Dr. Jerry Aiello DC, PhD, PMD is a board certified chiropractor and the founder of Aiello Group and Aiello Global Stretching Initiative. He has been serving the metro-Detroit community with personalized chiropractic care, nutritional expertise and active kinetic stretching for more than four decades. The Aiello Method approaches patient care with a combination of Thai Medicine, spinal release, active kinetic stretching, yoga and meditation.

Dr. Aiello is the founder and director of ShitoKan Karate International, as well as a certified yoga instructor. He studied Thai Medicine at Wat Po Traditional Thai Medical School in Bangkok, Thailand.

Debbie is an integral part of Aiello Group, and one of the most in-demand stretch specialists in the U.S. Affectionately known as “Debbie the Stretcher,” she has a background in alternative healing, meditation and sports training. 

She studied Active Isolated Stretching with preeminent U.S. stretch instructor Aaron Mattes, as well as with former University of Michigan head coach James Henry.  Debbie also taught Japanese Shitokan Karate for decades, and co-directed and taught the Aiello Group Sports-Fit run/walk training programs for years.

Natsumi has been working as a stretching specialist with Aiello Group for more than 15 years. She has also trained alongside Dr. Aiello and Debbie in Shitokan Karate and meditation.