New Leaf Chiropractic

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New Leaf Chiropractic Miami’s trusted family chiropractic office. Our mission is to help families achieve health naturally through exceptional chiropractic care. Drs.

Proudly serving Miami, Kendall, Palmetto Bay, Cutler Bay, Pinecrest & Homestead, FL. Richard & Sherry Rosado are chiropractors and owners at New Leaf Chiropractic in Miami, FL. If you are struggling with neck or back pain, headaches or migraines, carpal tunnel, sciatica, or any other health condition please call us today or visit our website and take advantage of our new patient special.

“THAT LITTLE CLICKER DOES NOTHING.”That’s a confident statement for someone who hasn’t read these studies. 👇📚 60 patient...
10/15/2026

“THAT LITTLE CLICKER DOES NOTHING.”

That’s a confident statement for someone who hasn’t read these studies. 👇

📚 60 patients. FOUR adjustments.
Activator patients’ average pain scores dropped from 48.9 → 22.5.
Disability dropped from 36.6 → 15.1.
Shearar, 2005 | PMID: 16182023

📚 32 patients. Back pain.
Activator mobilization combined with exercise and education produced a 3.23-point improvement in pain and a 17.34-point improvement in disability. Manual mobilization produced similar improvements.
Alshami, 2023 | PMID: 36120765

📚 30 patients. Neck pain.
Activator improved disability, and neck movement in a randomized pilot trial.
Wood, 2001 | PMID: 11353937

📚 Real treatment vs. sham.
Activator produced immediate reductions in pressure pain sensitivity in 30 adults without current low back pain.
Yu, 2012 | PMID: 22902139

We don’t always use instruments but for someone afraid of manual adjustments, having another option can open the door to care.

Activator and the Integrator used in Torque Release Technique offer lower-force approaches.

Less pain? Better movement? Doing more of what you love?

That’s what we track.

Save the studies. Share them when the “clicker” conversation comes up.

🌱 We don’t guess, we test.

10/13/2026

“ONCE YOU GO TO A CHIROPRACTOR, YOU HAVE TO GO FOREVER!” 🤦‍♂️

Who told you that?!

YOU DON’T HAVE TO DO ANYTHING. 😂

You can go to the gym, get in the best shape of your life, and never step foot in a gym again.

You can get your teeth cleaned, stop brushing, skip the dentist, and see how that works out. 🦷

You can complete corrective chiropractic care, feel incredible, reach your goals, and decide you’re done.

THAT’S YOUR CHOICE!

But here’s what I find interesting…

Why do we understand the importance of maintaining our teeth, muscles, and cardiovascular health, yet question the idea of maintaining our spinal health?

There’s a difference between needing care and CHOOSING care.

As for me and my family?

We choose chiropractic as part of our healthy lifestyle. 🌿

Just like exercise, good nutrition, quality sleep, and taking care of our teeth.

Not because we’re broken.

Not because we’re dependent on adjustments.

And certainly not because someone told us we HAVE to.

Because we value our health and choose to be proactive about it.

Do you HAVE to keep seeing a chiropractor?

ABSOLUTELY NOT.

But don’t confuse something you choose to do for your health with something you’re forced to do.

Health is a lifestyle, not a sentence. 💪

🌿 New Leaf Chiropractic

Function first. Always. Sources: 1) Eklund et al., PLOS ONE, 2018. PMID: 30208070.
2) Eklund et al., Chiropractic & Manual Therapies, 2020. PMID: 32316995.
3) Axén et al., Chiropractic & Manual Therapies, 2019. PMID: 31832142.

10/08/2026

THIS BARBERS ✂️ PAIN WAS CUTTING INTO HER LIFE.

When you’re a barber, your body is your livelihood.

Hours on your feet. Constant movement. Bending, reaching, and working with your hands all day.

And when your body starts hurting, even the things you love can become exhausting.

Meet Melissa. ❤️

After just 6 WEEKS at New Leaf, she’s already experiencing significant relief!

But here’s what matters most to us…

It’s not just about feeling less pain. It’s about getting more LIFE back. 🔥

More comfort at work.
More freedom to move.
More energy for the things she loves.

At New Leaf, we don’t believe in cookie-cutter care.

We evaluate. We create a personalized corrective plan. And we measure progress along the way.

Because your job shouldn’t determine how much pain you have to live with.

And whether you’re a barber, accountant, teacher, or athlete, you deserve a body that functions at its best.

Melissa’s story is a reminder that progress is possible, and every journey starts somewhere. 🌿 📍 New Leaf Chiropractic | Miami
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10/06/2026

WOULD YOU HIRE A TRAINER WHO NEVER MEASURED YOUR PROGRESS? 👀

Imagine hiring a personal trainer who never measured your starting point.

No baseline.
No goals.
No progress checks.

Months later, you’re doing the exact same workout and they’re saying:

“Trust me, it’s working.”

Neither would we.

So why should your chiropractic care be any different?

At New Leaf, we start by establishing YOUR baseline.

Then, typically every 6 to 12 visits, depending on your individual plan, we measure again.

Are you moving better?
Is your function improving?
Are you reaching YOUR goals?
Does the plan need to change?

Because care should never run on autopilot.

Research and clinical guidelines in musculoskeletal care support measuring patient outcomes and monitoring progress to help guide clinical decision-making.

In fact, chiropractic best-practice guidelines specifically recommend outcome measures to monitor patient progress between more thorough reevaluations.

TEST. TRACK. ADJUST. REPEAT. 📈

If it’s working, we want to prove it.

If it’s not, we want to know that too.

That’s why at New Leaf…

WE DON’T GUESS. WE TEST.

Function first. Always.

Sources:
George et al., J Orthop Sports Phys Ther, 2021.
Best Practices for Chiropractic Management of Mechanical Low Back Pain, 2023.
Fennelly et al., Musculoskeletal Care, 2018.

IT’S ALL ABOUT THE SPINE... and BRAIN 🧠 🌿But probably not for the reason you think.At New Leaf, we don’t believe the adj...
10/02/2026

IT’S ALL ABOUT THE SPINE... and BRAIN 🧠 🌿

But probably not for the reason you think.

At New Leaf, we don’t believe the adjustment heals you. We don’t believe traction fixes you. And we don’t believe your body is a broken machine waiting for someone to repair it.

Your body does the healing. Our job is to help it function at its best.

🧠 ADJUST
An adjustment is about more than a “crack.” Spinal manipulation can influence joint biomechanics and sensory information traveling to the brain. Research has also documented changes in sensorimotor processing following manipulation.¹

📐 CORRECT
When appropriate, we use corrective traction and home spinal rehabilitation. Research involving extension traction methods used in Chiropractic BioPhysics has reported measurable changes in cervical lordosis in selected patients.²

↕️ DECOMPRESS
For certain disc and spinal conditions, we may incorporate non-surgical decompression. It’s not for everyone. That’s exactly why **we don’t guess. We test.**³

📚 TEACH
This may be the most important part.

The word doctor comes from the Latin docere, meaning “to teach.”

Yet too often healthcare becomes something done to the patient instead of teaching people how to participate in their own health.

We want our patients to understand their spine, movement, exercise, nutrition, sleep, recovery, and the daily decisions that shape their health.

We adjust. We correct. We decompress. But most importantly, WE TEACH.

Because the goal isn’t simply to hurt less.

It’s to understand your body and build a healthier, stronger, more abundant life. 🌿

We don’t guess. We test.
Function first. Always.

Sources:
¹ Haavik & Murphy, J Electromyogr Kinesiol, 2012.
² Harrison et al., J Manipulative Physiol Ther, 2003.
³ Daniel, Chiropr Osteopat, 2007.

09/29/2026

THE NUMBERS DON’T LIE. 📈

But the numbers aren’t even the best part.

This accountant came to New Leaf unable to do something she loved…

GO TO THE GYM.

Pain was limiting her workouts, her movement, and ultimately, her quality of life.

So we did what we do.

We tested.
We built a personalized corrective plan.
We worked the plan.
Then we RETESTED.

The numbers changed.

Her function changed.

And her LIFE changed. 🔥

Today she’s back in the gym, moving better, and doing the things she loves again.

Because results aren’t just numbers on a re-exam.

Results are getting your life back.

🌿 New Leaf Chiropractic
We don’t guess. We test.
Function first. Always.

🌐 getnewleaf.com

09/25/2026

WHY DO I CHECK MY KIDS TWICE A MONTH? 🌿

Because they’re kids. 😂

They run.

They jump.

They wrestle.

They fall.

They play sports.

They carry backpacks.

And somehow they can turn jumping off the couch into an Olympic event.

So yes, as their dad AND their chiropractor, I check their spines regularly.

But here’s the philosophy behind it…

I’m not checking them because I think they’re sick.

I’m checking them because I believe health is about more than waiting for something to hurt.

We brush their teeth before they get cavities.

We teach them to exercise before they’re unhealthy.

We feed them well because we want their bodies to function well.

And in our family, we pay attention to movement and spinal function for the same reason.

About twice a month, I check how they’re moving and functioning.

Sometimes they need an adjustment.

Sometimes they don’t.

The adjustment isn’t the goal.

The goal is a child whose body is moving and functioning as well as possible.

That’s actually one of the things I appreciate about the philosophy behind the ICPA’s research. Their research program specifically describes looking beyond disease alone and studying pediatric chiropractic through a salutogenic lens, including quality of life and general health.

And I love that.

Because I don’t believe my hands heal my children.

Their bodies do the healing.

My job as their chiropractor is much simpler:

Check.

Don’t guess.

Adjust when appropriate.

And help give their bodies the opportunity to function the way they were designed to.

That’s how this chiropractor raises his kids. ❤️

🌿 New Leaf Chiropractic
Function first. Always.

🌐 getnewleaf.com

📚 Research:
Alcantara J, et al. The Quality of Life of Children Under Chiropractic Care Using PROMIS-25: Results from a Practice-Based Research Network.
Alcantara J, et al. The Safety and Effectiveness of Pediatric Chiropractic: A Survey of Chiropractors and Parents in a Practice-Based Research Network.
International Chiropractic Pediatric Association, Pediatric & Prenatal Chiropractic Research Program.

09/22/2026

11 YEARS AGO, LILIANA COULDN’T EVEN LIE DOWN WITHOUT BACK PAIN.

That’s what brought her to us.

After completing her corrective care, Liliana told us her back pain was completely gone.

But our favorite part of her story is what happened next.

She never went back to thinking about her health only when something hurt.

11 years later, she still comes in to get checked because taking care of herself has become part of her lifestyle.

Think about it:

You don’t eat healthy only until you feel good.

You don’t exercise until you’re strong and then never go back to the gym.

You don’t get one cleaning at the dentist and say, “Perfect, never need another one!”

For Liliana, chiropractic became another part of taking care of herself.

And there’s research supporting maintenance chiropractic for appropriately selected people with recurrent or persistent low-back pain. In a randomized clinical trial, patients receiving maintenance care experienced 12.8 fewer days with bothersome low-back pain over one year compared with symptom-guided care.

Because when you feel great, who wants to go backwards?

Health isn’t something you only think about when you lose it.

IT’S SOMETHING YOU KEEP BUILDING. ❤️

11 years later, Liliana still is.

📍 New Leaf Chiropractic | Miami

SOURCE: Eklund A, Jensen I, Lohela-Karlsson M, et al. The Nordic Maintenance Care program: Effectiveness of chiropractic maintenance care versus symptom-guided treatment for recurrent and persistent low back pain: A pragmatic randomized controlled trial. PLOS ONE. 2018;13(9):e0203029. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0203029.

09/18/2026

DOES IT HURT RIGHT HERE? 👆

Clicking?
Popping?
Jaw tension?

Do you wake up feeling like you spent the entire night chewing beef jerky? 😂

Your jaw may be trying to tell you something.

Jaw pain and TMD symptoms can be associated with clenching, grinding and stress, and neck symptoms commonly occur alongside jaw problems.

Here’s something you can try RIGHT NOW:

👅 Gently rest your tongue on the roof of your mouth.
😁 Let your teeth separate slightly.
😌 Relax your jaw.

That teeth-apart position is commonly recommended to reduce unnecessary jaw-muscle activity.

Now ask yourself:

Were you clenching before you read this?

A lot of us carry tension without even realizing it.

And remember:

YOUR TEETH AREN’T SUPPOSED TO BE CLENCHED TOGETHER ALL DAY.

They should generally remain apart at rest.

If your jaw is painfully clicking, locking, difficult to open, or consistently hurting, it deserves a proper evaluation. Clicking or popping without pain, however, is common and does not necessarily require treatment.

Function first. Always.

📍 New Leaf Chiropractic | Miami

WHAT BROUGHT YOU IN TODAY?Pain?Stiffness?An injury?Maybe you simply don’t feel like your body is performing the way it s...
09/16/2026

WHAT BROUGHT YOU IN TODAY?

Pain?

Stiffness?

An injury?

Maybe you simply don’t feel like your body is performing the way it should.

That matters.

But there’s another question we care just as much about:

WHAT ARE YOUR GOALS?

Because your goal probably isn’t just to have a better X-ray, a better exam, or even “less pain.”

Maybe you want to get back in the gym.

Pick up your kids without thinking twice.

Play golf.

Work without hurting.

Sleep through the night.

Or simply trust your body again.

THAT is what matters.

Our job is to listen.

To understand where you are.

To figure out what may be holding you back.

And then do everything within our ability to help you move toward where you want to be.

Because healthcare shouldn’t only ask:

“What’s wrong?”

It should also ask:

“Where do you want to go?”

That’s why we examine.

That’s why we measure.

That’s why we build a plan.

And that’s why we adjust.

Not just for the sake of an adjustment.

But because there’s a person on that table with a life they want to get back to.

Your goals matter.

Let’s get to work.

📍 New Leaf Chiropractic | Miami

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12093 SW 152nd Street
Miami, FL
33177

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3pm - 7pm
Tuesday 10am - 1pm
3pm - 7pm
Wednesday 10am - 1pm
Thursday 10am - 1pm
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