CHIROPRACTOR

Christopher Winans D.C.

Dr. Chris was born in rural New York before moving to Hickory, North Carolina just before starting high school. During high school he was a competitive swimmer and found a love for running.

During his free time he enjoys cooking, eating, hiking, exercising, and reading. Dr. Chris found his passion for chiropractic while working as a Paramedic.

After treating sick patients repeatedly for years and seeing their health continuously decline despite ongoing treatments, he began to notice something. When he went to the chiropractor to keep his own spine healthy, he noticed that people were actually getting better the longer they were under chiropractic care.

He then applied for chiropractic college and never looked back until he graduated with his Doctor of Chiropractic degree in 2019. During his time in chiropractic school, he attended numerous Gonstead seminars to improve his skill and meet his ultimate goal, to give the highest quality care possible to the people of Durham, NC. He furthered his education by completing a Master’s in Nutrition and Human Performance.

Dr. Chris has taken additional courses in extremity adjusting through the International Board of Extremity Chiropractors to broaden his knowledge in caring for shoulder, elbow, wrist, knee, and ankle injuries.

CHIROPRACTOR

Valentina Degiovanni D.C.

Dr. Valentina was born in the Piedmont region of northern Italy and moved to the United States at the age of 6. She grew up in WI where she spent most of her time in competitive swimming for her local swim team from the age of 7 to 18, as well as horseback riding at a nearby farm.

In her free time, Valentina loves to ride her horse, cook, hike, run, and lift weights at the gym.

Prior to attending Sherman College of Chiropractic, Dr. Valentina studied Kinesiology at the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee, while there, she discovered the healing benefits of chiropractic from her good friend and now mentor.

While in chiropractic school, she joined the school's Gonstead club and became the club vice president for some time. Valentina furthered her knowledge of the Gonstead technique by attending different seminars outside of school as well as completing the ACES animal chiropractic program that is required to sit for the American Veterinary Chiropractic Association exam. Dr. Valentina graduated from Sherman College Magna Cum Laude and is AVCA certified to work on animals.

Dr. Vale has taken additional courses in extremity adjusting through the International Board of Extremity Chiropractors to broaden her knowledge in caring for shoulder, elbow, wrist, knee, and ankle injuries.

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13+ Years Of Experience

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What They Say About Us

Dr. Val & Dr. Chris are the real deal! They really go above and beyond, and I trust them whole-heartedly with mine and my family's spines (including my fur babies). Highly recommend!

RACHEL S.

I highly recommend Bella Vita Chiropractor in Durham. This practice has listened to my issues and approached them very conservatively and successfully. I am very impressed with their desire to help each patient!

SUSAN S.

Extremely friendly! Dr. Chris was very informative and walked me through simple changes/exercises I can do to improve my posture. Highly recommend Bella Vita!

MATTHEW M.

Dr. Val is the best! She’s working out my lower back pain and has worked wonders on my 6 month old son. He had torticolius and more mobility in his right leg compared to his left but after a few visits he’s so much better!

BRANDI H.