Meet Our Doctors
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Dr. Brian Polvi was attending Oregon State University as a pre-med student. Unfortunately, he suffered an injury to his lower back while playing football. With the injury came several medical doctor visits, and after several months with no improvement one of his friends gave him an idea. His friend referred him to a family member whom was a chiropractor. Dr. Polvi at the time, thought very little of chiropractic care and was hesitant to even try it. After more time and medical visits had passed, he decided to try chiropractic treatment when nothing else was helping recover from his injury. It only took a few chiropractic visits for his condition to resolve. This beneficial experience with chiropractic treatment prompted him to change his career path and he is now the wonderful doctor of chiropractic we know today.
Dr. Polvi has worked as staff chiropractor for several large multi-specialty medical centers, directing the physical therapy and exercise therapy departments while concentrating on workers compensation, sports injury, personal injury and chronic pain patients. Dr. Polvi is a pioneer in the field of soft-tissue dysfunction and the clinics utilize the breakthrough technique of Myodynamic Remodeling® that he developed. The treatment is unique to Absolute Health Center and Physiocare and is utilized when appropriate during patient care. Myodynamic Remodeling® has proven to be very effective in resolving patient’s conditions and restoring their normal function, especially patients with chronic pain conditions.
Among his many professional licenses, Dr. Polvi is a Certified Chiropractic Sports Physician (CC SP) and Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS). He is also Advance Practice Certified with the New Mexico Board of Chiropractic Examiners that allows prescriptive authority, therapeutic injections, etc. within the state of New Mexico. He is a certified Trigger Point Dry Needling practitioner and is separately a Certified Acupuncture Practitioner.
Dr. Polvi has completed the Masters Program in whiplash and brain injury traumatology emphasizing the comprehensive case management of whiplash and related disorders through the Spine Research Institute of Sam Diego. He has completed the Team Physician coursework through the American College of Sports Medicine. He previously served on the board for the Colorado Chiropractic Association and served as insurance committee chairman. He is accredited by the Colorado Division of Workers Compensation. Dr. Polvi received his Doctor of Chiropractic (D.C.) degree from the Southern California University of Health Sciences with honors.
With many years of clinical experience, Dr. Polvi brings an extensive skill set for patient care. He has served as the official chiropractor for the Colorado Springs Sky Sox baseball team, the AAA affiliate of the major league Colorado Rockies. In a cooperative effort with on-site medical doctor specialists including Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Orthopedic Surgery, Occupational Medicine, Neurology and primary care they have always strived to achieve optimal patient care. Dr. Polvi looks forward to providing his expertise in helping achieve your musculoskeletal healthcare goals!
Dr. Funk was originally born and raised in Grove City, Ohio in which he graduated from high school in 2013. Upon graduation, Dr. Funk began his college career pursuing a Bachelors Degree in Nursing before changing his major to Sports and Exercise Science after his Freshman year. During his tenure at The University of Central Florida, Dr. Funk worked as a Personal Trainer to further his knowledge in biomechanics and physiology. Upon Graduation from the University of Central Florida in 2018, Dr. Funk decided to take time off from school before starting Chiropractic School at Palmer College of Chiropractic Florida in 2020 in which he graduated in March of 2023. Doctor Funk hopes to take his knowledge and years of experience to help patients not only decrease their overall pain and or symptomatology, but help them restore overall functionality for them to enjoy their lives to the fullest!
Dr. Sean Nealon graduated from Brigham Young University - Idaho with a degree in Exercise Science in 2011. There he studied the fundamentals of cardiovascular and musculoskeletal physiology and learned how to apply them to strength and conditioning for athletes and laypeople alike. Afterward he temporarily worked as a personal trainer while making plans to earn a master’s degree. He became certified through the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM), which focuses on injury prevention and balanced training of the neuromusculoskeletal system.
It was this experience that led Sean to decide to become a chiropractor instead of pursuing a career in academia as originally planned. He graduated from Logan University in 2015. Through chiropractic he hopes to help patients achieve optimal health by focusing on the function of the musculoskeletal system. In addition to his training as a chiropractor at Logan, he has taken courses in movement assessment through the Motion Palpation Institute, neurology through the Carrick Institute, and musculoskeletal rehabilitation through Logan's post-graduate department. He hopes to continue learning more through post-grad courses to help his patients and still dreams of teaching a college class one day (on the side)
Dr. Solmonson completed a doctorate of physical therapy, masters of science degree in human physiology and a bachelors of science degree in bio-kinesiology. She specializes in evaluations of the musculoskeletal system to create custom treatment plans for patients. By providing high-quality one-on-one care, she has achieved superior patient outcomes. Her goal is to ensure patients receive the best medical care while communicating the circumstances of the treatment.
As a veteran of the United States Air Force, Dr. Solmonson served as the head physical therapist at multiple geographical locations. By extending hands-on physical therapy at multiple clinics, she guided the treatment of a variety of unique patient conditions. Through focused individual assessments, treatments and take-home plans, her patients experienced an expedited recovery. These direct efforts culminated in the Air Combat Command Biomedical Clinician of the year award.
Dr. Solmonson has experience in outpatient, inpatient and skilled nursing facilities in multiple stateside and overseas locations. Her objective is to improve the quality of life for her patients and her focus is on effective patient care. As a member of a multidisciplinary case-management team she works with the entire team to ensure the proper patient treatment is provided for the right situation.
I grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio and was 1 of 8 kids. I graduated from Cleveland State University with B.S. in Physical Therapy and then obtained an orthopedic manual therapy certification in 1990. I opened my outpatient orthopedic physical therapy private practice in Cincinnati that grew to 3 offices in the city as I continued my clinical education to get certifications in Vestibular Rehabilitation, Ergonomic Certified Specialist, Craniosacral Certified Therapist, Sports Performance Certified in Golf, Soccer, and Running. I moved to Colorado Springs in November 2020 to join my two oldest daughters and my first baby granddaughter. I joined the Physiocare Physical Therapy practice in 2021. I enjoy running marathons for Team in Training to fundraise for the Lymphoma and Leukemia society, hiking, camping, scuba diving, mountain biking, water skiing and downhill snow skiing. I enjoy traveling home to visit my big family in Cincinnati.
Dr. Richards completed a doctorate of chiropractic and a bachelors of science degree in sports and exercise science. He specializes in evaluations of the musculoskeletal system to maximize patient function and minimize pain utilizing appropriate treatment methodologies. He has completed comprehensive spinal rehabilitation training and is proficient in selective functional movement assessment.