Extremity Anatomy and Physical Diagnoses.  While in school, Dr. Alessi obtained multiple post-graduate certifications in the fields of myoneural medicine, human movement science, and functional neurology. He continued to train clients in the gym as well as worked with multiple nutraceutical companies to help his clients, as well as friends and family, to achieve their health and fitness goals.

Dr. Alessi has a burning passion to bring his knowledge of all aspects of natural and preventative health to the Colorado Springs community. He truly walks the walk when it comes to maintaining optimal health. He is dedicated to perfecting his own health and passes this innate drive along to his patients.  When he isn’t at Thrive serving his patients, Dr. Alessi enjoys weightlifting, hiking,
biking, pickup sports and enjoying the beautiful outdoors of Colorado with his wife Allie.