In 2019 Dr. Besso became a board certified Diplomate in Chiropractic Craniocervical Junction Procedures (DCCJP).

Dr. Besso furthered his education in the science of upper cervical care to help patients improve their outcome. Less than 60 chiropractors worldwide have earned this certification from the International Chiropractic Association. This advanced diplomate is designed for upper cervical doctors of chiropractic who may already be proficient in a specific upper cervical procedure but wish to advance their diagnostic, analytical and clinical skills. The program included 300+ hours of classroom instruction and took an additional 2.5 years to complete.

In 2020 Dr. Besso was elected to the board of directors of the International Chiropractic Association’s Upper Cervical Council and has served as their treasurer and conference committee chair.

In 2022 Dr. Besso was named to the Society of Orthospinology Board of Directors.

Dr. Besso grew up in the Detroit area of Michigan. His mom was a nurse for 45 years, and his dad was a chemical engineer and plant manager. They set an example of service to others in their community. He has been married to his wife, Amy, since 2004. They are a Christian family with three kids: Gannon, Riley, and Brady. He was a varsity athlete in track, cross country and basketball. He ran the 800m at Clemson University and later went on to play club lacrosse at Life University while in chiropractic school. When he isn’t taking care of patients he enjoys playing golf and has lead a basketball ministry as well as coached his children’s teams.

He also devoted much study to the Pierce and Gonstead Spinal analysis and adjusting methods along with extremity adjusting taking a special interest in the correction of foot and ankle misalignments. Due to the frequency and nature of spinal disc injuries, he also offers the Cox flexion distraction technique to help those with low back and cervical disc injuries.

Dr. Mike believes that most patients only have 1 or 2 true subluxations with many compensations and that by finding and correcting the subluxation the body will be able to correct the compensations on its own. He believes the most consequential subluxation occurs when misalignment is found at the Atlas or first cervical vertebrae due to its proximity with the brainstem and that correction of the Atlas misalignment can take pressure off the brainstem and spinal cord, allowing the nervous system to function optimally. Dr. Mike takes a systematic approach to chiropractic care for his patients to help identify each patient’s problem, correct the problem and then maintain the correction!

Dr. Mike has taught continuing education for the District 5 Ohio state Chiropractic association. He presented several case studies at the 2022 Pierce symposium in Atlanta, Georgia. He was invited to teach his cervical motion X-ray concepts as it pertains to the upper cervical subluxation complex at the 2022 Society of Orthospinology symposium in Atlanta, Georgia.